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Junior Communications Professional

Employer
Elva Partners
Location
Abu Dhabi (AE)
Salary
USD 37,000 – USD 92,000
Closing date
6 Aug 2022

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Location
Dubai, Bahrain, or Saudi Arabia


Key Responsibilities

  • Support the Account Lead and Account Manager in the development and delivery of integrated communications strategies and plans for government ministries, departments, and entities.
  • Produce research and briefing notes to a high standard.
  • Media management including pitching stories to journalists and responding to media requests.
  • Draft messaging, talking points, press releases and written digital content.
  • Monitor print, broadcast, and social media for clients, identifying articles and content of interest, producing monitoring reports and alerting the team to potential issues.
  • Collect, analyse, and present data to inform communications strategy and advice.
  • Support in the development of briefing materials and research relating to new business pitches.


Essential Skills and Attributes

  • Research and writing skills – the ability to produce consistently high-quality research and written content.
  • Analytical skills – the ability to digest information quickly, organise thoughts and judge significance.
  • Media relations – good understanding of how to engage media as part of a campaign.
  • Digital media – good understanding of digital media, including social listening tools.
  • Microsoft Office – proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Attributes

  • Resilience and stamina – the ability to develop solutions under difficult circumstances and maintain a productive pace and outlook.
  • Curiosity and a sense of adventure- we love people who naturally want to know more about the world and are happy to not always have all the answers but can help figure them out.
  • Ambition and humility- we want people who are hungry to grow, but not at the cost of others. Being able to take people on a journey is a key part of being able to work and lead at this firm.​

Preferred experience

  • At least two years’ experience in communications.
  • Ideal backgrounds include government, public sector, communications agency, charity and think tanks.
  • Strong interest in Middle East and / or global politics and economy is a requirement.

Why work here?

  • Work for a purpose-driven organisation seeking to improve the positive performance and impact of governments.
  • Be part of and contribute to some of the most interesting and challenging government reform programmes in the world.
  • Be part of a high-performance culture defined by the pursuit of excellence, collaboration, collegiality, and a focus on professional development.
  • Contribute to the development of the business.
  • Progress with a clear and achievable path to promotion.
  • Tax-free living.

Salary Range

  • USD37,000 – USD92,000 depending on experience and expertise.

Core Values

  • In order to be successful within this company, candidates and employees must suit its culture. As such, they must demonstrate the following core values:

Be the best, always 

  • We seek to deliver a quality of work that cannot be found anywhere else. 
  • We win every meeting, always impressing our clients with our effort, insight, ideas, and advice. 
  • We innovate constantly, always seeking new and better ways to enhance the work we do.

Delight our clients

  • We listen actively and put ourselves in the shoes of our clients, enabling us to understand them and their needs fully. 
  • We go the extra mile for our clients, ensuring they have our support when they need it most.
  • We empower our clients, helping them get better and do better. 

Take a “One Team” approach

  • We collaborate, drawing on all the expertise and experience the company has to offer in service of our clients. 
  • We gladly share: our ideas, our time, our expertise, our support. 
  • We treat one another well: with respect, consideration, and appreciation. 
  • Empower yourself and each other 
  • We actively seek to develop our skills and capabilities through reading, listening, watching, and practicing.

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