International and Crisis Associate Director, Corporate & Public Affairs

About us

Fuelled by unique insights, creativity, and deep expertise, the BCW Corporate and Public Affairs team is the UK’s most dynamic force of bright, inquisitive, and bold communications consultants.

Consistently ahead of the next, we are trusted advisers when the stakes are high, helping clients navigate the complex challenges of today while anticipating the sensitive issues of tomorrow. We have the firepower and skills to support organisations at every stage in their growth cycles and we reach stakeholders through every possible channel, ultimately moving hearts, minds, and people. We work with clients across all industries including financial service, fintech, education, retail, consumer goods and so much more.

We offer an impressive and integrated mix of agency natives, former journalists, political campaigners, and in-house leads who unite to deliver diverse and differentiated perspectives to clients based on experience and sound judgement. We prize rigor, quality, and agility, forging meaningful partnerships with our clients to add value. And we like to have fun.

Our specialisms include Responsible Business and Corporate Reputation; Public Affairs; Crisis & Issues; Business Transformation; Leadership Communications; and International Affairs. We are a new generation of communicators, all found within a single BCW multi-disciplinary team, at the heart of one of the world's largest full-service global communications agencies.

About the role

We are looking for a Director or Associate Director to work across our international, corporate and crisis offering.

What you will do as you move with us:

• You will be a client relationship lead and responsible for the efficient and profitable running of all client business and staff within your group. You will be capable of driving and growing existing business within the context and plans of the agency. Your role will be to develop strategies and activities for clients and oversee their execution, quality controlling all aspects of the clients’ programmes and relationships with the agency.
• You should have issues and crisis management skills, including direct experience of playing a leading role on advising clients how to identify, prepare for and handle threats to their organisation. You should be confident in your ability to advise and test the thinking of business leaders in difficult situations. You will be required to take the lead on crisis and media training programmes
• You will also take a leading role in developing and winning new business, from the initial approach and research stage, through to development of strategic plans and creative proposals, and leading pitch teams as and when required.
• You will also be involved, as a member of the leadership team, in the running and development of the agency, implementing time and staff management, financial/profitability and business plans as required.

About BCW

BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe) is one of the world’s largest full-service global communications agencies. Founded by the 2018 merger of Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe, BCW delivers digitally and data-driven creative content and integrated communications programs grounded in earned media and scaled across all channels for clients in the B2B, consumer, corporate, crisis management, CSR, healthcare, public affairs and technology sectors. BCW is a part of WPP (NYSE: WPP), a creative transformation company.

Our Promises

BCW is committed to growing and sustaining an agency that is both representative and inclusive of the communities we live and work within. At BCW, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enables our agency to thrive and deliver brilliant work. We actively welcome applications from individuals and groups who are under-represented and celebrate difference be it ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.

We will only assess you on your abilities and fit for the role, please do get in touch if you would like to discuss any adjustments you need to ensure a level playing field during the recruitment process.

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