Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications (UAE National)

Job description / Role

- Lead, develop and execute Company and communications efforts
- Develop and execute Annual Marketing and Communication strategy and business plan in line with budgetary requirements and strategic initiatives
- Provide internal and external stakeholder management communication and management processes
- Successful stakeholder management with media representatives, business associates / partners and government agencies
- Lead and develop a word class team that transforms the marketing organization into a knowledge centre
- Support Quality Health and Safety Environment (QHSE) activities, policies and objectives of Company and compliance with the laws and regulations of Abu Dhabi and UAE

Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration or related degree.
- Master’s degree an asset
Preferred Experience:
- 12+ years of experiences in Marketing
- 5-7 years in strategic leadership role

Job-Specific Skills:
- Extensive knowledge of marketing / communications business
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Organisational and time management skills
- Proven leadership within complex teams with ability to implement change management strategies

About the Company

Mark Williams is a Dubai recruitment company with a wealth of Search & Selection experience. Mark Williams International is a subsidiary of the Williams Group UK and in December 2009 set up the Middle East business.

Mark Williams is a fully licensed recruitment firm currently focused on fulfilling clients needs in; Emiratisation, Financial Services and Information Technology related position within the United Arab Emirates. The initial focus was looking at Emiratisation into the Financial Services sector across all seven Emirates. With an increased demand for over the subsequent years for Emiratisation we have broadened our scope to place UAE Nationals into Industry & Government with dedicated teams for Emiratisation into Financial Services and Industry. Given our focus is primarily on the local market it gives us a depth of understanding & knowledge that enables us deliver our business partners an unrivaled service in terms of; speed and most importantly, quality.

Founding the Middle East business in adverse market conditions has enabled us to capture market-share and establish ourselves as a house hold name within our specialisms. Within two years we had outgrown our initial office and moved to the prestigious Business Central Towers in Media City. Mark Williams, at the end of 2014 has completed its third upscaling of operations to Bay Square, Business Bay. This was a strategic move to enable continued business growth by servicing clients and candidates with improved infrastructure, access and parking. Mark Williams provides candidates and clients private meeting rooms, testing facilities and board room access to facilitate screening and interviews. With our current capacity and growth ambitions Mark Williams is now one of the fastest growing Recruitment agencies in the region.