Senior Consultant - Energy
Hill+Knowlton Strategies
- United Arab Emirates
- Permanent
- Full-time
You'll know how to thrive in a fast-paced environment and understand how to balance competing priorities. Big brand and agency experience are a plus, while knowledge and passion for the sector is a must have.We Are Looking For Someone Who Can Demonstrate
- Client leadership - Being a trusted advisor within the Corporate / Energy sector to senior clients; able to set strategies and lead teams to deliver;
- Excellent communications and media experience gained delivering multi-disciplinary corporate, B2B and stakeholder campaigns;
- A strategic thinker with a strong understanding of the political and policy landscape and a strong understanding of Financial Communications;
- Commercially-savvy, with the ability to proactively drive new business development and deliver organic growth
- Developing creative campaigns, leading new business proposals and representing H&K in pitch presentations.
- Delivering thoughtful and creative insights counsel to clients that advance their objectives based on your deep understanding of the communications and client landscapes.
- Mentoring and working alongside a collaborative team of smart and enthusiastic PR professionals across the country within a globally influential agency.
- Stay on top of industry best practices, client and competitor brand activity and ensure the team delivers game changing ideas and solutions
- Fluency in Arabic & English
- Model the desired behaviour for both the sector and the agency and foster a performance led culture within your team
- Demonstrate leadership qualities - inspire respect in others, effect change, provide an appropriate level of autonomy and support, decisive and action oriented, sound judgement and discretion
- Help build and develop a high performance team with the right capabilities and expertise to meet the changing client needs
- Manage your teams with professionalism proving yourself to be a rigorous and understanding line manager, helping to develop the careers of your direct reports and other members of the team
- Relevant industry qualifications
- University degree (or equivalent experience)
- 10 years+ relevant experience
- Access to a global network of specialist communicators working with leading brands
- The opportunity to develop under the guidance of some of the best in the industry
- Exposure to globally recognised clients and campaigns centred upon performance and purpose
- The ability to work alongside a passionate and supportive team
- Joining one of the world's most respected, award-winning PR agencies
- Our dedicated training academy which provides a breadth of skills enabling our people to take ownership of their career development and become trusted advisors to clients
- 22 working days annual leave
- Option of a paid sabbatical after 7 years' service
- 1 week remote working option
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee discount scheme
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program
- Enhanced training and career development opportunities