Senior Communications Specialist

About the role

The Senior Specialist, Corporate Communications supports the planning and leads the execution of internal and external communications, including media management and crisis communications. Working with the Senior Manager, the role advises on messaging, manages media relations and response, supports crisis preparedness and execution, and coordinates stakeholders and partners to protect and strengthen organizational reputation.

Key responsibilities

• Support the annual corporate communications plan and lead assigned internal, external, media and crisis communications activities.
• Develop and deliver internal communications (leadership messages, announcements, change communications, campaigns, events) and external communications (press releases, institutional stories, stakeholder communications).
• Manage day-to-day media relations: story development, inquiries, interviews, briefing materials, spokesperson preparation, media events and coverage monitoring.
• Maintain crisis communications plans, holding statements, key messages, Q&As and media responses, and escalate high-risk matters to the Senior Manager, Legal, Risk or Compliance.
• Develop executive communications such as speeches, talking points, panel briefs, presentations and opinion pieces.
• Develop, review and coordinate approval of high-quality bilingual content, ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance with privacy and approval requirements.
• Coordinate communications projects, editorial calendars, workflows, agencies, vendors and stakeholder dependencies.
• Provide subject-matter guidance and quality review to colleagues and partners, and monitor engagement, media coverage, stakeholder sentiment and channel performance to recommend improvements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Business Administration or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in internal and external communications, media management and crisis communications, including coordinating agencies, stakeholders or complex workstreams.
• Demonstrated experience developing integrated communications strategies and managing high-profile, cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong experience in media relations, executive communications, issues management and crisis communications.
• Professional fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Required skills

• Excellent writing, editing and presentation skills.
• Negotiation, project management and analytical skills.
• Ability to advise senior stakeholders and turn complex information into clear, compelling content.