Policy Operations Coordinator – Europe

We’re recruiting confidentially on behalf of a client. To protect confidentiality at this stage, we’re keeping the company name private. You’ll be seconded into the Policy & Government Affairs team of a category-leading autonomous mobility / technology business. Full details shared with shortlisted candidates.

A rare opportunity for a hands-on operator to sit inside a high-profile policy team and help deliver market activity across the UK and Europe. If you’ve done stakeholder visit planning, VIP logistics, or exec-level coordination and you like being out in the field making complex things happen smoothly, this will suit you.

What you’ll be doing

• Running end-to-end logistics for policy showcases, demonstrations and stakeholder events across London and key European cities
• Diary management for senior external stakeholders: schedules, site readiness, on-the-ground coordination, and follow-up
• Travelling ahead of the team to set up new market activity and smooth the path for launches
• Keeping the Europe policy machine running: planning offsites, tracking priorities, prepping leadership materials, and maintaining the master calendar
• Coordinating partners and suppliers locally to ensure sites, vehicles and teams are ready to go
• Helping navigate cross-border logistics (UK/EU travel, shipping, customs), and documenting processes so each new city is easier than the last

You’re likely to be a fit if you have

• 3–5 years’ experience in political operations / campaign advance / private office support / exec support / project coordination
• Confidence managing VIP run-of-show and complex, fast-moving logistics without dropping details
• Strong London knowledge (venues, transport reality, permissions, timings)
• Discretion, judgement and comfort working with senior stakeholders and sensitive information
• Solid Google Workspace skills and the ability to pick up new tools quickly

Nice to have

• German, French or Spanish
• Experience with UK–EU shipping/customs/travel logistics
• Interest in technology policy, autonomous mobility or urban planning

Location & travel

London-based, embedded with the client team. Frequent regional travel across Europe (around 50%).

How to apply

Send a CV plus a short note on a complex event / VIP activation you’ve delivered end-to-end and how you handle last-minute changes.