Account Manager - Internal Communications - Secondment - 12 months

Daniel J Edelman Holdings; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A global communications firm in Abu Dhabi is looking for a professional dedicated to enhancing employee engagement and managing internal communications for key clients. The role requires collaboration with teams to drive measurable business results and improve client relationships. Ideal candidates should be excited about diversity and inclusion initiatives and possess experience in creating effective communication strategies. This role offers an opportunity to shape workplace culture and make a lasting impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in employee engagement and internal communications.
• Ability to draft key content and exceed client expectations.
• Strong understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients to achieve measurable business results.
• Provide strategic vision for improving client relationships.
• Support internal communication initiatives and talent development.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives aligned with client objectives.

Job description

About Edelman

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. At Edelman we understand diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) and transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration, and belonging.

This role will involve working on all employee engagement and internal communications initiatives for a key client.

Job Responsibilities

• Works with clients and teams to achieve business objectives that yield measurable business results.
• Provides strategy vision and continuous improvement to advance relationships with key clients.
• Supports all internal communication initiatives, drafting key content and ensuring key client expectations are exceeded.
• Identifies best practice employee engagement initiatives and shares intelligence as well as creates strategies to support client objectives with internal audiences.
• Supports talent development via learning and development mentoring and career pathing.
• Supports business development for client work and the creation of a dedicated practice.
• Reach the hearts and minds of clients' employees to bring them along on a journey with an equal mix of art and science (process tools, behavior analytics); create a compelling experience that shifts mindsets and behaviors to drive long‑term impact.
• Helps shape culture on behalf of clients.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace so if you are excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.