Strategic Communications Director

1 week ago


Doha, Baladīyat ad Dawḩah, Qatar United Development Company (UDC) Full time
Corporate Communications Manager - Qatari Preference

About United Development Company (UDC)

Established in July 1999, UDC is a leading private sector shareholding company in Qatar and the Middle East. Listed on the Doha Securities Market since June 2003, our mission is to identify and invest in long-term projects contributing to Qatar's growth and providing good shareholder value.

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Corporate Communications Manager - Qatari Preference to join our team. As a key member of our communications department, you will be responsible for driving market awareness for United Development Company within the region and internationally.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Develop and implement strategic communication plans to drive business objectives.
  2. Analyze marketing communications efforts, identifying areas for improvement and opportunities for growth.
  3. Lead the team to meet communications, media relations, publishing, and other corporate communications targets.
  4. Establish and maintain relationships with mass media organizations, industry analysts, business, government, and other influencers to ensure positive and accurate reporting of UDC and its projects and subsidiaries.
  5. Remain knowledgeable about emerging social and media methodologies and strategies.
  6. Provide vision to the ongoing assessment and development of the Company's strategic plan.
  7. Train and place key spokespersons to the media community on corporate, project, and market issues.
  8. Demonstrate intuitive problem-solving that employs appropriate skills following guidelines from company policies and procedures.
  9. Serve as Editor-in-Chief of Isola Magazine and other UDC publications.
  10. Direct and coordinate all corporate communications activities and aid in formulating, implementing, and administering policies and procedures.
  11. Develop plans for corporate communication detailing media relations, corporate advertising, corporate identity, websites, publishing, shareholder relations materials, social media networking, photography, and creative communications.
  12. Develop and implement complex corporate communication programs to support investor relations activities.
  13. Develop and coordinate product/project launch communications.

Requirements

  1. Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, or a related field; extensive experience as a journalist a plus.
  2. 12-plus years of work experience in the mass communications industry.
  3. Outstanding written and verbal English & Arabic communication skills.
  4. Interest in fashion.
  5. Budgeting, Compliance & Regulatory Requirements, Public Relations, Customer Relationship Management, Negotiation & Influencing, Project Management, Research & Analysis, Business Development, Legal Fundamentals, Media Distribution, Operational Excellence, Computer Literacy.
  6. Ability to convey complex information in a clear manner to a diverse audience.
  7. Superior writing and editing skills.


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