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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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Discipline
- Corporate Communications, Crisis Communications, Production
- Seniority
- Junior
- Sector
- Public Sector
- Business Type
- Agency / Consultancy
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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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