Ivor Whitten is an Account Manager at Chambré Public Affairs. He joined the firm in 2009.

His responsibilities include the delivery of the firm's research and monitoring service, event management and advocacy support to clients.

Ivor has an in depth knowledge of the workings of the Northern Ireland Assembly, extensive policy experience and has worked within the public affairs arena for nearly 10 years.

For over four years, Ivor worked for a Member of the Legislative Assembly during the 1999 - 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly. During this time he obtained an excellent insight into the workings of the machinery of government, the work of committees and writing speeches.

From 2003, Ivor was the Assembly and Research Officer for the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland, where he was responsible for effectively communicating BMA policies, influencing debates, and building the reputation of the BMA within the political arena.  He has extensive experience of producing evidence based research briefings, organising face to face meetings with political parties, MLAs and Ministers, attending party conferences and engaging effectively with the relevant decision makers. He also developed, implemented and evaluated the BMA (NI) political communications strategy as a strategic business tool to enhance communication activities with political decision makers.

Ivor also has experience of producing written and oral evidence for Assembly Committees as well as briefing representatives who would be appearing before committees on how best to communicate relevant information, and anticipate possible questions, as well as attending himself. 

Ivor is a member of Northern Ireland Government Affairs Group and is a student member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

E-mail: ivor@chambrepa.com