All Things Urban

Centre for London is the capital’s dedicated think tank. Our mission is to develop new solutions to London’s critical challenges and advocate for a fair and prosperous global city.

Centre for London is the capital’s dedicated think tank. Our mission is to develop new solutions to London’s critical challenges and advocate for a fair and prosperous global city. We’re looking for a creative and driven communicator to lead Centre for London’s media and influencing work, as our External Affairs Manager for Communications.

You will build our voice and reputation as a commentator on London issues. You will keep a close eye on the news agenda and be quick to react to emerging stories to secure coverage for our work and ideas. You will work to influence policymaking at all levels of government, writing ministerial briefings and consultation submissions. And you will plan to maximise our influence around key political milestones.

This role would best suit someone who has already worked in a busy press office, in public affairs or a communications team. You will need to have an interest in how decisions are made about London and be interested in politics and policymaking. You will also play a vital role in building our relationships with new and existing sponsors and partners.

To ensure the fairest recruitment process that we can, the first assessment is done anonymously. To help with that process, please make sure your CV does not include any reference to your name, including your email address. The form will ask you to upload a PDF of your CV (2 pages max) with your initials and two numbers as the file title e.g. AA14. Please include your initials and numbers as a header within the file too.

£34,711

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