Graduate Consultant - Strategic / Government Comms MIDDLE EAST
Roles based in Dubai, Saudi and Bahrain available for graduates who are looking to move into either Strategic Communications, Government Communications or Management Consulting.
We have a large client looking to hire graduates with related degrees. Multiple positions available. If interested please send your CV to Daisy@jivarosearch.com stating graduate as the job title.
- Extensive research and analysis experience
- The ability to learn (quickly)
- Self-prioritisation and organisation of multiple tasks and multiple demands.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
- Solid graduate work experience in a research, data-gathering or media-monitoring role
- Producing in-depth, research-based analysis
- Experience working in a pressurised environment with multiple demands
- Ability to confidently contribute to internal discussions and present and advise the client
- Genuine interest in geo-politics.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Clients
- Support the account lead and account manager in providing strategic communications support to allocated clients
- Monitor media for your clients, identifying articles of interest and alerting the team on potential issues
- Produce monitoring reports of print, broadcast and social media following press releases
- Produce research and briefing notes to a high quality
- Produce daily news alerts, providing a summary of key news articles from around the world (working on a rota)
- Monitor digital and social media for allocated clients
- Collect, analyse and present data
- Produce first drafts of client’s social media calendars.
Leadership
- Produce research on potential clients
- Support in the development of briefing materials and research relating to new business pitches.
SKILLS REQUIRED
- Excellent research and writing skills
- Excellent personal organisational skills including managing and prioritising your workload and providing support to the wider team
- Flexible approach to work with the ability to work independently, but also display solid team working skills
- Analytical skills – ability to read news stories, organise thoughts and judge significance
- Strong interest in global and Middle East affairs
- Ability to deal with and adapt to an ever-changing work environment
- Excellent IT skills, including Word, PPT and Excel
- Good understanding of digital media, including social listening tools
- Discretion in approach to work.
Desirable
- Post-graduation work experience
- PR and communications experience