Milltown Partners is a global advisory firm working with influential organisations and individuals on the public policy and communications challenges that define their reputations.

We are looking for our next public affairs advisor who brings at least 4 years of advisory experience, knowledge of the UK policy and political landscape that governs technology companies’ decision-making and is looking for their next exciting opportunity.

Consultants are the driving force behind our work. They are trusted advisors who are able to shift the reputation of our clients, in line with developed and agreed strategy and priorities. They apply their knowledge and insights to commercial challenges, and will help Milltown Partners continue to innovate in the space of tech policy. They drive work across the whole team in a way that makes the most of everyone’s skills and experience, supporting more junior colleagues to develop and collaborating with Directors and Partners.

A successful candidate in this role will have the ambition, expertise and network that enables them to provide specialist UK public affairs advice to our technology-centric client base across the UK and European landscape and contribute to the continued growth of our policy and public affairs offer.

Working with client team leads to develop and set the strategy and priorities for client work

Creating integrated public affairs plans to guide the execution of the agreed strategy

Applying an understanding of how to deliver client objectives using strategies and tactics to reach policymakers and stakeholders

Designing and interrogating client asks and designing briefs that ensure all advice is underpinned by insights

Tailoring the style and content of advice to meet the needs and expectations of individual clients

Confidently and transparently discussing AI-enhanced work with clients and explaining value-add

Going above and beyond the brief to suggest the most effective solutions

Advising in a variety of formats (written or verbal) and choosing the most effective format for the client, at the right time

Producing compelling written content and driving the execution of significant public affairs moments for clients (e.g. major announcements, executive visits, select committee hearings, ministerial visits and more)

Reading a wide breadth of materials, from government consultations to research papers and broader news to understand the issues clients are facing in order to inform our advice

Contributing to development of advocacy; advising clients on the policy and politics behind key issues for our tech clients including artificial intelligence, competition, data protection, online safety, and more

Using research and AI tools (including Factiva, Meltwater, Claude and Gemini) to conduct insight generation, support complex deliverables and enable innovation

Developing project plans for client teams and ensuring work is delivered in a timely and high quality manner

Managing the work of junior colleagues, and supporting their professional development through coaching and mentoring

Encouraging continuous learning and development, including the delegation of tasks and the provision of constructive feedback 

Applying knowledge of the commercial context in which clients operate to ensure our advice furthers their business objectives

Understanding how Milltown operates as a business (e.g. team profitability) and beginning to contribute to internal projects

Demonstrating restlessness about spotting growth and development opportunities for the business (e.g. finding new ways to help clients, ways to run teams efficiently or share knowledge internally)

Using personal interests and/or former experience to contribute to the continued growth of the business, both potential new business opportunities and development opportunities for the team

Experimenting with, and implementing AI-powered workflows that improve team efficiency and can be shared more widely

Giving and receiving regular feedback to individuals at all levels in the firm

Actively seeking input or assistance from others and reflecting their contributions in the work

Demonstrating allyship to all colleagues

Supporting the wellbeing of everyone on the team

Milltown Partners is a global advisory firm working with influential organisations and individuals on the communications and public policy challenges that define their reputations. We are an Employee Ownership Trust which means that we’re fully independent and will remain so; the people who work here own the company and share in its success. We will continue to do what we've always done: take the long view, build a business aligned to our values, invest in our people and their development, and innovate to improve the quality of our advice by combining our deep sector-specific knowledge and research-driven approach.

Our clients are leaders in their field: groundbreaking technology companies and their founders; global businesses and their CEOs; prominent individuals and renowned institutions. We work with them to understand and manage their political, regulatory and policy challenges and opportunities. Technology and innovation are at the heart of our business and problem-solving approach, and we root our strategies in data insights and research on the audiences that matter, messages that work, and communications channels that deliver.

Creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment is core to our values, culture and success as an employee owned business. We want to empower everyone in the team to share their best thinking and ideas, feel valued and know they are having an impact and belong in the business, regardless of their background, age, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability. We have an ambitious DEI programme managed by a global leadership team of volunteers with three global company commitments to: improve representation of minority groups, enhance everyone's sense of inclusion and support underrepresented communities through pro bono work. Underpinning these commitments is a focus on what it means to have a DEI culture and how to measure that in our approach to growth, attracting talent and the impact of our work for clients.