Senior Director Of Geopolitical Communications

Our Client is a government advisory firm dedicated to helping government organisations and their leaders, including centre-of-government entities, ministries, authorities, agencies and state-owned enterprises. deliver positive programmes that successfully promote their global interests. 

Location: Dubai, Bahrain or Riyadh 

About the role:

The integration of strategy, policy and communications – in both the design and execution of programmes – sits at the heart of their philosophy. Our client are seeking an experienced government expert to lead projects that integrate expertise from a range of disciplines, including strategic communications, capacity building and public policy, to deliver outcomes for their clients.

Projects vary depending on client need but a typical brief might include the development of strategy, communication advisory and the delivery of integrated communication programmes, the design and build of a high-performing communications function, or the delivery of high impact public policy solutions.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the work: Bringing together a range of different experts to deliver an integrated, high-quality solution to the client need.
• Building a relationship of influence with the client: Winning the trust of the principal client and providing them insight, analysis and advice they take seriously.
• Leading the team: Ensuring team members understand the mission, are clear about their role, deliver high-quality work and generally perform to standard. A critical aspect of leadership is to ensure every team member develops their skills and abilities and can progress over time.
• Achieving commercial outcomes: Ensuring we deliver on the agreed scope of work, identifying opportunities for further work and convincing clients of the need to engage for that additional work.
• Participating in business development: working with the wider team to generate leads, develop proposals and deliver pitches.  

Essential skills:

• Understanding of government: At least 10 years’ experience in strategy, communications or policy, including working in or consulting to government or public sector organisations. Ideal backgrounds include government, public sector, management consultancy, communications consultancy, charity and think tanks.
• Client relations: Experience of client relationship building, relationship management and presenting to senior stakeholders.  
• English: excellent written and spoken business English.
• Project management: an ability to structure and manage the delivery of projects and programmes. 
• Leadership: the ability to develop relationships of influence with clients and staff alike. 

Why work for our client:

• Be part of and contribute to some of the most interesting and challenging government reform programmes in the world.
• Be part of a high-performance culture with a focus on professional development.
• Contribute to the development of the business. 
• Tax-free living.