DC: Senior Vice President/ GolinHarris

Job Title Senior Vice President
Job Contact Email GHDCJOBS@golinharris.com
Employer GolinHarris
Posted 12/17/09
Job Description

GolinHarris is a leading international public relations firm and winner of PRWeek's 2007 Editors' Choice, Large PR Agency of the Year 2007, The Holmes Report, PR Agency of the Year 2007, and numerous SABRE and PRWeek Awards.

Currently, the Washington DC office of GolinHarris is seeking a Senior Vice President to lead and grow communications efforts for current and new government clientele.

Responsibilities will include managing federal client relationships and large federal accounts. This includes serving as a chief strategist and recommending programs and activities that coordinate with client’s goals and budgets. This position will be accountable for delivering contracted work on time and within budget, supervising account teams, producing high-quality work and excellent results, while ensuring team members produce the same.

The Senior Vice President is also responsible for soliciting, developing and securing new federal contract business.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 10 years experience either in-house or at a national communications agency. Qualified candidates will have specific experience and/or knowledge of issues in health care, telecommunications, transportation or energy and the environment. Experience working on Capitol Hill is a plus.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in developing winning responses to federal RFPs. It is essential that the candidate have a client service mind-set, have exceptional project management skills including managing teams in tactical implementation and budget development and oversight. An ability to think strategically, solid public and media relations experience, excellent written and oral communication skills.

Interested applicants should e-mail a resume with salary expectations to GHDCJOBS@golinharris.com referencing SVPFS in the e-mail subject line.

GolinHarris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.