Director Communications Marketing

AtkinsRéalis is looking for Director, Communications & Marketing, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Africa. This role is based in the Middle East (Dubai or Riyadh). This role reports into the Senior Vice President, Global Communications & Marketing.

In this role you will be responsible for creating integrated marketing and communications plans that help to drive the business strategies in the region. You'll work in collaboration with the heads of marketing communications, external communications, internal communications, and creative design - as well as their respective teams - to design and deliver marketing campaign and measurable communications actions. This includes supporting business development efforts, mapping stakeholders, setting the messaging, identifying profiling opportunities and defining a calendar of internal and external tactical activity such as key speaking positions, industry trade shows, internal roadshows, and other leadership communications. You will also take a hands-on role in delivering some of this activity in collaboration with specialists in the broader Communications function. As part of our Global Communications & Marketing team, you will also be required to support global initiatives.

In this role you will

• Work hand in hand with the leadership team for your region
• Consult and advise the internal clients on their marketing and communications strategy, tactics, and overall activities
• Create and manage marketing and communications plans for the region
• Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of activities against benchmarks
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal clients and more specifically the regional Leadership team
• Contribute to the overarching action planning for the relevant areas of the business
• Research and write compelling content to be used across all communications channels including campaign material, reports, articles, speeches, case studies, social media and website
  
  

Get in touch if you have...

• The ability to be a strategic thinker and see the big picture and broader company business objectives
• Ability to work effectively within a group, as well as independently, and enjoy working with different personality styles and management levels, both in person and across geographies
• Creative flair, excellent written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional project management and prioritization skills, you are detail-oriented and organized
• The drive and determination to deliver excellent outcomes in a deadline-driven environment whilst maximising return on investment.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Degree educated in marketing, business, or communications (or an equivalent level of experience)
• 15+ years of experience in a related communications role
• Experience in the professional services/design and engineering/construction industry is preferred
  
  

Additional Information

• This role is based in the Middle East (Dubai or Riyad)
• This role reports into the Senior Vice President, Global Communications & Marketing
• Permanent, Full time role