Consultant (Account Manager) | Corporate Affairs| Dublin

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

About us

Hanover is an award-winning communications consultancy that advises enterprises, institutions, and individuals on building recognition and enhancing reputation.

From our offices across Europe and the Middle East, we adopt an integrated approach that connects the dots across channels, audiences and issues.

Our collective of smart, curious people think differently and live by a shared mission, purpose, vision, and values. These shape how we work, not just with our colleagues, but with clients and partners too.

Our mission is to 'rewire communications for impact' and harness its transformative power to advocate, trailblaze and make a difference.

We do this by igniting and empowering the potential of every individual within our company, recognising that each person is a unique spark, capable of creating extraordinary impact. We believe that by nurturing and harnessing the collective brilliance of our people, we can drive innovation, foster an uncommon work culture, and make a positive difference to society.

Embracing the complete range of skills and services across the communications spectrum without constraint, we create the best outcomes for our clients and deliver world-class work.

Role Overview

Hanover Dublin is looking for a Consultant (Account Manager equivalent) to support the growth of the expanding team.

As a Consultant, you will have an entrepreneurial spirit and desire to develop a career in public affairs and communications. The Consultant will work alongside Hanover Group's award-winning international network of clients, predominantly in the healthcare, technology, financial services, energy and mobility sectors.

The successful candidate will be a keen networker, with a passion for politics, communications, and possess a nuanced understanding of the relationship between business and PR. We work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment, and our consultants are equally at home in the office, at a pitch, or at a networking event.

As a Consultant at Hanover, you will be instrumental in providing top-tier communications and public affairs services to our valued clients. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that our clients receive the highest quality of day-to-day service, tailored to their unique needs and objectives. This will entail vigilant monitoring of the corporate landscape and tracking industry movements and trends, while staying abreast of the latest political and policy developments, to enable you to offer advice that is informed, insightful, and strategically sound.

Primary Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, timely, and insightful advice to clients across sectors, with a focus on public affairs and policy.
• Monitor political, policy, and media developments to identify opportunities and risks for clients.
• Draft policy briefings, parliamentary questions, media materials, and other communications outputs to the highest standard.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with policymakers, stakeholders, and journalists relevant to client priorities.
• Manage and deliver client events, including Oireachtas engagements, stakeholder roundtables, and press events.
• Support new business development, from research and proposal writing to contributing to pitches.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Hanover's international network to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Ensure rigorous quality control over all outputs, maintaining accuracy, creativity, and alignment with client objectives.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in public affairs, communications, or policy, ideally within a consultancy, government, or in-house team.
• Strong understanding of the Irish political and policy landscape.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce compelling content.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including working with policymakers and advocacy groups.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to challenges.
• Experience in event management and delivering stakeholder engagement programmes.

What We Offer

In addition to a competitive salary, your core benefits package will include:

• An annual performance-related bonus plus additional bonus potential linked to recruitment, new business and long service
• 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A company pension plan, including 5% employer contribution

You'll also have access to a wide range of opportunities and initiatives, including:

• Flexible working policies, plus eligibility to apply for a sabbatical after 2 years' service
• The Hanover Academy, which incorporates training, coaching, mentoring to support personal development and career progression across all levels, with a generous training budget
• International secondments as well as the opportunity to collaborate with all offices across the AVENIR GLOBAL's network
• A wellbeing programme, featuring (but not limited to) subsidised gym membership .

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement +

Hanover Communications is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating and ensuring a fair, inclusive, and diverse work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We believe that equality and diversity are essential to high performance and a thriving culture.

We maintain a strict no-tolerance stance against any form of discrimination and harassment, ensuring all individuals are treated equitably, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital or pregnancy status, genetic background, or any other attribute safeguarded under our company policies or federal, state or local laws and legislation.

We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please send an email to with the nature of your request.

We are committed to transparency about how we collect and use your data, including ensuring we comply with legal obligations relating to data protection. You can view our data privacy policyhere .

Hanover is part of AVENIR GLOBAL's powerhouse of specialist communications consultancies across EMEA and North America. Collectively we rank among the top 15 largest communication firms in the world.

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