Senior Campaign Manager (Strategic Programmes)

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering integrated campaign plans for major defence and maritime opportunities.
• Building stakeholder engagement programmes that support business and programme objectives.
• Identifying and mobilising influential supporters across government, industry, trade unions, local authorities, academia, supply chains and local communities.
• Coordinating activity across communications, public affairs, marketing, digital channels, events and stakeholder engagement.
• Working with retained agencies and external partners to deliver campaigns effectively.
• Developing messaging, briefing materials, content and engagement plans.
• Monitoring political, policy, media and stakeholder developments and advising programme leaders on opportunities and risks.
• Supporting visits, events, roundtables, conferences and stakeholder engagement activity.
• Tracking campaign performance and providing regular updates to senior management.
• Working closely with Business Development and Commercial teams to ensure campaign activity supports broader growth ambitions.

Requirements

• You'll likely have experience in campaign management, corporate affairs, public affairs, stakeholder engagement or strategic communications.
• More important than job title is the ability to operate in a complex environment, manage multiple workstreams and bring together people with different priorities around a common objective.
• Experience developing and delivering complex campaigns.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to engage confidently with senior leaders and external stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating agencies and external suppliers.
• Strong writing, planning and project management skills.
• Sound judgement and an ability to spot opportunities and risks.
• A practical, delivery-focused approach.
• BPSS security clearance

Preferred

• Experience within defence, maritime, infrastructure, energy or other regulated industries would be beneficial, as would experience supporting major bids, procurements or investment programmes.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay
• Company pension
• 33 days holiday
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan (optional)