Consultant, Communications

ABOUT CONSULUM

Consulum is a government advisory firm dedicated to helping governments develop, lead and deliver positive programmes that successfully promote their global interests. Our clients are government organisations and their leaders, including centre-of-government entities, ministries, authorities, agencies and state-owned enterprises.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Consulum is seeking a Junior executive to support account leads and senior members of the team in providing dedicated strategic communications support to a variety of clients. Providing high-quality research and media monitoring, the successful candidate will be based in Consulum's Dubai, Bahrain or Riyadh office and should be willing to travel on a regular basis, particularly within the region, and more widely as necessary.

LOCATION

Riyadh and Manama

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the account lead and account manager in providing strategic communications
• Monitor media for your clients, identifying articles of interest and alerting the team on potential issue
• Produce monitoring reports of print, broadcast and social media following press releases
• Produce research and briefing notes to a high quality
• Produce daily news alerts, providing a summary of key news articles from around the world
• Draft messaging, talking points, press releases and written digital content - almost client-ready standard
• Monitor digital and social media for allocated clients
• Collect, analyse, and present data
• Produce first drafts of client's social media calendars.
• Produce good quality PowerPoint slides
• Implement and take ownership of account administration processes - e.g. WIP reports
• Support in the development of briefing materials and research relating to new business pitches.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Excellent research and writing skills
• Excellent personal organisational skills including managing and prioritising your workload and providing support to the wider team
• Flexible approach to work with the ability to work independently, but also display solid team working skills
• Analytical skills - ability to read news stories, organise thoughts and judge significance
• Strong interest in global and Middle East affairs
• Ability to deal with and adapt to an ever-changing work environment
• Excellent IT skills, including Word, PPT and Excel
• Write presentations using PPT and presenting skills
• Good understanding of digital media, including social listening too
• Discretion in approach to work.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Solid graduate work experience in a research, data-gathering, or media-monitoring role
• Producing in-depth, research-based analysis
• Experience working in a pressurised environment with multiple demandsAbility to confidently contribute to internal discussions and present and advise the client
• PR, communications, government, and policy sector experience
• Genuine interest in Geo-politics

ATTRIBUTES

• Attention to detail
• Presence
• Resilience
• Flexibility
• Willingness to learn

WHY WORK FOR US

• 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.
• Experience the Middle East with regular travel throughout the Gulf region and beyond.
• Contribute to the development of the business.
• Tax-free living.

CONSULUM'S CORE VALUES

In order to be successful within Consulum, candidates and employees must suit the Consulum 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 Consulum' approach

• We collaborate, drawing on all the expertise and experience Consulum 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.
• We help each other master new skills, develop expertise, and achieve progress.
• We take enthusiastic advantage of every opportunity Consulum provides for professional development.

Say it like it is

• We offer our clients honest advice in a sincere effort to advance their best interests.
• We contribute with confidence, clarity, and openness to internal discussions.
• We have hard conversations when we need to, always respecting the dignity of our colleagues.

Be a pro

• We turn up on time, fully prepared and ready to deliver.
• We never violate the confidences of our clients.
• We act with integrity, always.