Overview
Public Affairs Associate Jobs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at London Agency
Title: Public Affairs Associate
Company: London Agency
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Company Description
London Agency is a healthcare-focused communications agency specializing in impactful campaigns for NGOs, peak bodies, charities, medical colleges, and leaders in the medical devices and pharmaceutical sectors. It proudly collaborates with high-profile clients, to enhance public health outcomes, fostering meaningful conversations through strategic, expert communication.
Role Description
As part of our high-performing public affairs team, you’ll help secure attention and action from the people who can make a difference. Whether it’s briefing a senior parliamentarian, crafting a compelling policy narrative, or building strategic relationships with key stakeholders, your work will directly help enable access to life-changing treatments.
What you’ll do
As a Public Affairs Associate, you will provide hands-on support to the development and delivery of government engagement and advocacy activities. Working closely with senior team members, you will help deliver high-quality client work, contribute to campaigns, and build foundational skills in public affairs and policy engagement. You will:
· Monitor and analyse political, policy, and media developments, tracking issues relevant to clients and preparing summaries, briefings, and updates to support informed decision-making.
· Draft written communication and persuasive content, including briefing notes, submissions, policy papers, presentations, and media materials, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and impact.
· Support stakeholder engagement, including assisting with meetings and correspondence with Federal and State parliamentarians, advisers, departments, and other policy stakeholders.
· Provide high-quality client service, supporting relationship management through professional communication, sound judgement, and discretion in handling sensitive information.
· Contribute to advocacy strategies and campaigns, supporting research, planning, and delivery to help achieve measurable policy outcomes.
· Manage competing priorities across multiple clients, coordinating timelines, tracking tasks, and meeting deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and quality.
Qualifications
- Exceptional writing and editing skills, with experience in creating policy documents and summaries, or producing high-quality content for public communication.
- Expertise in Public Affairs and Public Relations, with the ability to engage stakeholders and address policy issues effectively.
- Strong Communication skills, including the ability to craft clear messaging tailored to various audiences.
- Experience in Project Management, including the ability to manage timelines, deliverables, and multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Demonstrated interest in government relations, healthcare communications or public policy is highly desirable.
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Political Science, or a related field.
- Ability to thrive in a hybrid work environment, with excellent organizational and time-management skills.
Why join us
- You’ll join a team that actively invests in mentoring and professional development, with senior leaders closely involved in your growth.
- Gain hands-on exposure to public affairs campaigns while building a clear pathway for progression in government relations and policy advisory work.
- Work with companies at the cutting edge of healthcare and technology.
- Build relationships with C-suite leaders, policymakers, and media influencers.
- Expected salary: $70,000–$85,000 + superannuation + access to the company bonus program.
We believe in hiring people who want to make a difference. If you’re proactive, creative, and excited by the power of public affairs and advocacy to change lives, we’d love to hear from you.
For more information, please contact:
Mathew Langdon
Commercial Director
