Senior Manager - Corporate Communications

Dubai Holding; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai Holding is seeking a Senior Manager, Corporate Communications to safeguard and promote the group's reputation and drive awareness of its role in Dubai's growth.

You will provide strategic counsel, design campaigns, oversee thought leadership with white papers, edit executive messaging, and coordinate with marketing, HR and external partners.

This role requires senior leadership collaboration, robust project management, and exceptional attention to detail in a fast-paced, diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in corporate communications.
• Experience in Middle East preferred.
• Experience in communications/public relations, preferably agency background.
• Exposure to financial or transaction communications is advantageous.
• Strong written and spoken English; Arabic preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic counsel on communications matters.
• Design and oversee strategic campaigns aligned with business goals.
• Lead thought leadership initiatives including white papers and insights.
• Develop executive positioning content for leadership.
• Oversee high-quality content for press, speeches, reports and social channels.
• Collaborate with marketing to ensure consistent brand messaging.
• Manage external agencies, budgets, and KPIs.
• Monitor and report on communications effectiveness.

Skills

Corporate communications

Stakeholder management

Crisis management

Strategic planning

Content development

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Marketing/Public Affairs

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Established in 2004, Dubai Holding is a global investment company with investments in more than 34 countries and a combined workforce of nearly 45,000 individuals. In line with the vision of Dubai’s leadership and economic diversification strategy, Dubai Holding companies have nurtured sectors, irrevocably transforming Dubai’s socio-economic landscape and positioning Dubai as a diversified, globally integrated economy.

Dubai Holding is committed to the diversification of Dubai’s non-oil economy. Our portfolio, valued at over AED 284+ billion, spans 10 sectors, including real estate, hospitality, leisure & entertainment, ICT, design, education, media, retail, manufacturing & logistics, and science.

For the Good of Tomorrow

Dubai Holding is looking to hire a Senior Manager, Corporate Communications at the corporate office, reporting to the Executive Director. The job holder is responsible for safeguarding and promoting Dubai Holding’s reputation and building awareness of the company’s role in the growth and development of Dubai. The role requires a broad-based corporate and B2B communications specialist who can provide strategic counsel, manage complex projects and collaborate with senior colleagues across the organisation to deliver effective internal and external communications programmes. The job holder will work independently across multiple teams, functions, consultants and external partners, bringing strong judgement, personal drive and exceptional attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities:

Corporate Communications Strategic Planning:

• Provide strategic counsel to on communications-related matters.
• Design and oversee the execution of strategic communication campaigns aligned with business goals and objectives.
• Manage the Group’s thought leadership programme, including the end-to-end development of white papers and insight pieces, from concept development and research coordination through to managing consultants and other third parties, drafting, design oversight, publication and dissemination.
• Develop and edit strategic content, including op-eds, blog entries, ‘talking heads’ pieces to camera and executive positioning material for leadership.
• Oversee the creation of high-quality content for various communication channels, including press releases, speeches, reports and social media.
• Collaborate with marketing and branding teams to ensure consistency in corporate messaging and brand positioning.
• Create comprehensive messaging that resonates with Dubai Holding’s stakeholders, and ensure effective channels are utilised to deliver messages to them.
• Review and update strategic communications documents, frameworks and key messaging to ensure alignment with evolving business priorities.
• Provide quality control on all strategic content (including internal communication), ensuring accuracy, clarity and consistency of messaging across platforms.

Stakeholder Management:

• Develop and implement stakeholder communication plans to support business objectives.
• Provide strategic communications support on major issues relating to verticals within the Dubai Holding Group.
• Develop and distribute regular updates Group-wide and to key stakeholders to keep them informed about company initiatives and developments.
• Support the leadership and key functions, such as Human Capital, in shaping the organisation's culture through emphasising key strategic messages, promoting strategy and inspiring employee engagement across the company.

Agency & Crisis Management:

• Support the selection process of external media agencies, including developing the PR RFP and agency selection in line with procurement guidelines.
• Provide clear communications brief to media agencies to ensure they understand to gain a clear understanding of the communication intent and objective.
• Set KPIs for PR and communications agencies and manage their day-to-day delivery and budgets.
• Oversee the performance of the external media agencies to ensure they deliver within agreed timelines, quality standards and budget.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key monitoring & social listening agencies such as Carma & Meltwater.
• Monitor and manage the company’s public image and address any potential reputational risks.

Special Projects:

• Independently manage strategic, high-profile projects end-to-end — from initial scoping, strategy and execution to delivery and evaluation.
• Oversee the production of major corporate publications, including the financial report and sustainability reports, coordinating internal contributors and managing external consultants, writers, designers and other specialist partners to ensure accurate, high-quality and timely delivery.
• Coordinate multiple teams, functions, business verticals, external parties and consultants to deliver cohesive communications strategies and projects.
• Identify opportunities for innovation in corporate communications and implement new approaches and technologies.

Reporting:

• Monitor and analyse the effectiveness of communication strategies and initiatives.
• Track media coverage and report on public perception and sentiment.
• Manage communications input into the annual financial reporting process, working closely with Finance, Sustainability and other functions, and directing appointed consultants to maintain accuracy, consistency, quality and adherence to timelines.
• Utilise analytics tools to measure the impact of communication campaigns and adjust strategies accordingly
• Present findings and insights to senior team members to inform decision-making and strategic planning.
• Provide regular market and industry updates to management and monitor the media continuously, taking action as required.

Who we are looking for:

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in corporate communications
• Experience of working in the Middle East is preferred.
• Experience in communications/public relations departments, preferably with an agency background.
• Exposure to financial communications or transaction communications is advantageous.
• Knowledge of sustainability communications is desirable.
• Proven experience working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple concurrent priorities.

Education / Professional Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Affairs or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualise, draft and produce high-level thought leadership outputs (white papers, reports, strategic insights)
• Ability to effectively ‘project manage’ multi-team and multi-vertical projects and campaigns
• Excellent verbal communications skills.
• Excellent command of written English, with the ability to produce clear, compelling and impactful content across different mediums
• Ability to read, write and speak Arabic is preferred
• Ability to manage complex projects involving many stakeholders
• Confident of interacting with senior leadership team
• Experience dealing with government and public affairs issues.
• Experience dealing with local and international media
• Ability to leverage AI tools and technologies to drive efficiencies, enhance creativity and streamline communication processes
• Strong project management capability, with experience coordinating multiple teams, functions, consultants and external partners from brief through to delivery.
• Knowledge of sustainability communications and financial communications is desirable
• Strong initiative and self-directed (ability to operate independently while managing multiple projects)
• Creative mindset with a strong focus on innovation and the application of industry best practices to campaigns and initiatives
• Exceptional attention to detail, with a disciplined approach to fact-checking and quality assurance
• Action-oriented, delivery focused

As much as we would be delighted to entertain all applicants, due to the high volumes of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted within 14 business days.

This job description is not all inclusive. Dubai Holding reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Dubai Holding is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.