Burson
AccountDirector(Secondment)
“Account Director (Secondment) at Burson. Skills: Corporate communications, Project management, Client advisory. Own and coordinate communications workstreams. Ensure quality, consistency, timely delivery”
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Significant agency or in-house experience in corporate communications, track record across campaigns, PR, stakeholder engagement and strategic comms, Demonstrable expertise in purpose-led communications, Proven senior project management skills, ability to own workstreams end-to-end, coordinate across multiple agencies and markets, Excellent client handling skills, high emotional intelligence, judgement to navigate sensitive conversations and competing priorities, Experience leading regional media programmes, collaborating with international counterparts, Skilled at planning and delivering events and stakeholder engagement activity
Nice to Have
Bilingual Arabic and English capabilities
What You'll Do.
Own and coordinate communications workstreams
Provide senior project management and oversight
client stakeholders aligned
Lead planning and execution of regional media strategies
Draft and quality-control written content
Act as senior day-to-day client lead
Offer strategic counsel
Navigate sensitive topics
Plan and oversee stakeholder engagement programmes
Advise client on reputation
Build and lead high-performing account teams
Coach junior colleagues
Foster collaboration across specialists and partners
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Coordinate workstreams across campaigns, stakeholder engagement, events, strategic communications and PR; Working closely with the client and in-agency teams; ensuring alignment with the client's wider international programme; keeping teams, partner agencies and client stakeholders aligned on priorities, milestones and outputs; collaborating with international counterparts to ensure joined-up delivery; fostering collaboration across internal specialists and external partners
Communication Scope
Strategic narratives; Messaging frameworks; Press materials; Executive communications; Written content; Arabic & English for varied audiences and channels
Process & Methodology
Senior project management and oversight, Own workstreams end-to-end, Coordinate across multiple agencies and markets, Planning and execution of regional media strategies, Planning and overseeing stakeholder engagement programmes, Planning and delivering events
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