Ref: LP180-408

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Reporting to: Account Director

Job Purpose:
To help strengthen the agency's regional footprint and expertise across its portfolio of clients as well as to provide regional insights and direction on existing accounts as well as new business.


Key Responsibilities include:

Regional Insights
- Assisting with the "on-boarding" process for new team members with an overview on Regional media as part of all new recruits induction sessions
- Updating and sharing with clients regional landscape report
- Ability to provide added value by organizing x 2 itineraries for regional trips for existing staff per year
- Sharing monthly regional information - new publications/ websites/ bloggers etc. to the wider team
- Conduct 1 x regional media landscape session internally
- Manage regional affiliates as and when needed

Client Servicing
- Managing regional activities for the agency's relevant client portfolio to ensure successful results and delivery of agreed activities across markets
- Partnering with client and extended teams (e.g. events/digital) to develop and complete communication plans that can be tailored to specific markets
- Providing strategic counsel to clients on market specific activities
- Planning for clients and mapping communication activities against the client's business objectives at the start of each planning period and new client relationship.

Media Relations
- Maintain and grow the agency's media contacts across the region through regular outreach
- Ensure regional media contacts are grown across relevant account teams
- Manage on the ground media relations activities
- Develop market specific media tactics
- Developing sector specific knowledge to share with clients and proactively providing market insights to be translated into effective client's campaigns

Team Management
- Managing PR junior members of staff

General & Administration
- Working as part of the account team to conceptualize award winning campaigns based on clients business objectives
- Submitting times sheets accurately and on time.

New Business
- Conceptualizing and developing content for new business presentations tailored to regional markets
- Presenting regional insights and recommended in market activities during new business presentations

Requirements

- Bachelor degree preferably in mass communications, languages or journalism.
- 4 years minimum experience in a media or public relations agency, or within an Industry relevant business is a plus
- Proven records of writing skills and excellent client servicing
- Research and reporting
- Regional media and market industry knowledge
- PR program development
- Proven records of client management.
- Functional Skills
- Must be able to travel to KSA and other GCC markets
- Excellent Arabic language skills (written and verbal)
- Microsoft package proficiency
- Good written skills
- Strong media network
- Excellent verbal communicator and at ease when presenting to an audience
- Fast learner
- Good work ethic
- Strong organization skills
- Proven ability to multitask and priorities.
- Ability to manage and inspire junior team members

About the Company

Due to overwhelming client demand, SQ Computer Personnel opened a branch in the UAE in 2007 which we called SQ Gulf. Over the last 7 successful years we have carved out a strong and credible reputation in the UAE as a recruiter of choice. We work in partnership with a number of large multi-national and regional organisations as well as smaller, boutique companies. We aim to supply personnel on a sole agency basis which, in turn, provides you with a very attractive and cost effective, headache-free process.

SQ Gulf covers a wide range of vertical markets with in the MENA region. We have mirrored our UK successes by building a 360 degree, full life-cycle infrastructure and support strategy. We have an experienced team of account managers who are all well versed in their specific market vertical. We cover all levels of seniority and job titles. I myself, have over 13 years of professional recruiting experience, 5 of which have been in the UAE. As an agency, I strongly believe that SQ Gulf, with it\\'s team of dedicated and experienced staff, are exceptionally well placed to provide a smooth, successful and cost-effective recruitment solution. We have an exceptionally large database of current candidates, from UAE Nationals to expats currently looking for new challenges in the region.

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