Director, Communications & Marketing, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Africa

Job Description

Job Description

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, working as part of a talented team and collaborating with industry leading consultants, designers, engineers, and strategists?

We are recruiting for roles in our global communications and marketing team.

Join our talented agile team of communicators and marketers. We are trusted advisors to the business, working on multiple regional and global projects to support the growth of our business in the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Africa region, and create a better future for our planet and its people.

SNC-Lavalin is looking for Director, Communications & Marketing, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Africa. This role is based in the Middle East (Dubai or Riyadh). This role reports into the Senior Vice President, Global Communications & Marketing.

In this role you will be responsible for creating integrated marketing and communications plans that help to drive the business strategies in the region. You’ll work in collaboration with the heads of marketing communications, external communications, internal communications, and creative design – as well as their respective teams – to design and deliver marketing campaign and measurable communications actions.

This includes supporting business development efforts, mapping stakeholders, setting the messaging, identifying profiling opportunities and defining a calendar of internal and external tactical activity such as key speaking positions, industry trade shows, internal roadshows and other leadership communications. You will also take a hands-on role in delivering some of this activity in collaboration with specialists in the broader Communications function. As part of our Global Communications & Marketing team, you will also be required to support global initiatives.

Why join Atkins?

SNC Lavalin’s Atkins business is one of the largest multidisciplinary, multi sector engineering design consultancies in the world and is part of the SNC Lavalin Group. As one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies with a leading track record in the defence sector, Atkins are ideally placed to respond to this market. We have a broad establishment and proud, 50 year history throughout the Middle East region. We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes. Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, and Jeddah.

Come and join our transformative team.

In this role you will

• Work hand in hand with the leadership team for your region

• Consult and advise the internal clients on their marketing and communications strategy, tactics, and overall activities

• Create and manage marketing and communications plans for the region

• Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of activities against benchmarks

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal clients and more specifically the regional Leadership team

• Contribute to the overarching action planning for the relevant areas of the business

• Research and write compelling content to be used across all communications channels including campaign material, reports, articles, speeches, case studies, social media and website

Get in touch if you have…

• The ability to be a strategic thinker and see the big picture and broader company business objectives

• Ability to work effectively within a group, as well as independently, and enjoy working with different personality styles and management levels, both in person and across geographies

• Creative flair, excellent written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills

• Exceptional project management and prioritization skills, you are detail-oriented and organized

• The drive and determination to deliver excellent outcomes in a deadline-driven environment whilst maximising return on investment.

Education and Experience

• Degree educated in marketing, business, or communications (or an equivalent level of experience)

• 15+ years of experience in a related communications role

• Experience in the professional services/design and engineering/construction industry is preferred

Rewards & Benefits

We offer an excellent package which includes:

•   A competitive salary

•    Transportation allowance

•    Medical and life insurance cover

•    Annual leave

•    Medical and life insurance cover

•    Company gratuity scheme

•    Discretionary bonus scheme

•    Annual flight allowance to point of origin

•    Employee Well-Being Programme – 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants

Worker TypeEmployee

Job TypeRegular

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