Consultant or Senior Consultant, Strategic Communications

Are you passionate about the power of communication to drive positive change in health industry? APCO Worldwide is seeking a Consultant or Senior Consultant with experience supporting healthcare clients to join our Mumbai team. In this role, you will collaborate on a variety of strategic communications initiatives making a meaningful difference for clients and communities.

By joining our team, you will be working with smart and experienced colleagues who are open, collaborative, diverse and curious. Clients come to us to help solve challenging problems, spark new ideas, launch campaigns and connect with others. We believe in the power of communication to effect change and we are excited by purposeful work.

Responsibilities

• Manage and implement a wide range of strategic communications campaigns for our high profile, globally-recognized healthcare clients
• Support to design and implement multi-faceted, integrated campaigns to position client issues and priorities with key audiences that may include elected officials, media, key opinion leaders, consumers and industry stakeholders
• Create and edit high-quality written deliverables, such as bespoke messaging, issue backgrounders, briefings, press materials, and social media content often under tight deadlines
• Drive thought leadership initiatives, positioning clients as industry experts and leaders in their field
• Develop compelling communications and content to convey complex policy and/or social issues
• Monitor developments in key client issue areas and flag opportunities for further client engagement
• Participate in business development activities including writing proposals and developing pitch decks

Qualifications

• At least 4-6+ years of strategic communications, health or public affairs campaign experience
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Knowledge in the Healthcare industry will be an added advantage
• Exceptional writing and analytical skills, and the ability to write both strategically and creatively under tight deadlines
• Outstanding presentation skills including the ability to engage an executive leadership and experience briefing senior-level clients
• Solid project management experience, including overseeing a team and multiple deliverables

About APCO In India

India is playing an increasingly important role in global geopolitics — not only as the world's largest democracy but also as an emerging economic powerhouse. It is growing and changing at an exponential pace, due to the pro-reform policies of the government and increased investor confidence.

APCO's India operations began in 2007, and our regional operation is one of the largest and most successful in the firm. Our offerings in India include corporate advisory, government relations, strategic communications, coalition building, crises management and consulting services. Our clients in India include multinational companies, industry associations, non-profit organizations and governments.

We take an integrated approach to consulting, which is based on our strong public affairs heritage, our nuanced understanding of strategic communications and remarkable research, creative and digital capabilities. This is supported by our global perspective and local knowledge, enabling us to address complex issues for our clients and deliver path-breaking campaigns.

Our team in India comprises a significant bench of senior-level staff with deep expertise coming from a range of journalistic, business, management consulting, communications, academic and government backgrounds. The team is based in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Alongside trusted affiliates, the team penetrates all important markets within and around the sub-continent.

Careers at APCO

Through our recruitment, hiring and retention efforts, APCO is committed to building teams to bring the best possible expertise and robust perspectives to our clients. We embrace differences in experience, viewpoint and ideas, starting with our values and extending to our behaviors, policies and practices. We aim to create a positive work experience and welcoming environment where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.