Senior Consultant, Communications

Consulum; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Consulum seeks a Junior to support account leads and senior team members with dedicated strategic communications support for various clients. You will provide high-quality research and media monitoring and be based in Riyadh or Bahrain, with regular travel within the region as needed.

Responsibilities include monitoring media, producing reports, drafting messaging and briefing notes, creating daily news alerts, and supporting social media calendars and client presentations.

Qualifications

• Excellent research and writing skills.
• Strong organisational ability and workload management.
• Flexible, independent yet collaborative, with team-working capability.
• Analytical mindset to read and judge news significance.
• Interest in global and Middle East affairs; adaptable to changing environment.
• Proficient IT skills including Word, PPT and Excel.
• Ability to draft client-ready messaging and presentations.
• Experience with digital media and social listening.

Responsibilities

• Support the account lead and manager with strategic communications tasks.
• Monitor media for clients and flag relevant articles.
• Produce monitoring reports across print, broadcast and social media.
• Create research and briefing notes to high quality.
• Draft daily news alerts and client-ready content.
• Prepare social media calendars and PowerPoint slides.
• Assist in briefing materials for new business pitches.

Skills

Research skills

Writing

Organisational skills

Analytical

Teamwork

Geo-politics interest

Digital media

Discretion

Presentation skills

Social listening

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

ABOUT CONSULUM

Consulum are the leading intelligence-led strategy and communications firm. We design and activate evidence-led programmes to deliver targeted outcomes for governments and businesses. Rooted in the MENA region and powered by a global network, we bring deep insight, cutting-edge tools, and creative firepower to every challenge.

We combineunrivalled experiencewithproprietary research capabilitiesto generate the clarity leaders need to cut through complexity, act with precision, and delivermeaningfulimpact. Our vision is to set the global benchmark for how strategy and communications is used to deliver real-world outcomes.

As part of a global network, we are linked to more than 13,000 colleagues across 40+ countries, each bringing expertise in communications, research, digital, advertising, transformation, and AI-powered tools. This connection gives us additional tools, insights, and capability to set the industry standard.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Consulum is seeking a Junior to support account leads and senior members of the team in providing dedicated strategic communications support to a variety ofclients. Providing high-quality research and media monitoring, the successful candidate will bebased in Riyadh or Bahrain offices and should be willing to travel on a regularbasis,particularlywithin theregion,andmorewidelyasnecessary.

LOCATION

Riyadh and Manama

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the account lead and account manager in providing strategic communications
• Monitor media for your clients, identifying articles of interest and alerting the team on potential issue
• Produce monitoring reports of print, broadcast and social media following press releases
• Produce research and briefing notes to a high quality
• Produce daily news alerts, providing a summary of key news articles from around the world
• Draft messaging, talking points, press releases and written digital content – almost to client- ready standard
• Monitor digital and social media for allocated clients
• Collect, analyse, and present data
• Produce first drafts of client’s social media calendars.
• Produce good quality PowerPoint slides
• Implement and take ownership of account administration processes – e.g. WIP reports
• Support in the development of briefing materials and research relating to new business pitches.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Excellent research and writing skills
• Excellent personal organisational skills including managing and prioritising your workload and providing support to the wider team
• Flexible approach to work with the ability to work independently, but also display solid team working skills
• Analytical skills – ability to read news stories, organise thoughts and judge significance
• Strong interest in global and Middle East affairs
• Ability to deal with and adapt to an ever-changing work environment
• Excellent IT skills, including Word, PPT and Excel
• Write presentations using PPT and presenting skills
• Good understanding of digital media, including social listening too
• Discretion in approach to work.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Solid graduate work experience in a research, data-gathering, or media-monitoring role
• Producing in-depth, research-based analysis
• Experience working in a pressurised environment with multiple demands
• Ability to confidently contribute to internal discussions and present and advise the client
• PR, communications, government, and policy sector experience
• Genuine interest in Geo-politics

ATTRIBUTES

• Attention to detail
• Presence
• Resilience
• Flexibility
• Willingness to learn

OUR VALUES

Our values drive our culture. We want every person at Consulum to make an impact, to grow and to be surrounded by people they respect and admire.

Solve What Matters

We solve the right problem, not just the brief.

Challenge With Purpose

Intelligent, constructive challenge — for clients and ourselves.

Build Together

One team, shared development, collective wins.

WHY WORK FOR US:

• Work for a purpose-driven organisation seeking to improve the positive performance and impact of governments.
• Be part of and contribute to some of the most interesting and challenging government reform programmes in the world.
• Be part of a high-performance culture defined by the pursuit of excellence, collaboration, collegiality, and a focus on professional development.
• Experience the Middle East with regular travel throughout the Gulf region and beyond.
• Contribute to the development of the business.
• Tax-free living.