Bilingual Account Manager – Corporate and Financial Communications at Instinctif Partners

The Company

We are  an  international business communications consultancy –  a  partnership – specialists in reputation, influence  & engagement. We work with our clients to ignite multiple & complex audiences through deep  insight, expert  storytelling & creative  delivery. We employ over 350  people  across  Europe,  Africa, and the Middle East, acting for over 850 clients,  from large quoted  multi-national  corporations to SMEs just starting  on their journey. Instinctif Partners has been operating  in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) since 2008.

We are dedicated in helping  our clients  meet  the  challenges of their  business by developing  communications strategies, enhancing brand value and communicating their story to key audiences. Our MENA business provides a range of consultancy services across  industry and government sectors.

We offer:

o Capital markets & investor relations consultancy

o Financial communications

o Corporate communications and public policy

o Corporate reporting

The Opportunity

A rare opportunity to join Instinctif Partners’ strong team in Riyadh, which is experiencing fast growth across  in the Kingdom. Our client base comprises a range of high profile listed companies – who we advise on their Corporate Communications and Financial PR programmes – as well as regional and international corporates and financial institutions, for whom we deliver corporate communications and reputation management consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Comfortable in day to day client contact and manages relationships where appropriate
• Provides advice and guidance to clients
• Ensures efficient, high quality day-to-day delivery of client programme
• Drives and coordinates media and analyst relations activity
• Drafts written materials  that are well-informed and audience appropriate
• An increasing  understanding of the media, communication and business skills needed to run accounts
• Fully participates in the development of new business proposals and pitch presentations
• Able to post on social media for clients with minimal supervision
• Plans and manages the organisation of client events
• Recognises a crisis situation and knows how to escalate response
• Knowledge and  understanding of digital  communications and  an  ability to  carry  out  research and monitoring on behalf of clients for issues and opportunities
• Develops strategies and tactics to allow clients to clearly and successfully articulate their voice whether that is with national or local stakeholders or the media
• Engages with journalists on a regular basis including pitching ideas, stories and perspectives
• Able to devise, organise and attend stakeholder engagement events  whether  with local communities or support  national engagement
• Attends stakeholder meetings with clients including with media or community organisations
• Attends client meetings and production of subsequent action reports
• Coordinates team activity to progress  communications programmes

Financial communications

• Able to draft straightforward regulatory press releases to a good standard
• Outline understanding of how to read financial statements
• Developing advisory skills and growing awareness of regulatory best practice
• Able to judge a material price sensitive issue and seek senior counsel
• Able to conduct feedback reports
• Comfortable pitching to certain media

Requirements

• Should be able to speak  both English and Arabic fluently
• University degree  or higher education
• With strong media relations
• Experience in a PR, consultancy or other agency environment would be an advantage
• Able to communicate and write effectively especially, press releases, reports  and articles
• Experience of engaging with journalists including drafting press releases or comment for media outlets at a local, national or trade publication level.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement or campaigning within communities.
• A creative individual who can work within a small but energetic team
• Multi-task with deadlines and ensure that time is managed effectively
• Strong organisation and planning skills
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail
• Shows an interest in media, events and social media as well as being aware of current  trends
• Demonstrates flexibility within the team to ensure clients are serviced

How to apply

Complete the form here.