Michael Webb Email & Phone Number

Battersea

Reporting directly to Chief Executive, responsible for strategic direction of policy development and political engagement for established Public Affairs function in a leading UK animal welfare charity. Have led a variety of successful campaigns including seeing maximum sentences for animal cruelty raised to five years across the UK, extending pet ownership to people in the social rented sector and seeing fuel duty increases reversed. Strategic thinker with experience of writing strategies for Public Affairs, campaigns and more, and member of Battersea's Senior Management Group.Experienced media performer, Select Committee witness and most visible presence of the charity to political and campaigning audiences across Westminster and the devolved nations.Committed partnership worker, leading and participating in a range of different stakeholder collaborations, including managing Transport Hub at party conference for four years, and seven years on the Steering Committee of Canine and Feline Sector GroupAward-winning lobbyist and campaign manager, having won Public Affairs Awards for In-House Professional of the Year (2015), led Campaign of the Year (2017) and Team of the Year (2018), alongside several PR awards for Five-Year Sentences Campaign.Trustee of two different charities since 2016.

London, United Kingdom

Planning and execution of public affairs strategy, including full politician engagement programme for myself and colleagues, in Westminster and across all devolved areas and EuropeDrafting of key political documents designed to influence and measuring successIdentifying opportunities for Battersea senior management and members and working with them on political engagement to promote Battersea policy priorities including speechwritingLine management of Public Affairs team, delivering improved output with contracted budgetsGrowing Battersea influence through managing relationships at local and national Government levelPlacing Battersea in the most prominent roles within the animal welfare sector to maximise opportunity for influencing Government and other actors within the sectorDevelopment of policy briefings and pre-election manifestos including managing the full 2014 European election and 2015 General Election campaignsBattersea's first ever major national issues-led campaign on Ending Backstreet BreedingIdentifying opportunities for partnership working with like-minded stakeholders.2015 In-House Professional of the Year at the Public Affairs Awards.

Tunbridge Wells

Development and implementation of public affairs strategy, including full politician engagement programme, in Westminster and across all devolved areas and Europe; Justification of strategy at all levels from board to colleagues. members and stakeholdersProject management of the Transport Hub (alongside other political events), the co-ordinated party conferences service for the transport industry; Represent FTA at Select Committees, party conference fringe panels, All Party Parliamentary Groups and the Downing Street working group on stimulating the jobs market;Most visible logistics presence in the world of politics for politicians and their staff;Development of policy briefings and pre-election manifestos including managing the full 2010 FTA general election and 2011 devolved election campaigns; Identifying opportunities for FTA senior management and members and working with them on political engagement to promote FTA policy priorities;Identifying opportunities for partnership working with like-minded stakeholders; Writing and co-ordinating consultation responses and policy research;Writing speeches, copy for FTA blog and “Freight” magazine, as well as social media outputLine management of the Public Affairs team, delivering improved output with contracted budgets. Promoting logistics in the wider society, looking for opportunities to ensure that the reality of freight issues trumps perceptions