100000007140.Head of Media Strategy

Qatar Foundation International; Qatar; On-site; QAR 335,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

Qatar Foundation International is seeking a senior media leader to drive global storytelling and strategy. You will shape international media identity, manage executive relationships, and guide cross-entity communications to achieve cohesive campaigns.

The role requires deep knowledge of media landscapes, strong writing and public speaking, and Arabic proficiency as an advantage. You will mentor teams and contribute to planning, budgets, and KPIs while representing QF at global forums.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, PR, Journalism, or related field.
• 6-8 years full-time media relations or strategic communications exp.
• Strong knowledge of media landscapes, press protocols, PR practices.
• Skilled in strategic planning, project management, and oversight.
• Excellent writing/editing; confident in public speaking and training.
• Arabic proficiency is an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office; familiarity with Meltwater and Cision.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement QF's long-term media strategy aligned with priorities.
• Shape QF's international media identity and align with national/global aims.
• Anticipate global media trends, crises, and opportunities for resilience.
• Advise CCO Division on media strategy, reputation, and influence.
• Translate priorities into clear narratives for global audiences.
• Collaborate with Head of Press Office to execute strategy.
• Guide entity-level comms to align with overall media positioning.
• Ensure synergy across media, digital, marketing, events, internal comms.
• Build relationships with global editors and senior media executives.
• Forge partnerships with international media houses and agencies.
• Represent QF at international media forums and policy forums.
• Lead adoption of innovative media strategies and multimedia storytelling.
• Establish media analytics, benchmarking, and performance metrics.
• Translate insights into foresight for opportunities or risks.
• Define and oversee media engagement frameworks and policies.
• Lead and mentor internal teams; build strategic media capability.
• Contribute to departmental planning, budgets, KPIs, risk management.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Media relations

Press office

Strategic planning

Project management

Public speaking

Writing & editing

Arabic proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications / PR / Journalism

Tools

Meltwater

Cision

Job description

Key Result Areas:

• Define and implement QF's long-term media strategy, positioning the organization as a global leader in education, research, science, and culture.

• Shape QF's international media identity and ensure alignment with Qatar's national priorities and global ambitions.

• Anticipate global media trends, crises, and opportunities, ensuring proactive and resilient positioning.

• Serve as the key advisor to QF CCO Division's management on media strategy, reputation management, and international influence.

• Translate complex organizational priorities into clear narratives that resonate with global audiences.

• Collaborate with the Head of Press Office and Media Relations to ensure flawless execution of strategy.

• Guide QF's entity-level communications focal points to align with QF's overarching media positioning.

• Ensure synergy between media, digital, marketing, events, and internal communications to deliver cohesive and high-impact campaigns.

• Build and sustain high-level relationships with global editors, senior media executives, and influential networks.

• Forge strategic partnerships with international media houses, agencies, and organizations to amplify QF's presence and influence.

• Represent QF at international media forums and ensure QF's perspectives are reflected in global policy-shaping conversations.

• Lead the adoption of innovative media strategies, integrating multimedia, digital storytelling, and emerging technologies.

• Establish robust systems for media analytics, benchmarking, and performance measurement.

• Translate insights into foresight, using data to drive decisions and to prepare QF for emerging opportunities or risks.

• Define and oversee QF's media engagement frameworks and policies to ensure consistency, credibility, and compliance across all entities.

• Lead and mentor internal teams, building institutional capability in strategic media management.

• Contribute to departmental business planning, budgets, KPIs, and risk management, ensuring accountability for QF's media reputation.

• Perform other reasonable tasks as assigned by the supervisor

Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Media Studies, or a related field.

• 6-8 years of full-time work experience in in media relations, press office management, or strategic communications, preferably within large organizations, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role.

• Strong knowledge of media landscapes (traditional, digital, social), press protocols, newsroom operations, and PR practices, with established networks among media professionals and agencies.

• Skilled in strategic planning, project management, and organizational oversight, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to assess and adjust media performance.

• Excellent writing and editing skills for press releases, speeches, reports, and editorial content; confident in public speaking, spokesperson support, and delivering media training.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills, with effective time management; Arabic proficiency is an advantage.

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and communications and to articulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is an advantage

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with media monitoring/PR tools such as Meltwater and Cision.