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PUBLIC AFFAIRS (LOBBYIST)
Public affairs consultants provide clients with political and public policy advice that has been gained via personal contacts, political intelligence and from a wide range of media sources. Monitoring and tracking information forms a large part of a public affairs consultant's job. Typical responsibilities of the job include: designing, writing and producing press releases, articles, leaflets, newsletters and reports organising meetings attending events such as party conferences and select committee hearings analysing information sources produced by the European Commission, government departments, Hansard, nongovernment organisations (NGOs) and think tanks providing clients with information about developments in their field responding to information requests offering strategic advice to clients communicating with relevant official bodies liaising with civil servants, politicians, regulatory body and local authority staff Typical employers of lobbyists Independent consultancies Large public relations firms Communications companies Small specialist consultancies Opportunities are advertised, by careers services, by specialist recruitment agencies, in national newspapers and in publications such as PR Week, New Statesman, The House, Electus and their respective websites. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations publishes lists of voluntary.