Account Lead - Communications; Bahrain

Position: Account Lead - Communications (Bahrain)

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Strategy and Communications I Global Talent Acquisition Leader I RL100 Member

*** Please note this role is based full-time in Manama, Bahrain***

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 the Stagwell Global Network, we bring deep insight, cutting‑edge tools, and creative firepower to every challenge.

We combine unrivalled experience with proprietary research capabilities to generate the clarity leaders need to cut through complexity, act with precision, and deliver meaningful impact. 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.

About the Role

A unique opportunity to join a leading intelligence‑led strategy and communications firm. We are seeking account leads to lead projects that integrate expertise from a range of disciplines, including strategic communications, capacity building and public policy.

Candidates might currently be working for government organisations, at communications agencies, multilateral institutions, non‑profits or corporations.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieving commercial outcomes: Winning, retaining and renewing clients is the core responsibility of senior leads at Consulum.
• Leading the work: Bringing together a range of different Consulum experts to deliver an integrated, high‑quality solution for clients.
• 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 can progress over time.
• Participating in business development: Working with the wider Consulum team to generate leads, develop proposals and deliver pitches.

Essential Skills and Attributes Skills

• Communications planning and delivery: the ability to execute these functions at the highest level.
• 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 are essential.

Attributes

• 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 diverse clients and a large workload.
• Development‑orientation: curiosity and the desire to learn, grow and progress.
• Caring for others: caring about the well‑being, development and progression of more junior staff is critical to any leadership position at Consulum.
• Ambition and humility: we want people who are hungry to grow, but not at the cost of others. Being able to take people on a journey is a key part of being able to work and lead at Consulum.

Experience

• 15+ years’ experience in strategy, communications or policy.
• Ideal backgrounds include government, public sector, management consultancy, communications consultancy, charity and think tanks.
• Experience of client relationship building, relationship management and presenting to senior stakeholders.

Our Values

• Solve What Matters: We solve the right problem, not just the brief.
• Challenge With
  
  Purpose:
  
  Intelligent, constructive challenge — for clients and ourselves.
• Build Together: One team, shared development, collective wins.

Why Work Here

• Work for a purpose‑driven organisation seeking to improve the positive performance and impact of governments and corporates.
• Be part of and contribute to some of the most interesting and challenging government reform programmes in the world.
• Be part of a high‑performance culture defined by the pursuit of excellence, collaboration and a focus on professional development.
• Contribute to the development of the business.
• Progress with a clear and achievable path to promotion.
• Tax‑free living.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Consulting, Business Consulting and Services, Public Relations and Communications Services

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