A diversified local company in Abu Dhabi is currently recruiting for a UAE National –Communication Unit Head. You will be reporting directly to the Communication Manager

The Communication Unit Head is charged with promoting awareness and understanding of the museum and its activities with the media, key audiences and opinion formers

Managerial Role:
- Supervises internal and external communication actions: press releases, internal communications messages and other information material
- Executes (implements) the policies and plans as defined by the Communications Department and Museum
- Preparing and managing the budget for External relations initiatives and programmes.
- Directs and coordinates the section’s activities and oversees human resources responsible for specific communications program functions
- Performance management, career development guidance, setting objectives and KPI’s of their direct reports.
- Coordinate the activities of Communications Department and within the Marketing, Communication & Visitor Services
- Works with the Communication Manager in the preparation of short-medium term plans of the department.
- Ensure that all contracts for external consultants, suppliers, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV etc. are produced, approved by the appropriate parties and the legal department, sent out, received and processed as required.
- Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate all interpretative activity, as related to the goals of the Museum, to generate executive summary and general management reports to ensure continuous improvement and success of initiatives.
- Evaluate section initiatives and programmes and generate executive summary and general management reports to discuss future requirements with the Communications & Sponsorship Director to ensure continuous improvement and success of initiatives

Organizational Role:
- Communicate and exemplify the vision, mission and strategic direction of the company as decided by the Board of Directors
- Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with the top management team, direct reports, and all Museum staff, and share in knowledge dissemination and communications
- Publicly represent the company with the Media-Press- and External constituency groups including community, governmental, and private organizations, and build excitement for the company's mission

Functional Role:
- Develops and executes a successful media strategy to increase the visibility of the museum
- Implements media plans that initiate media coverage of the museum and its activities, events and exhibition openings
- Coordinates all media relations and manages external PR agencies where necessary
- Shapes and delivers the museum's public affairs strategy, including attending networking and policy events
- Assesses the museums communication performances and adapts the communication strategy when necessary
- Manages his / her staff

Any other duties appropriate to the post

Key Accountabilities:
- Staff management and development
- Development of communication, external relations and development Strategic Plan
- Efficiency of Outsourced Contract Management Quality Control

Key Performance Measures:
- Performance appraisals conducted and submitted on time;
- Training hours per person per year in line with annual minimum training hour requirements; Employee satisfaction index Communication, external relations – Press – and development Strategic plan submitted within the required timeframe, with complete substantiation, justifications, ensuring budgetary and staffing considerations are outlined, acceptance of communication and external relations development management.
- Vendor issues are dealt with within pre-set SLA timeframe;
- Contracts are managed within budget.
- Quality of Communications and external relations - Press – functions provided;
- Compliance of functions to set policies and guidelines;
- Number of problems/gaps identified and resolved within established SLA timeline.