Account Lead, Communications

About Consulum

Consulum are the leading intelligence-led strategy and communications firm. We design and activate evidence-led programmes to deliver targeted outcomes for governments and businesses. Rooted in the MENA region and powered by a global network, we bring deep insight, cutting-edge tools, and creative firepower to every challenge.

We combine unrivalled experiencewithproprietary research capabilities to generate the clarity leaders need to cut through complexity, act with precision, and delivermeaningfulimpact. Our vision is to set the global benchmark for how strategy and communications is used to deliver real-world outcomes.

As part of a global network, we are linked to more than 13,000 colleagues across 40+ countries, each bringing expertise in communications, research, digital, advertising, transformation, and AI-powered tools. This connection gives us additional tools, insights, and capability to set the industry standard.

The integration of strategy, policy and communications – in both the design and execution of programmes – sits at the heart of our philosophy. We are seeking an experienced government expert to lead projects that integrate expertise from a range of disciplines, including strategic communications, capacity building and public policy, to deliver outcomes for our clients. Projects vary depending on client need but a typical brief might include the development of strategy, communication advisory and the delivery of integrated communication programmes, the design and build of a high-performing communications function, or the delivery of high impact public policy solutions.

While candidates will tend to be more expert in a specific area, it is necessary that they have enough knowledge and experience of government to be able to manage a team of experts across a range of areas, from strategy and policy, to communications and capacity building. The role is based in the Gulf, providing strategy, advice, and support to government clients across the MENA region and beyond.

Bahrain, or Saudi Arabia

• Leading the work:
  Bringing together a range of different Consulum experts to deliver an integrated, high quality solution to the client need.
• Building a relationship of influence with the client:
  Winning the trust of the principal client and providing them insight, analysis and advice they take seriously.
• Leading the Consulum team:
  Ensuring Consulum team members understand the mission, are clear about their role, deliver high-quality work and generally perform to standard. A critical aspect of leadership at Consulum is to ensure every team member develops their skills and abilities and is able to progress over time.
• Achieving commercial outcomes:
  Ensuring we deliver on the agreed scope of work, identifying opportunities for further work and convincing clients of the need to engage Consulum for that additional work.
• Participating in business development: working with the wider Consulum team to generate leads, develop proposals and deliver pitches.

• Understanding of government: knowledge of how strategy, policy and communications function together in successful governments.
• Intelligence: structured, logical thinking and presentation: the ability to develop and deliver comprehensive analyses and coherent presentations.
• People: the ability to lead, influence and mentor people.
• English: excellent written and spoken business English.
• Project management: an ability to structure and manage the delivery of projects and programmes.
• Software:
  PowerPoint skills a distinct advantage, but not essential.

• Leadership: the ability to develop relationships of influence with clients and staff alike.
• Can-do: being resourceful, proactive, positive and problem-solving.
• Resilience and stamina: the ability to handle difficult clients and a large work-load.
• Development-orientation: curiosity and the desire to learn, grow and progress.
• Caring for others: caring about the well-being, develop and progression of more junior staff is critical to any leadership position at Consulum.
• Ambition and humility: we want people who are hungry to…