Communications Manager

Job description / Role

About Alba Partners:
Alba Partners is a boutique management consulting firm that places our clients at the heart of everything we do. We partner with global organisations to shape, manage and deliver change and transformation.

Our diverse and talent-focused team enables us to challenge established thinking and achieve impactful outcomes and sustainable value, through digital transformation, change management and project management.

At Alba, we focus on delivering change and transformation and serve a range of sectors including banking, retail, government, oil and gas, travel and tourism.

Job Description
Alba Partners is actively hiring a Communications Manager. We are currently looking for a Communications Manager with a minimum of 3 years experience. The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about creating an impact in the communications management space and has the ability to contribute to the culture and strategic direction of our young but rapidly growing company.

Core responsibilities:
• Communication Calendar: Establish and maintain a detailed communications calendar for the CIO, including key events, meetings, speaking engagements, and other commitments.
• Briefing Managing, and delivering transformational change engagements for leading organisations in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• By working with us, you will be joining a dynamic and flexible environment with opportunities to work across multiple geographies and sectors.
• Pack Creation: Develop comprehensive briefing packs and materials for the CIO's upcoming engagements, ensuring all necessary information, data, and talking points are included.
• Engagement Preparation: Work closely with the CIO to ensure he is fully prepared for all engagements, providing necessary background information, context, and logistical support.
• Note-taking: Attend meetings, conferences, and other engagements with the CIO to take detailed notes and capture action items, decisions, and follow-up tasks.
• Follow-up Support: Assist the CIO in managing post-engagement follow-up activities, including task tracking, communication with stakeholders, and ensuring timely completion of commitments.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate effective communication and collaboration on behalf of the CIO.
• Confidentiality: Handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion and professionalism.

Additional responsibilities:
• Work directly with client stakeholders (including C-level)
• Create and deliver industry offerings to help solve our client’s challenges, and support client discussions on these offerings
• Develop industry expertise and points of view

Key requirements:
• A track record in consultancy, where you have been delivering communication management initiatives
• A proven ability to successfully build trusted relationships with clients
• Excellent consulting, presentation and problem-solving skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset
• Ability to deal with uncertainty and comfortable working across different sectors/industries/geographies and facing multiple challenges
• Previous experience in consulting is essential (Big 6 consultancy experience only)

Our core beliefs:
Servant leadership
• We believe in helping team members progress in their lives and careers.
• That’s why we focus on coaching and mentoring and avoid more traditional hierarchical structures and norms.
• The result is empowered individuals, which is ultimately better for all of us.

Community
• To build long-term value, we believe that community is key.
• As a family-founded organisation, we always put relationships first and prioritise partnerships when working alongside our teams and clients.

Authenticity
• To stand out in a competitive market, we see value in honouring each and everyone’s uniqueness.
• That means embracing people’s differences and enabling our team to be their authentic selves.
• By creating an inclusive and diverse environment, our team can make more informed and innovative decisions.

How to Apply:
• The role is based in Abu Dhabi. We are offering a competitive market remuneration package which may vary depending on experience, suitability and the respective market.

Requirements

Core responsibilities:
• Communication Calendar: Establish and maintain a detailed communications calendar for the CIO, including key events, meetings, speaking engagements, and other commitments.
• Briefing Managing, and delivering transformational change engagements for leading organisations in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• By working with us, you will be joining a dynamic and flexible environment with opportunities to work across multiple geographies and sectors.
• Pack Creation: Develop comprehensive briefing packs and materials for the CIO's upcoming engagements, ensuring all necessary information, data, and talking points are included.
• Engagement Preparation: Work closely with the CIO to ensure he is fully prepared for all engagements, providing necessary background information, context, and logistical support.
• Note-taking: Attend meetings, conferences, and other engagements with the CIO to take detailed notes and capture action items, decisions, and follow-up tasks.
• Follow-up Support: Assist the CIO in managing post-engagement follow-up activities, including task tracking, communication with stakeholders, and ensuring timely completion of commitments.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate effective communication and collaboration on behalf of the CIO.
• Confidentiality: Handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion and professionalism.

Key requirements:
• A track record in consultancy, where you have been delivering communication management initiatives
• A proven ability to successfully build trusted relationships with clients
• Excellent consulting, presentation and problem-solving skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset
• Ability to deal with uncertainty and comfortable working across different sectors/industries/geographies and facing multiple challenges
• Previous experience in consulting is essential (Big 6 consultancy experience only)

About the Company

Alba Partners is a boutique management consulting firm that places our clients at the heart of everything we do. We partner with organisations to shape, manage and deliver change and transformation.

Our diverse and talent-focused team enables us to challenge established thinking and achieve impactful outcomes and sustainable value, through digital transformation, business analytics and project management.

At Alba, we focus on agile and rapid responsiveness, innovation and growth and serve a range of sectors, primarily focusing on banking, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, and tourism and leisure in the UK and GCC markets.