Corporate Communications Manager-Saudi National

Reporting Structure

Reporting to HR Shared Services Director

This role is entrusted with responsibility to drive, manage, and deliver external and internal communications in accordance with the overall strategic communications plan. To develop effective communications that enable all stakeholders to comprehend and be aware of our corporate strategy, business objectives and priorities, thought leadership and value proposition, brand identity and promise, corporate social responsibility & partnerships, employee engagement and organizational changes.

This individual will be working independently while collaborating with business leaders and internal functional leads to ensure strategic and operational alignment for all aspects of communications and joint hands in amplifying and elevating AEW’s business and presence in the region.

Designing and executing an integrated communications program across the company. Taking charge in driving, supporting and advising on internal and external communications, including communications planning, media relations & agency, speaking opportunities, events & sponsor ships, marketing partnership to support business development, business merger & acquisitions support including JVs and partnerships, communications channels selection & media monitoring, budgeting & expenditure, and report management.

• Implement a regional employee communications plan that strengthens AEW’s culture and employee engagement by keeping employees informed and engaged with clear, purposeful, and strategic content.
• Support management, business leaders and functional leads in :
• Identifying needs, objectives, and strategies for development of internal communications, including but not limited to key business issues (e.g., crisis communications), key business transformation, and organizational change management projects.
• Developing internal communications that focuses on clear, concise, consistent, timely and effective messaging for employees to keep them abreast of company plan and direction, management message, as well as key organizational and functional announcement (e.g. HR, HSSE, Ethics & Compliance, Business Development, Marketing, etc) to cater for the target regional market units and audience.
• Drafting of scripts, speeches, correspondences, and presentation materials to best serve the needs and purpose of internal communications.
• Plan, conceptualize, propose and implement appropriate delivery channel and feedback mechanism, be it through virtual, digital or otherwise, such as Townhalls, coffee chats, video production, social media platforms such as Viva engage, email, newsletter, events, functions, and so on.
• Assist as conduit to cascade, promote and disseminate appropriate internal communication from Aljomaih Holding Company to ensure alignment with the strategy, consistent messaging, uphold brand identity, compliance with corporate guidelines such as gifts & sponsor ships, foster common culture, identity and engagement, and upkeep positive brand positioning.
• Serve as a responsive, quality-focused, positive, and trusted partner for communications needs with all internal stakeholders throughout the region.

• Manage and support the execution of external communications in accordance with the strategic communications plan, including authority & public relations, social & media relations, executive thought leadership, customer and business partnership, supply chain relations, crisis communications and global responsibility.
• Ensure alignment with the AEW’s strategic direction across all the region’s external communications channels to ensure consistent messaging and positive brand positioning.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to enhance efforts to generate favorable opinion about our market and positioning in the region, and garner local and regional media attention to bring about market thought leadership, positive brand image and drive business development opportunities.
• Support management, business leaders and functional leads in :
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