Director / Managing Director, Strategy & Reputation, Energy & Sustainability

Director / Managing Director, Strategy & Reputation, Energy & Sustainability

About the Role

FGS Global’s Energy & Sustainability team helps leading companies, starts-ups, coalitions and campaign groups win the stakeholder support they need to deliver their strategies.  As part of the company’s Strategy & Reputation team, we help clients build agenda setting integrated campaigns backed by research, creative and the expertise of our colleagues in public affairs and investor relations. The team works with many international clients and has been consistently one of the fastest growing parts of FGS Global. We are now seeking new hires to help carry that momentum forward.

We are seeking a senior campaigns specialist - at Director or Managing Director level depending on experience - to join our London team. The successful candidate will bring campaigns as a primary specialism, meaningful experience in the Energy sector as well as Sustainability credentials, and the commercial instinct to support on new business generation. They will work closely with practice leadership to shape the team's offering and raise its profile in the market.

Seniority level: Director or Managing Director (approximately 8-13 years' experience)
Location: London

What You'll Do

Client Delivery

• Provide senior counsel to clients on how to shape the agenda and manage issues based on a strong understanding of energy and sustainability issues


• Lead accounts and the development of campaign strategies that span multiple channels and stakeholder audiences, translating complex briefs into clear, executable plans


• Use your network to help shape the conversation for clients on the issues they care about – through the media, influencers, analysts, think tanks and beyond


• Lead multi-disciplinary teams – combing research, creative, policy and capital markets input when necessary


• Take overall responsibility for strategy, execution and outcomes – ensuring every account operates with agreed project plans and consistent oversight.


• Lead production of best in class client work – from stakeholder research studies and stakeholder maps to creative campaigns


• Constantly innovate with AI to help push the boundaries of what we can deliver for clients


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Business Development

• Identify and convert new business opportunities generated by the FGS network and your own senior client and intermediary contacts.


• Lead or co-lead pitches, bringing intellectual rigour, creative thinking and a commercial perspective.


• Build FGS Global's profile in the campaigns and E&S space through thought leadership, speaking opportunities and proactive relationship development.


• Collaborate with colleagues across offices and practice areas to identify cross-sell and referral opportunities.

Team and Culture

• Play a leadership role within the S&R team - setting standards, developing talent and contributing to strategic direction


• Line-manage and mentor more junior colleagues, with a genuine investment in their growth


• Champion diversity, inclusion and belonging within the team and in external-facing activities


• Share knowledge, media intelligence and sector expertise generously across the team and wider firm

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Substantial experience in a senior campaigns or corporate communications role, with campaigns as a primary specialism


• A strong track record in energy and sustainability communications - able to advise clients navigating the energy transition, elevated scrutiny, regulatory change and investor pressure


• Demonstrable record of winning and growing client relationships, with existing senior-level contacts in relevant sectors


• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills, with experience advising at board or C-suite level


• Strong relationships across relevant beats - corporate, energy, sustainability, policy - and a highly proactive approach to media and communications strategy


• Intellectual curiosity about the world: deeply engaged with geopolitics, the energy transition, business and finance, and their intersection - and able to bring that perspective to client briefs


• Experience leading and developing teams, with a collaborative, generous approach to senior leadership

Preferred

• Some consultancy experience, with evidence of an independent, commercially-minded approach - including a track record of contributing meaningfully to new business opportunities and bringing original thinking to pitch strategy


• Track record of building a sub-practice or capability within a firm or team


• Experience innovating with AI

About FGS Global

FGS Global is the strategic leadership advisory for a complex world. With expertise in strategic and financial communications, policy and public affairs, and data-driven digital engagement, we help leaders align and activate stakeholders, shape and safeguard reputations, and succeed in critical moments. Across 31 global offices, our partners draw on the full depth of the firm so clients can operate with clarity, act with confidence, and lead with trust.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus


• Private medical insurance and life assurance


• Pension contributions


• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Professional Development

We are committed to the professional growth of our people. You will have access to structured development programmes at each career stage, and clear pathways to progress.

FGS Global is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.