Vice President of Media Relations
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About the Role
We are working with a leading global organisation headquartered in Abu Dhabi on a search for a Vice President of Media Relations. This is a senior leadership appointment for an.
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Responsibilities
- Own and drive the organisation's international media relations strategy
- Serve as senior point of contact for all media engagement, including handling difficult journalist conversations
- Lead the crisis communications function, developing frameworks and managing live situations
- Brief and prepare the CEO and senior leadership for media engagements and crisis scenarios
- Monitor media and issues landscape to stay ahead of emerging risks and opportunities
- Lead, develop and inspire a team of media and crisis communications specialists
Requirements
- Exceptional communications professional with experience at the highest levels of international media relations and crisis communications
- Proven ability to lead from the front under pressure and at pace
- Experience briefing and preparing senior leadership for media engagements
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Role Overview
- We are working with a leading global organisation headquartered in Abu Dhabi on a search for a Vice President of Media Relations.
- This is a senior leadership appointment for an exceptional communications professional who has operated at the highest levels of international media relations and crisis communications.
- This is a rare opportunity to join a high profile, complex organisation at a pivotal moment, leading a specialist team and working directly alongside the most senior levels of leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and drive the organisation's international media relations strategy, proactively shaping narrative, managing tier one media relationships and ensuring consistent, disciplined messaging across all external channels.
- Serve as the organisation's senior point of contact for all media engagement, including handling the most difficult and high stakes journalist conversations with both confidence and diplomacy.
- Lead the crisis communications function, developing frameworks, managing live situations and protecting and restoring corporate reputation when it matters most.
- Brief and prepare the CEO and senior leadership for media engagements, high profile interviews and crisis scenarios.
- Monitor the media and issues landscape, staying ahead of emerging risks and opportunities.
- Lead, develop and inspire a team of media and crisis communications specialists.
- Manage relationships with external advisers and agencies where relevant.
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