Angela Moran

Management:

• Directing a team of 7 people across two offices, Westminster and Wigan, to ensure an effective MP operation
• Line management: Overseeing, supporting, and developing staff (both senior and junior staff) with the setting of performance targets, and managing team wellbeing. Also, led on team recruitment and human resource responsibilities for the MP
• Resource allocation: managing a six figure budget, assigning tasks, and organising priorities within set timeframes

Strategic advise and direction:

• Developing and directing strategies for local and national campaigns
• Advised the MP with complex casework and policy work enquiries

Stakeholder relationships:

• Managed key stakeholder relationships for the MP in Parliament and in the constituency office. This included senior politicians and civil servants at national and local government levels
• Worked closely with MPs now in Cabinet

Strategic planning:

• Developed and directed political strategies to support local and national election campaigns
• Supported work of Minister on the digital reform agenda within the Cabinet Office

Management:

• Directing a team of 7 people across two offices, Westminster and Wigan, to ensure an effective MP operation
• Overseeing, supporting, and developing staff (both senior and junior staff)
• Resource allocation: managing a six figure budget, assigning tasks, and organising priorities within set timeframes

Stakeholder management:

• Key holder of relationships for the MP in Parliament and in the constituency office. This included senior politicians and civil servants at national and local government levels

Knowledge

• Built on existing understanding of parliamentary processes, including the legislative agenda (this time from a governing perspective)
• Enhanced understanding of government departments and Whitehall especially the Cabinet Office

Strategic planning and management:

• Overseeing the communication operations across print, broadcast and digital media for over 40 MP offices, 23 battleground seats, two Mayoral offices and all Labour council groups
• Devised and directed communication strategies designed to win local, regional and national electoral campaigns, including the 2024 General Election campaign and several high profile by-elections, and local elections

Media and event management:

• Pitching and briefing stories to the media
• Managing media - operationally and via relationship building
• Briefing senior politicians include the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and other Cabinet members for media appearances
• Organising and directing high profile media visits and events working with senior politicians, including party conference
• Preparing and staffing politicians for media appearances

Management and relationships:

• High level political and media management requiring sound judgment about when and how to intervene in complex political scenarios
• Built solid relationships with national and local politicians and journalists
• Managed crisis comms, conflict resolution and resilience in high stakes / pressure environments
• Line managed 15 people and directed the communication campaigns of 23 organisers - with final sign off for all Labour Party communication material sent out across the North West

Knowledge

• Deepened knowledge of the inner workings of the Labour Party - processes and people as well as the media (print, broadcast and digital)

Policy & Research:

• Write policy briefs, speeches, and parliamentary questions related to the MP's transport brief.
• Responded to complex policy enquiries on behalf of the MP

Team Leadership:

• Line-manage junior staff and the wider parliamentary/constituency team and oversee day-to-day office operations

Strategic Planning:

• Perform horizon-scanning to anticipate political challenges, media opportunities, and local constituency impacts

Comms & media:

• Drafted statements, newspaper articles, public letters, and digital content
• Holder of media relationships - briefing stories to the media. Would attend and brief MP for media appearances

Knowledge:

• Strengthened existing knowledge of the parliamentary process, internal Labour Party workings and the local media
• Built on understanding of Whitehall especially the Department for Transport

Specialist knowledge:

• Developed strong knowledge of economic development, devolution, skills and local growth, as well as the public policy landscape and Whitehall

Project Leadership:

• Project management of client commissions to produce economic and public policy strategies, government funding bids, business cases, research reports and other strategic documents
• This included managing project teams, producing project plans and managing project budgets (c £50,000-£500,000)
• Worked closely with regional and local government leaders as well as senior officials
• Producing and giving presentations to clients and colleagues
• Organising thought leadership panels and roundtable events at industry events and conferences

Analysis and research:

• Undertaking research and analysis related to complex economic and public policy using quantitative and qualitative techniques

Team Guidance:

• Line-managing responsibilities over consultants and researchers, including supporting on-the-job professional development

Business Development:

• Leading pitch and bid writing to secure new projects from clients
• Fostering strong stakeholder relationships with officials in local and national government and think tanks that helped promote the company

• Lead MP's external communications strategy - shaping messaging, tone of voice and positioning across digital, print and media comms for the constituency and parliamentary profiles
• Draft speeches, questions and briefing documents and conduct research related to the MP's shadow foreign policy brief
• Pitch and brief stories to local media as well as writing op-eds and columns on behalf of the MP
• Managed policy casework - responding on behalf of the MP to complex policy enquiries and overseeing responses written by junior members of the team
• Brief and prepare the MP for media appearances
• Directed campaign communications for the MP for two General Election campaigns working with Labour Party Officers
• Developed sound knowledge of how the parliamentary and legislative process works, as well as how the foreign office works and the internal workings of the Labour Party

• Monitored media coverage closely to identify opportunities for reactive and proactive media responses
• Supported the organisations public affairs department with engagement in Parliament by drafting papers for MPs and organising and attending Parliamentary events
• Generated positive press coverage for the organisation by writing compelling press releases and pitches
• Coordinated high-profile events to generate publicity and increase awareness of MAG
• Streamlined internal communication processes, improving team collaboration and efficiency
• Gained insights into the international development sector and foreign aid, including understanding how the relevant government departments operate

• Taught English to French Lycée students aged 16-18
• Applied a creative approach to lesson planning to adapt curriculum to suit students of all abilities
• Improved organisational skills to keep up with a demanding workload
• Enhanced French speaking, writing and reading skills to fluent
• Built resilience living away from home and working in a challenging environment