Marketing and Communications Manager - 9 months Maternity Cover

Turner & Townsend; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional service provider located in Dubai is seeking an experienced marketing communications professional. The successful candidate will support marketing campaigns, assist in managing complex bids, and develop high-quality written content. Candidates should have 5 years of experience within the marketing and business development field, particularly in professional services. The role demands effective stakeholder management and ability to adapt writing styles for different audiences. This full-time position does not offer remote work.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in marketing communications and business development.
• Prior experience in the advisory/consultancy/real estate sector is preferred.
• Professional membership of a recognized institution is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support the marketing team in creating content for clients and prospects.
• Assist with large bids and ensure workflow is efficient.
• Conduct research for market intelligence reports.

Skills

Marketing communications

Business development

Bidding/proposal writing

Stakeholder management

Adapting writing styles

Market intelligence

Education

Degree in Marketing or related subject

Job description

Responsibilities

• Work with the regional marketing team to support a regular and compelling flow of content to clients and prospects through social and traditional media
• Support flagship regional marketing campaigns to drive increased client engagement and lead generation
• Provide support and advise to technical teams regarding social media collateral marketing channels
• Support the execution of the UAE internal communications plan
• Develop and deliver high-quality written content across a range of formats and styles including marketing collateral (e.g. brochures, case studies), press releases, thought leadership articles and client insights aligned to strategic work‑winning efforts
• Conduct research and contribute to market intelligence reports to inform positioning campaigns and client engagement strategies

Bids and systems

• Support large/complex bids assisting with bid delivery with the UAE bidding team
• Provide oversight of the bidding workflow for the UAE bid team

Key clients

• Ensure alignment to the regional Key Client Programme methodology and leverage appropriate tools

Qualifications

• 5 years experience across marketing communications, business development and bidding/proposal writing in the professional services sector, ideally within the built environment
• Degree within Marketing or related subject
• Previous experience of working in the advisory/consultancy/real estate sector would be an advantage
• Professional membership of a recognised institution would be preferred
• Candidates must have the ability to prioritise work and meet multiple tight deadlines
• Be able to adapt writing style for different audiences and platforms
• Experience in bid/pitch/proposal writing with a focus on articulating capability and credibility
• Strong stakeholder management skills across all levels
• Brings a can‑do mindset focused on execution and results

Additional Information

Company Vision: Our vision is to be the leading capital programmes professional service provider operating across property infrastructure and natural resources.

In 2010 Turner & Townsend began a journey to grow the company on a global scale across our three core sectors. Our vision to excel has seen us climb from 2500 staff in 63 offices across 28 countries in 2010 to 6800 in 110 offices across 45 countries in 2020.

Turner & Townsend recognise the fact that our employees are the key to our future growth. We invest heavily in the training, development and regular appraisal of our people: by managing each employees career aspirations and by promoting from within at every opportunity we believe we have created a stimulating, challenging and exciting working environment for our staff.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full‑time