Opportunity
Brunswick is seeking a mid-level consultant (2 to 5 years experience) to join our Brussels office, working closely with the competition and antitrust team. In this role, you will work on some of the most-high profile and challenging global regulatory situations alongside Brunswick practice team and colleagues globally.
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At Brunswick, we help the world's foremost companies communicate what they do, why that matters, and how they can transform to meet the needs of society. These businesses must demonstrate the value they create, manage critical issues, and respond to extraordinary events – including systemic risks to their business.We create expertly defined public affairs and communications strategies that get to the heart of specific opportunities and challenges faced by corporates around the world. Our team in Brussels operates across the spectrum of EU activities with in-depth knowledge of policymaking in the EU and at Member States level and with industry expertise across sectors. We offer you the opportunity to work with exciting clients in an international team of bright minds.
As part of your role, you will produce high quality advisory documents demonstrating a deep understanding of clients and issues. You will be regularly providing advice and analysis to clients, and developing an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events. You will manage some key workstreams as well as guiding colleagues on the account.
You will also begin to develop a network and build relationships with clients, media, advisers, Brunswick colleagues and other stakeholders. You will work to develop your media-handling skills and have a good understanding of Brunswick's different sectors and specialist offers and how to connect them with clients as part of our one firm offering.
Our work with the Competition, Antitrust and Foreign Investment Practice team
Brunswick's practice supports clients through merger control and foreign investment reviews, as well as market investigations. Our practice team combines a full technical knowledge of the legal processes involved, long-time expertise in M&A, litigation and (geo)political situations, and a deep bench of experts formerly from antitrust and competition agencies, law firms, government and business. We work in close partnership with clients and their appointed legal counsel to provide public affairs and communications support that creates an informed, balanced and positive environment for the regulatory approval process.
Specifically, we help clients identify and engage stakeholders such as competitors, customers, suppliers, government and media to craft compelling messages and design engagement strategies to effectively communicate the benefits of the proposed transaction. We also have extensive experience in supporting clients in national and international antitrust investigations.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver media, political, regulatory and market analysis to clients, with intelligent insight and recommendations informed by data, analysis and experience.
- Manage the development of high-quality client documents, playing a key role in drafting, proofing, editing and version control, along with seamless project management of client workstreams.
- Guide junior colleagues in effectively supporting accounts.
- Work to develop a solid understanding of different sectors and specialist offers.
- Ensure all logistics for client meetings and events are executed smoothly, and manage upwards to ensure Brunswick delivers on time and above expectation.
- Begin to develop an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events.
- Nurture a network amongst peers inside and outside the firm, providing valuable insight for the firm and for clients.
Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies
- Knowledgeable on business issues and current affairs; up to date on key trends, issues, commentators and debates, particularly as it relates to the competition and antitrust environment.
- 2 - 5 years' experience working within a communications agency or law firm, supporting clients on competition matters. We also accept profiles with experience from competition authorities.
- An understanding of business, finance, and politics, with a genuine interest in the area of antitrust and competition.
- Knowledgeable in financial and political issues and current affairs; up to date on international trends, key commentators and debates.
- Able to demonstrate excellent written research and analysis for business audiences; must be able to synthesize large amounts of intelligence across numerous sources in a timely but thoughtful manner.
- Proven project and/or program management experience, with the ability to oversee multiple fast-moving workstreams at any one time.
- A dynamic self-starter with a strong work ethic.
- High level of attention to detail and an intellectually rigorous, client-service attitude.
- An experienced team-worker who prefers to work in a collegiate way.
Our offer
We offer a competitive reward package, private health insurance, complementary pension, flexible working hours and the opportunity to earn a yearly bonus related to business success and individual performance.
At Brunswick, you'll find endless opportunities to put your talents to use, to develop your own skills and those of your colleagues, and to grow with a firm that takes pride in its work and its culture.
We will support your personal development through internal training programs and regular feedback.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Maintaining and strengthening a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace are pillars of Brunswick's culture and key to our future success. Valuing and supporting every colleague as an individual while helping them reach their full potential is critical to attracting and developing our greatest strength – our people. By embracing our differences and diverse perspectives we create richer experiences within our firm and enhance the quality of the ideas and advice that we deliver to our clients.
Brunswick is an equal opportunities employer, and our Equal Opportunities Policy is available on request.
About Brunswick Group
Brunswick is a critical issues firm. We advise the world's leading companies on how to navigate the critical issues they face and engage with their critical stakeholders.
Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world more successfully. We help the leaders of the world's great value-creating organizations operate successfully across the increasingly complex and fast-changing arenas of finance, politics and society at large.
Brunswick is one firm globally, operating as a single profit centre. This allows us to respond seamlessly and effectively to clients' needs wherever they are in the world.
Background
Founded in London in 1987, Brunswick's global partnership has grown organically to 27 offices in 18 countries. We began as a M&A and financial communications firm and, over time, expanded our capabilities to provide expert advice to our clients on a range of business critical issues.
We invested in new offices, sector teams and practice groups including investor engagement; shareholder activism; governance; regulatory and public affairs, including geopolitical; crisis; litigation; social issues including climate change and diversity, equity and inclusion; cybersecurity, data and privacy; employee engagement; digital communications; opinion research and analysis, and; creative services.
Our CEO is Neal Wolin, based in Washington, D.C. Our Chairman is Sir Alan Parker, based in London.
