Director, Financial Communications

Client:

• Global strategic advisory with offices in 25+ countries across the world, often asked by private companies to advise them on Strategic Counsel, Reputation Management, IPO’s, M&A’s, Investor Relations.

Job Description:

• The Director should have experience in a strategic and financial communications advisory or in-house within a reputable company. This role will be to oversee and lead a team of more than eight specialists across a portfolio of corporate and financial communication clients. It’s essential that this person has impeccible English writing skills, Arabic would be a plus.
• At a minimum, this person is to be able to produce high quality client director ‘essentials’ (key messages, Q&As, press releases, internal communications, speeches, etc) as well as provide strategic advisory through communications strategies, campaigns and plans.
• The client is looking for this person to show an understanding of a wide range of business and corporate topics, and to represent the company in front of clients on a regular basis.

Experience:

• A minimum of 10-15 years experience advising clients at the top level, often C-Suite and highly strategic

Skills:

• Fluent in English writing both online and offline, Arabic is a plus
• Strategic thinking
• Current media relations contacts and the ability to build them as they advance in the position

Responsibilities:

Upon joining the client services team, the director will be responsible for:

• Managing client accounts on day-to-day basis
• Work very closely with research, digital and creative divisions
• Producing high quality client account documents from op-eds to press release in English and preferably Arabic
• Preparing for, organizing and handling announcement days and client events from A to Z
• Giving intelligent advice, based on a good knowledge of the client and of the sector
• Establishing a strong network of media contacts
• Developing and managing media programs / communications plans
• Placing stories with trade, national and international press
• Carrying out sector analysis work and monitoring sector news

Salary:

• Very Competitive + global medical insurance + excellent bonus