Associate Consultant, Financial Communications TMT

Teneo has a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and energetic Associate Consultant (Account Executive level) looking to embark on a career in financial communications. An Associate Consultant in our team is responsible for providing the highest quality of research and insight to support our advisory offering to our clients.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate who is interested in learning more about how to support companies in their effective engagement with media financial audiences and broader stakeholders to manage risk and maximise opportunities to build their corporate reputation for the long-term. Like us theyll be intellectually curious creative collaborative and eager to learn.

The successful candidate will be working within the TMT sector team within Teneos financial communications practice.
Financial Communications Consulting at Teneo
In this team of experts everyone is joined up hands on and plays an integral role on each client. We span industry sectors working with the leadership (CEO Chairman Heads of Communications and Investor Relations) of some of the largest publicly listed and private companies globally helping to shape company narratives and influence how major corporate news flow lands with key capital markets audiences (financial media investors buy-side sell-side analysts) and broader stakeholders.

Across our UK communications business we currently represent c.20% of the FTSE 100 and our clients include companies as diverse as BHP CVC KPMG Mondelez Kingfisher Richemont Shell Tesco and Unilever. Our work is wide-ranging and includes equity story development financial calendar communications media engagement executive profiling IPOs restructurings and M&A transactions crisis management and ESG stewardship and governance issues.

Our clients corporate reputation is at the heart of our offering and we take an integrated approach to servicing client needs drawing from the full breadth of communications. You will have the opportunity to work alongside other Teneo teams in Campaigning Public Affairs Strategy and Consulting in our London office providing a unique opportunity to expand your skills and experience across various disciplines. Youll also get the chance to work with colleagues in our international teams from our offices around the world.

We help our clients navigate the challenges they face enabling them to protect and enhance their reputation and engage constructively and productively with stakeholders to achieve their business objectives.
Key responsibilities
Client facing building working relationships with clients the media and other advisors
Drafting communications materials (press releases Q&A key messages) to support results and other corporate milestones
Dealing with the media on behalf of clients building contact networks
Proactively highlighting opportunities and potential areas of concern for clients
Delivering the core requirement of support research and insight for the client team
Media monitoring for clients and their competitors using a variety of inputs and tools to give wider context and advise on implications
Monitoring sell-side analyst coverage share price performance and valuation
Supporting new business efforts through spotting opportunities research and preparation of pitch materials
Essential Skills & Experience
At Associate Consultant level we typically look for candidates who have between six months and three years experience and have worked in a similar environment potentially within a financial communications agency or in roles related to public relations/investor relations the capital markets financial analysis management consulting or the media.
Knowledge of and interest in financial communications investor relations and capital markets with their relevant different audiences - and how this differs from traditional corporate communications
Basic knowledge of general business trends and stock markets and interest in current affairs
Ability to grasp clients business objectives and relevant wider industry dynamics
Strong research and analytical skills
Excellent attention to detail
Preferred Skills & Experience
Experience working with clients within the Industrials sector is beneficial
Ability to work proactively and flexibly within a team structure
Comfortable working under pressure to tight deadlines and with varied workload
Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
Intellectually curious and resilient
Highly organised
What We Can Offer
New joiners are supported by an induction programme and continuous development is a key focus of life at Teneo - learning and knowledge sharing are at the heart of this. We have an environment and culture that is focused on supporting your development and career support this with a dedicated Learning Team who provide a range of learning opportunities and personal development support.

Given our client base youll be working on career-defining work that is exciting rewarding and one where you can make a real impact to high profile projects.

Teneo works with clients on complex issues and challenges that often require a multidisciplinary approach that leverage our main business segments Strategy & Communications Management Consulting Financial Advisory People Advisory and Risks Advisory. You will have opportunities to work alongside our experts in these disciplines to develop and deliver an integrated solution.

Benefits
Competitive salary (depending on experience)
28 days holiday
Discretionary bonus
Annual salary review
Pension (with company contribution: 5% of annual salary)
Extensive investment in personal development & learning
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
Private medical insurance
Group Income protection
Life assurance
Cycle to work schemes
Season ticket loans
Regular social cultural and charitable activities
Flexible working with office laptop and phone provided

About Teneo
Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.
Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 as well as other corporations financial institutions and organizations.
Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications investor relations financial transactions and restructuring management consulting physical and cyber risk organizational design board and executive search geopolitics and government affairs corporate governance ESG and DE&I.
The firm has more than 2000 employees located in 50 offices around the world.

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Contract
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1