Lead Specialist Communications

Bahrain Bank; Manama; On-site; BHD 15,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Bank of Bahrain is seeking a communications professional to draft bilingual press releases, official statements and speeches, and to manage messaging across internal and governmental policies.

You will coordinate media invites, briefings, press conferences and interviews, translate materials, maintain tone across platforms, monitor coverage, and provide insights to enhance the bank's external communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or equivalent.
• 5–7 years of experience in communications, public relations, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Draft bilingual press releases, official statements, speeches and social media content.
• Coordinate media invites, briefings, press conferences and interviews.
• Translate media content and maintain CBB tone across platforms.
• Monitor media coverage and provide insights to enhance communication strategy.
• Maintain stakeholder media database and map audiences.
• Respond to external queries via email and digital media.
• Adapt content for different platforms and audiences.

Skills

Media relations

Bilingual communication

Content adaptation

Translation

Media monitoring

Stakeholder mapping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or equivalent

Job description

Key accountabilities

• Draft bilingual press releases
• official statements
• speeches
• messaging and general and social media content in line with internal and governmental policies to support CBB senior management and various functions in their communication efforts
• Assess and arrange media invites
• briefings
• press conferences
• and interviews to promote CBB initiatives and announcements
• Assess and arrange event participation for HE the Governor and executive management for internal and external local and international events
• Executing media campaigns
• publications
• and events across all platforms
• Collaborate with the team to ensure accurate and timely responses to all external queries received via email and digital media
• Translate media-related content between languages as required
• ensuring clarity and accuracy in all communications
• Adapt content to suit different platforms and audiences
• maintaining the tone and messaging of CBB
• Monitor and report on CBB representation in various communication channels
• Provide insights and recommendations based on media monitoring to enhance CBB s communication strategy
• Conduct media monitoring to track coverage of CBB in traditional and social media
• analyzing trends and reporting on findings
• Provide translation services for various communication materials
• ensuring accuracy and consistency in messaging across different languages
• Maintain a stakeholder media database and assist in mapping audiences for targeted communication strategies

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or equivalent.

Minimum Experience

• 5-7 years in relevant field