WE ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING FOR A SENIOR DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR …
Atticus Partners, an award-winning agency working across a range of international public affairs and corporate communications clients, is looking for a highly motivated Director with strong cross-sector experience in public affairs and media to join our team.Atticus is rapidly growing and changing every day – and we believe our employees are at the heart of this success. The successful applicant will be part of an impressive team of talents, chosen to help Atticus Partners approach problems in innovative and creative ways. We strive to be as inclusive as possible, so we actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, minority groups and those with disabilities.
Atticus is looking to foster a company culture where every voice is welcome, heard, and respected and the chosen applicant will play a critical role in contributing to this culture. The majority of the team are based in our London office, with our flexible working policy meaning some commute in a few days a week from the home counties and beyond.
Salary Band - Extremely competitive
In the position of Senior Director / Director, you will:
- Provide strategic counsel and advice to clients and senior business leaders, developing and delivering innovative, insightful, and integrated solutions
- Monitor client strategy and both political and industry trends to develop and deliver in-depth strategic solutions for clients
- Bring a strong Labour Party perspective to public affairs strategies, combining policy expertise with a deep understanding of the party’s networks to enhance client positioning and engagement
- Create budgets and manage them profitably, ensuring a balance between client service and profitability and providing rationale to the client demonstrating added value
- Guide business planning through the analysis of opportunities, risks, and threats, resulting in a commercially astute plan
- Support Founder in key decision making across the wider business
- Cultivate and maintain an active network of business contacts for the commercial benefit of the company
- Demonstrate exceptional commercial acumen, including the willingness to identify potential leads and areas of growth within existing clients as well as broader new business leads proactively
- Lead new business pitches and scopes of work for ongoing and potential clients
- Lead, motivate, and develop account teams and individuals using people management techniques and company processes, ensuring the optimum collaboration of all people across the wider business
- Apply innovative problem-solving strategies to address complex client challenges and advance the strategic goals of the organisation
- Deputise for Founder as and when necessary
The successful candidate must have the following:
- 8-10 years’ experience in an in-house or agency setting, working in several sectors
- Demonstrated expertise in policies and networks, with a proven record of engaging Labour-focused stakeholders
- Experience of working on the operational side of a business, including setting budgets, drafting client contracts and Scopes of Work
- A desire to work in a fast-paced business environment, effectively managing competing demands and priorities while providing strong leadership to those around you
- Experience in leading a team and mentoring junior members of an organisation
To apply, please send a covering letter and CV to swhyte@atticuscomms.com
Closing Date: Sunday 22nd March 2026
We’ve cultivated an environment that harbours independence. Whether they are early birds who go to yoga and then smash their news updates before 8.30am, or they simply hate travelling on the tube in rush hour, we trust and respect our team’s skills and conscientiousness. As long as core responsibilities are covered, our team is free to work flexibly.
We’re proud to be a living wage employer. We believe that no one should have to choose between financial stability and doing a job they love, so we pay a wage that allows our team to save for a rainy day and guarantees a good quality of life.
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