RICS
Advisor to the Presidential Team
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Vacancy Name: Advisor to the Presidential Team
Country: England
Office Location: London or Birmingham
About Us
Flexible/Agile Working: This hybrid role is based on a 60% onsite, 40% remote working model.
Join RICS, a globally respected organisation that sets the highest ethical standards across land, real estate, construction, and infrastructure, supporting 140,000 professionals worldwide.
At RICS, we are at the forefront of shaping the built and natural environment. As a prominent professional body, we empower our members with globally recognised qualifications, influential networks, and access to high quality resources.
Role Purpose and Key Responsibilities
As Advisor to the Presidential Team (President, President Elect and Senior Vice President), you will support the planning and delivery of a high-impact engagement programme for the Presidential Team, helping to advance RICS’ strategic goals through effective stakeholder engagement, events, communications and relationship management. Working closely with the Chief of Staff and Presidential Team, you will ensure activities are well planned, professionally delivered and aligned to organisational priorities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the design and delivery of the Presidential Team engagement programme, including induction and onboarding for new presidential team members.
- Maintain a cross-organisational forward look of planned activities and engagements, ensuring effective coordination and prioritisation.
- Lead the planning and delivery of Presidential Team and senior leader attendance at events, including briefings, speeches, media support, social content and follow-up actions.
- Work with the Presidential Team Executive Assistant to coordinate correspondence, ensuring timely, professional and effective responses to members and stakeholders.
- Build strong relationships across RICS and with external stakeholders, ensuring the Presidential Team is well supported and informed.
- Deputise for the Chief of Staff when required, acting as a trusted advisor and key point of contact for the Presidential Team.
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About You
You are a highly organised and politically aware professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You are confident working with senior stakeholders, managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality support across a broad range of activities and engagements.
Skills & Experience:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt style and messaging for different audiences and channels.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience building trusted relationships with senior leaders and external partners.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
- A proactive, adaptable and solution-focused approach to problem solving in complex environments.
- Strong collaborative skills, comfortable working across matrixed teams and switching between leadership and support roles as required.
- Interest in current affairs, public policy and issues affecting the built and natural environment, with the ability to quickly understand emerging topics and stakeholder priorities.
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Rewards and Benefits
We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and financial security. This includes:
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
- Private medical insurance and wellbeing support
- Pension scheme, life assurance, and income protection
- Enhanced family leave and volunteering opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer:
RICS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds, as we believe that our differences drive our performance. Please let us know if we can support you with any adjustments to our recruitment process.
Candidates must have the correct right to work in the country where the role is based.
How to Apply:
To apply, please complete our short online application form. You will be asked to upload your CV and provide a statement explaining why this specific role at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an ideal opportunity for you, and how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.
Please note that while we aim to keep adverts open for a reasonable period, we do reserve the right to close them early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
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