Associate Director / Director, Strategy & Reputation, Energy & Sustainability (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

The role

The Associate Director or Director will manage a portfolio of client accounts in energy, sustainability, and regulated industries. They will develop communications strategies, create client materials, and influence conversations through media and partnerships.

What you will do

• Manage or support a portfolio of client accounts on a day-to-day basis
• Develop and deliver communications strategies for campaign planning, corporate reputation, stakeholder engagement, and issues management
• Develop high-quality client materials including strategy documents, messaging frameworks, and sustainability narratives
• Influence conversations through media, online, and partnerships with think tanks and influencers
• Monitor and interpret the media, policy, and regulatory environment for clients
• Build and maintain strong media relationships across energy, environment, business, and policy beats
• Contribute to and lead new business pitches and proposals
• Build a network with media, intermediaries, and potential clients
• Mentor and help develop more junior colleagues
• Engage with team initiatives on diversity, inclusion and belonging

Required qualifications

• Solid experience in a corporate communications or S&R consultancy environment
• Confidence managing accounts and client relationships
• Strong generalist communications skills
• Exposure to energy, climate or sustainability-related communications briefs
• A campaigner's mindset with experience delivering campaigns across multiple channels and stakeholder groups
• Strong writing skills
• Ability to get up to speed quickly and work independently
• Proactive approach to media and developing relationships across relevant beats

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the policy and regulatory landscape around net zero, the energy transition or environmental reporting
• Experience supporting business development activity within a team
• Genuine curiosity about energy, sustainability and the policy environment surrounding the energy transition

Benefits

• Competitive salary (pro-rated for contract duration)
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated)
• Access to firm-wide professional development programmes

About the company

FGS Global is the strategic leadership advisory for a complex world. They provide expertise in strategic and financial communications, policy and public affairs, and data-driven digital engagement.