Health - Public Affairs - (Senior) Account Manager

Health - Public Affairs - (Senior) Account Manager

Acumen Public Affairs

Brussels, Belgium

Are you passionate about promoting health at both European and Global level? Are you a policy nerd? Are you proactive, solution-driven, willing to take the extra mile and eager to help us grow the business by delivering excellent service to our clients? Are you also able to lead small teams and guide junior colleagues? Do you want to be part of an amazing team?

Then this opportunity is perfect for you!

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a Public Affairs (Senior) Account Manager who will work with and complement our Healthcare practice based in Brussels, Belgium.

The role includes managing a client portfolio, drafting reports and policy briefings, participating in strategy meetings, identifying research needs, supporting new business efforts by contributing to pitches and proposals, providing overall support to more senior staff members and guiding junior members of the team.

What you should bring to the table:

• EU national or Belgian work permit holder;
• Perfect command of English; additional languages are an asset;
• A client-oriented mindset, ability to lead projects and teams and deliver high quality outputs;
• Advanced writing skills and ability to summarise complex issues efficiently;
• Excellent communication skills; ability to adapt writing to different audiences, and to convey information clearly and visually;
• Strong organisational and project management skills, balancing multiple deadlines, delivering client projects on time, and keeping everything running like clockwork proven through concrete previous examples and track record;
• Flexibility, enthusiasm and ability to work under tight deadlines in an international environment;
• Ability to work in a team, whilst at the same time carrying out own tasks independently and to agreed deadlines;
• Proficient with IT and new media tools;
• Good references.

Experience and knowledge:

• 4 - 5 years of relevant work experience for a Public Affairs Account Manager position. The ideal candidate would have a combined experience of working at a health-related role in the European institutions and in an agency, patient or professional group. Candidates without a track record in the healthcare area will not be considered;
• Demonstrated knowledge of ongoing health debates at EU level (IP, access, vaccines, pharmaceutical strategy, EU’s pharmaceutical legislative framework, rare diseases, etc.);
• Knowledge of the EU institutions and legislative processes;
• Experience in policy communications.