Responsibilities:
• Handle multiple accounts independently and earn clients’ trust by continually meeting deadlines; being a proven adviser and always being strategic.
• Identify incremental business opportunities on current accounts and new business opportunities with prospects.
• Demonstrate financial accountability by building client and colleague team commitment to achieve impact resulting in high financial returns.
• Responsible for the daily supervision of SAEs, AEs and assistants. This includes being aware of their target utilisation on accounts, working with other team members to ensure that monthly goals are achieved and addressing any problems with line manager and subordinates.
Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations or other relevant field.
• At least 5 years direct PR agency experience.
• GCC experience preferred.
• Arabic language an added advantage.
Candidates who qualify for this position may kindly quote the Job Reference as well as the Job Title in the subject of your email and send your CV as an attachment in MS Word Document format to [email protected]
Applications that quote the Job Reference Number only will be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
]]>Requirements
You will play a key role in leading and mentoring the existing team, providing senior strategic guidance to government based clients and winning new business. The rewards in this consultancy are considerably higher than average and for the right person this is an excellent opportunity to broaden their skills.
Requirements
You’ll have at least three years PR experience, ideally gained from an agency. This consultancy attracts great talent so you can be confident of learning from true professionals. What’s more they pay well above average so you can be confident that your talent and commitment will be handsomely rewarded.
Requirements
There will be a significant focus on copywriting – roughly 30%. This will include the bank’s internal news letter and all external collaterals: releases, brochures, invitations, speeches/speaking points, Q&As, holding statements, economic reports and much more. You will also prepare major presentations in internal and external events and develop proposals and reports for major CSR initiatives. This is a well respected bank with a growing business and it presents a talented PR practitioner with a great opportunity to be part of a well run international business. You should have a background in corporate communications, preferably within the banking or broader financial services sector. At least five years experience is required.
Requirements
The work involves high levels of ‘face-time’ and direct counsel with senior executives, advising on a wide range of matters pertaining to structural change, training and capacity building within the department. You should have experience of working in a challenging in-house environment, preferably in the Arab world. You should have gravity, be able to advise at a strategic level and also be able to work in a difficult and often bureaucratic environment.
Requirements
This is a well respected bank with a growing business and it presents a talented PR practitioner with a great opportunity to be part of a well run international business. You should have a background in corporate communications, preferably within the banking or broader financial services sector. At least five years experience is required.
Skills
The ideal candidate will have 3 years plus managerial experience. A pro- active and dynamic disposition. Excellent communication and presentation. Preferably Arabic speaking candidates.
Internal Communications (20%)
Manage internal communication throughout the bank’s growth, and ensure that all staff understand the business & where it is heading
Write and disseminate local newsletters
Ensure the GCC’s visibility in global publications (newsletters, annual report, etc), web radio, etc.
Quarterly video-taped message + web radio by management
Ensure effective communication in every quarterly staff lunch across the region. (aim for one communication mention in every lunch)
Share releases and important announcements with staff
Create & conduct a survey or focus groups to understand if staff read current internal news generated from Gulf Communications
Measure internal perceptions
Launch a communication campaign to change the perception of the communications department
Create & Manage an internal facebook (or similar IT-based tool)
Organise the annual Territory meeting, gathering the bank’s top heads in the GCC.
Events (30%)
Coordinate with the team, events agencies, and communication relays to organise high-profile events that serve all business lines and functions
Support business lines in the organisation of their own events by providing branding and approving all collateral
Corporate Social Responsibility (10%)
Work with the CSR outsourced team to ensure effective implementation of the bank’s CSR projects.
Visual identity and branding (5%)
Coordinate with Corporate Communications Coordinator with regards to all visual identity
Coordinate with graphic designer and ALL other departments with regards to all collateral, greeting cards, diaries, brochures, folders, printing documents, etc.
Management (5%)
Creation, implementation, and reporting of Corp Communications plan (Internal and External) and budget
Requirements
You will play a key role in leading and mentoring the existing team, providing senior strategic guidance to government based clients and winning new business. The rewards in this consultancy are considerably higher than average and for the right person this is an excellent opportunity to broaden their skills.
Requirements
You should have experience of working in a challenging in-house environment, preferably in the Arab world. You should have gravity, be able to advise at a strategic level and also be able to work in a difficult and often bureaucratic environment.