Communications Manager | Clients & Markets | Internal Client Services

We’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. With over 76,000 professionals in more than 150 countries, we combine global scale with local expertise to help dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth. We truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live.

As Communications Manager, you’ll play a vital role in shaping and protecting the firm’s reputation, fostering engagement, and driving strategic alignment through clear, consistent messaging. Leading both internal and external communications – with a strong focus on internal – you’ll ensure all content reflects the firm’s values, purpose, and expertise. The role requires close collaboration across departments to deliver unified brand storytelling and enhance transparency and trust.

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Imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.

Imagine working for an organization that believes in the power of authenticity in everything that we do. Whether you're steering discussions in a client meeting, tackling your fear of heights at the top of the Burj Khalifa or ziplining across Jebel Jais – bring your true self to work. Be a part of a team driven by a purpose of shaping the world that we live in, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive.

Join us to expand your horizons, be inspired, face challenges, and most importantly, be yourself.

As a Communications Manager some of your responsibilities will include:

Strategic communications

• Developing and implementing an integrated communications strategy that supports the firm’s growth ambitions, brand positioning, and reputation priorities
• Acting as a communications advisor to leadership, providing counsel on tone, messaging, and narrative alignment
• Ensuring all communication reflects Grant Thornton’s brand and tone of voice

Media & public relations

• Working closely with the media agency to:
• Developing press releases, media statements, interviews, and features that position Grant Thornton UAE as a trusted voice in the market
• Managing media opportunities for Partners and subject matter experts, including briefings and interview preparation
• Monitoring media coverage and share regular insights, reporting on reputation impact and share of voice
• Supporting crisis and issue management with timely, accurate communication and strong narrative control

Internal communications

• Leading internal communications to foster transparency, alignment, and engagement across the firm
• Crafting leadership messages, firmwide announcements, internal campaigns, newsletters, and intranet content that strengthen culture and purpose
• Partnering with People & Culture to drive the firm’s internal storytelling agenda – celebrating our people, our culture, our milestones.
• Supporting and coordinating townhalls and leadership communications that reinforce culture and purpose, together with the Events Manager

Thought leadership & content

• Collaborating with the content manager to amplify thought leadership content
• Supporting senior leadership with speeches, talking points, and authored articles
• Working closely with the digital and creative teams to ensure consistent messaging across owned channels – website, LinkedIn, newsletters, and internal platforms

Reputation & brand management

• Acting as guardian of the firm’s reputation and public narrative, ensuring alignment between messaging, brand values, and market perception
• Proactively identifying opportunities to strengthen brand equity and community trust through communications and partnerships
• Supporting initiatives tied to the firm’s responsible business, diversity, and Emiratization agendas

Think you've got what it takes to be a Communications Manager? Like the color purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:

• Bachelors degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field
• 5+ years’ experience in corporate communications focus on internal communication, preferably in professional services, financial services, or consulting
• Proven experience managing media relations, internal communications, and leadership messaging
• Exceptional writing and editing skills - ability to articulate complex topics with clarity and credibility
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and build trust at senior levels
• Strong English communication skills (both verbal and written), Arabic speaking is advantageous
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Proactive and strategic mindset with a strong sense of initiative and leadership

Job Details

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