Senior Communication Manager - Middle East
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About the Role
WSP in the Middle East is hiring a Senior Communications Manager to lead external communications strategies, media relations, and executive positioning. The role requires 10+ years of communications experience, superior Arabic and English skills, and a proven ability to manage media relations programs.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and support the implementation of communication strategies and plans that align with WSP’s brand, values, and business objectives
- Lead the external component of major corporate communications projects and initiatives, including executive positioning, media & institution relations, and issues/crisis management
- Proactively manage the external communications calendar, including external executive positioning
- Establish constructive and trusting relationships with stakeholders
- Craft compelling external communication materials, including press releases, articles, key messages, presentations, and multimedia content
- Create executive positioning plans for the Middle East C Suite and maintain strong press contacts across core trade and business media
- Evaluate the performance and impact of external communications and establish mechanisms for continual improvement
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in Communications, including solid experience in managing a media relations programme
- Superior professional Arabic and English language skills, written and spoken
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and senior management
- Demonstrated copywriting and editing capabilities
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Job Description
- WSP in the middle east seeks to hire a Senior Communications Manager. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications EMEIAA, the successful candidate will actively contribute to the direction and implementation of communications initiatives, particularly but not exclusive to ex
Responsibilities
- Develop and support the implementation of communication strategies and plans that align with WSP’s brand, values, and business objectives.
- Lead the external component of major corporate communications projects and initiatives, including the executive positioning, media & institution relations, and issues/crisis management.
- Proactively manage the external communications calendar, including external executive positioning.
- Establish constructive and trusting relationships with stakeholders, including partnering with the functional Leads team to promote stories that will increase profile, visibility of our projects, and attract talent.
- Work closely with other teams to ensure consistent messaging and alignment.
- Craft compelling external communication materials, including press releases, articles, key messages, presentations, and multimedia content.
- Create executive positioning plans for the Middle East C Suite and maintain strong press contacts across core trade and business media.
- Ensure quality communications that are consistently delivered on time and on brand.
- Evaluate the performance and impact of external communications and current practices and processes, and establish mechanisms for their continual improvement.
- Stay abreast of the latest trends and best practices in external communications.
- Support the Internal Communications team with mentoring and development opportunities.
- Liaison with the Managing Directors of each business to identify Major Opportunities Areas' geography.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related fields.
- Proven communications professional with 10+ years of experience in Communications, including a minimum of solid experience in managing a media relations programme.
- Solid experience in the development of external communications programs.
- Superior professional Arabic and English language skills, written and spoken.
- Comfortable in a fast paced role, proven ability to be hands on and strategic.
- University degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a related discipline.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and senior management, with a client oriented, agile, and solution focused approach.
- Demonstrated copywriting and editing capabilities with a keen ability to synthesize complex business matters.
- Motivated by teamwork, collaboration, and the achievement of concrete results.
- High level of professionalism, rigour, and ethics in all activities and interactions.
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