As an Associate Consultant in Teneo’s Political, Crisis and Litigation Communications team you’ll have a passion for politics and public policy, with at least a year’s demonstrable experience from Westminster, Whitehall, political parties, think tanks, businesses, other agencies, or campaigning organisations. Within our team you’ll play a crucial role in tracking political and regulatory developments and Parliamentary debates and committees, analysing policy white papers and consultations, creating stakeholder maps, and identifying engagement opportunities for clients. You’ll also provide critical support to the overall team in account coordination, bring a strong approach to project and time management, and stay ahead of political, policy and issues developments from key stakeholders. Applying insights from your understanding of the political world to clients’ challenges is a core responsibility.
Teneo is a stimulating, stretching and dynamic place to work. We offer rapid progression, a high degree of responsibility, and significant ambition for growth both for our business and for our people.
Political Consulting at Teneo
Political advisory is a central element of our offer to C‑Suite clients. Our work encompasses public affairs and political campaigning; public policy influencing and advisory; and regulatory capabilities. Teneo enables our clients to navigate an uncertain political landscape to secure a commercial advantage. We advise senior clients on political and regulatory developments, help shape and respond to government policy proposals, build relationships with key decision‑makers, neutralise political and regulatory risk around M&A and other transaction moments, and protect corporate reputation during crises.
Key attributes
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships quickly and work effectively with clients and internal teams
- Genuine interest in politics, policy, and current affairs, staying informed and sharing relevant developments and insights
- Well‑organised and dependable, with a track record of managing deadlines, prioritising tasks, and communicating progress clearly
- Proactive and responsive, with a positive attitude and a willingness to take initiative and get involved
- Analytical mindset, comfortable gathering, synthesising, and interpreting information to support insight generation and decision‑making
- Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and quality in written and analytical work
- Interest in building external networks, particularly across political, policy, or media environments
- Commercial awareness, with an interest in how client relationships grow and how opportunities for new work can emerge
- Collaborative approach, comfortable working across teams, including with international colleagues, and contributing to a supportive team environment
- Growth mindset, open to feedback and motivated to continuously develop skills, including curiosity about new tools and technologies (e.g. AI)
- Flexible and adaptable, able to respond to changing priorities and work effectively in a fast‑paced environment
Skills and Experience
- At least 12 months of experience in a political or policy role, or a communications role
- Degree in Politics or a related discipline
- Experience generating high‑quality political or communications research and analysis, including recommendations for action
- Desirable: Experience of policy development via a think tank, civil service, a party‑political role, agency or in‑house position
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, tailoring style of communication to the intended audience
- Appetite to build their own skills and knowledge
- Enthusiasm about creativity and campaigning, including working with and across different communications disciplines, and within multi‑disciplinary teams, to deliver maximum impact
- Proactively seek and develop new and better ways of delivering client work
Benefits
- Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
- 28 days holiday
- Discretionary bonus
- Annual salary review
- Pension (company contribution: 5% of annual salary)
- Extensive investment in personal development & learning
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
- Private medical insurance
- Group income protection
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work schemes
- Season ticket loans
- Regular social, cultural and charitable activities
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