CIPR Client Advisor Service

If you are recruiting for a new PR role in your organisation or if you want agencies to pitch for your work, a CIPR Client Advisor can help you. All of our Client Advisors are experienced Chartered Practitioners who will undertake this work at a reduced fixed fee. If you are recruiting, a Client Advisor will help you prepare a job description and interview candidates; if you want agencies to pitch for your work (and have a budget of £5,000 or more to spend) a Client Advisor will help you prepare a brief and select an agency.

Advice is in three stages:

	Recruitment	Agency Pitching	Cost to you
Stage 1 (telephone)	Initial phone consultation offering general advice	Initial phone consultation offering general advice	no charge
Stage 2 (documents)	Helping you develop a suitable job description and person spec. Helping you shortlist candidates	Exchanges of documents/emails such as draft briefs	Fixed fee of £250 per half day or £500 per day
Stage 3 (attendance in person)	Joining your interview panel as an independent member	Attendance at pitch meetings	Fixed fee of £250 per half day or £500 per day

Recruitment

Agency Pitching

Cost to you

Stage 1 (telephone)

Initial phone consultation offering general advice

no charge

Stage 2 (documents)

Helping you develop a suitable job description
and person spec.

Helping you shortlist candidates

Exchanges of documents/emails such as draft briefs

Fixed fee of £250 per half day or £500 per day

Stage 3 (attendance in person)

Joining your interview panel as an independent
member

Attendance at pitch meetings

Fixed fee of £250 per half day or £500 per day

Terms and Conditions

If you decide to use a CIPR Client Adviser you do so on the basis of standard terms and conditions. Please note that Client Advisors are not agents of the CIPR or acting on behalf of the CIPR. The CIPR acts only as the introducer, and you are responsible for engaging them and paying their fees. The Client Advisor Service covers up to two days of work and up to £1,000 of fees. If your project requires more time than this then you will be charged the Client Advisor's normal day rate.