Employment:
Full Time
Line of Service
Advisory
Specialism
Operations
Management Level
Associate
Job Description & Summary
We are seeking a communications generalist who will report to Consulting’s Communications Manager for the ME region. This position will focus on internal communications and support our Consulting team in all of our business units via: content development, communications project management, internal campaigns development and executions and Partner communications.
As a member of the Consulting internal communications team, you can expect your role to typically involve some or all of the following:
– Establish an internal communications strategy in conjunction with stakeholders.
– Ensure organisational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to employees and stakeholders.
– Plan, edit and write content for a variety of internal communications mediums, such as a staff intranet, monthly newsletters or regular email bulletin.
– You will also be required to work on the layout of content from a visual perspective.
– Storyboard or translate ideas to the creative team of designers and multi-media editors.
– Prepare presentations and other materials for organisational events, such as annual meetings.
– Draft messages or scripts from senior executives for presentation to employees in written or spoken form.
– Ensure internal communications messages are consistent across all mediums and for different departments of the organisation.
– Ensure internal communication messages are consistent with external communication messages.
– Collaborate with the Clients and Markets team members to align on this.
– Organize regular opportunities for feedback from staff via focus groups and online collaboration tools and adjust communications content accordingly.
– Ad hoc projects
Qualifications
– A BA in journalism, communications, public relations, research or marketing is required.
– A professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations or the
– Chartered Institute of Marketing is an advantage.
Relevant experience
– 2-5 years experience in a communications team, especially internal communication, for a large organisation, is most sought after.
– Experience of writing for a variety of different audiences is also desired. General journalistic or marketing experience is beneficial.
– Prior management of complex projects and advising senior managers is also looked upon favourably.
– Visual storytelling skills with proficiency in creating content across mediums that tell a compelling story.
Key skills
– Writing skills: You need excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills as well as the journalistic ability to source stories from employees
– Speaking Communication skills: You also need strong speaking communication skills as you are likely to be called on to give presentations or host sessions with staff.
– Interpersonal skills: You need good interpersonal and relationship-building skills in order to work with colleagues across the business.
– You also need to possess the confidence to deal with senior executives and explain communication techniques to them.
– Creative skills: You need the creative ability to devise communication strategies
– Digital skills: Familiarity with information technology, especially digital and video means of communication, is essential.
– Understanding the sector you wish to work in (private, public or voluntary) can be crucial.
– Bilingual in Arabic and English, with strong English language proficiency.
PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm.
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