Account Director Public Affairs

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Position at Hill Knowlton Strategies
Hill Knowlton Strategies, Canada’s leading strategic communications consultancy, is seeking an Account Director to join our growing Vancouver Public Affairs team.
This role will also help ensure our group meets its financial objectives, including ensuring profitability, maintaining market profile, and cultivating new business opportunities to grow the practice. The ideal candidate will also have established networks with local government, and political and business communities.
The position will be responsible for providing strategic government relations and advocacy counsel for a diverse portfolio of client accounts, ensuring that client satisfaction is maintained at the highest level. You will apply strategic thinking and oversight to client programs, deploy the firm’s resources to achieve client objectives, monitor client projects on a day-to-day basis, and work as part of a team, mentoring and networking with your peer group.
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
Creating and executing comprehensive government relations, advocacy, communications, and stakeholder engagement plans that support our client’s business objectives
Exercising creativity and problem-solving to devise innovative strategies to address potentially complex client issues or public affairs challenges
Counselling clients on government relations responses and messaging related to crises and issue developments
Crafting compelling, engaging, and well-informed messages and advocacy materials including briefing notes, backgrounders, fact sheets, position papers, submissions, presentations, and responses to requests for proposals)
Leveraging existing relationships with an established network of political/governmental officials and developing additional contacts where needed to allow for expert analysis and insights into current political issues and policy priorities
Working in an integrated way with Sector Leads, Specialty Experts, and other leaders across the business to provide integrated support and service
Participating in new business development strategies to cultivate new client opportunities, enjoy pitching and winning new clients
Exploring digital advocacy and social media tools to benefit clients, potential clients, and the agency
Complying with all relevant lobbyist registration legislation and regulations
Measuring and reviewing the success of H K programs for clients against stated goals
Managing profitability of accounts and/or performance and utilization of account team
What you’ll need to get here:
Minimum 6 to 8 years’ experience in communication, public affairs, government or political role; agency experience is a considerable asset
Post-secondary degree in political science, public policy, communications, or similar program
Sector subject matter expert with strong working knowledge of the industry, trends, and relevant stakeholder networks is preferred
Demonstrated understanding of the federal political environment and public policy process; established network of federal political/government and stakeholder relationships
Client service mindset with the ability to establish, grow and maintain strong relationships with client contacts; ability to function as a trusted resource and counselor
Proven ability to provide thoughtful insights and strategic recommendations based on a broad understanding based on the political and policy landscapes to achieve clients’ objectives with government stakeholders
Experience in managing multiple client programs and budgets, leading account teams, and coaching and mentoring staff
Strong project and budget management skills, ability to delegate and prioritize
Entrepreneurial spirit motivated and able to identify and secure new business opportunities
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communications skills; bilingualism is an asset
Collaborative approach to working with a high-performing team
About Us:
Hill Knowlton Strategies 
Canada (H K) is a public relations and public affairs consultancy providing services to local, multinational and global clients from its eight offices across the country. We help clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sector engage meaningfully with citizens, stakeholders and communities on key issues and decisions related to the most significant projects and complex policy questions in Canada today.
Globally, Hill Knowlton Strategies Inc., has offices in more than 40 countries as well as an extensive associate network; and it is a member of 
WPP
 (NASDAQ: WPPGY), one of the world’s largest communications services groups.
Hill Knowlton Strategies is dedicated to employment equity, welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified applicants. If you require any accommodation needs during the recruitment process, please reach out to us.
We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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