Senior Consultant

H/ADVISORS KLARECO PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Singapore is seeking a Senior Consultant to strengthen client relationships and provide strategic counsel. The successful candidate will have over 5 years of experience in communications, strong writing skills, and a proven track record in managing client accounts effectively. This role involves guiding junior team members, strategizing for new business, and maintaining excellent media relationships. Ideal for a problem solver and team player looking to drive effective communication strategies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in communications or related industry.
• A strong writer with excellent research and presentation skills.
• Proven experience in producing high-quality communications content.

Responsibilities

• Lead and service client accounts with minimal supervision.
• Provide strategic counsel and guide junior team members.
• Identify new business opportunities and prepare proposals.

Skills

Client servicing

Strategic planning

Research and writing

Media relations

Team motivation

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Public Relations or related field

Job description

Be a part of H/Advisors Klareco’s amazing team of consultants across the region - working together to contribute ideas and solutions to power Klareco’s growth and differentiate our offering in the market.

As Senior Consultant, you will work on a range of clients from international brands to local household names. A strategic thinker, calm in a crisis, and creative at heart, your role will stretch far beyond day-to-day client work as you support new business initiatives, take an active lead in providing counsel, running brainstorms and workshops, getting involved in agency initiatives, and passing on your expertise to your colleagues.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Client Servicing

• Proactive client servicer with a can-do attitude
• Leads accounts with minimal supervision
• Provides counsel to clients that aligns with their business objectives
• Supervises, mentors and facilitates junior team members in client work
• Actively involved in client meetings and leads meetings, where appropriate
• Acts as the gate-keeper of quality when delivering client work
• Builds and maintain strong client relationships, including at a senior level
• Able to deputise for more senior members of the team where necessary
• Identifies challenges before they become issues and seeks guidance where necessary to ensure a timely resolution

Strategic Counsel/Planning

• Offers strategic counsel to clients and fellow team members
• Plans workload and to-do-list, while also offering guidance to juniors
• Looks ahead to ensure proactivity on client accounts

Media and Stakeholder Understanding and Relations

• Good media and influencer relationships in Singapore and regionally
• Excellent news sense and insightful media analysis
• A strong understanding of relevant stakeholder/media/analyst landscapes and mapping
• Designs and delivers strong media pitches/stakeholder position papers

New Business

• Plays a role in identifying new business opportunities
• Constructs proposals, including content and logistics
• Produces insightful and analytical research to prepare senior team for new business meetings, pitches and presentations

You will have:

• Minimum 5 years for the senior consultant role in communications or a related industry or area
• Degree in Public Relations, Mass Communications, Media Studies, Journalism, or any communications-related disciplines
• A strong writer with excellent research, writing, editing, presentation, and client interaction skills.
• Proven experience in producing first-rate communications and editorial content for multi-platform media, including traditional mainstream and digital platforms.
• Strong client relations, strategic thinking, and new business development skills; a problem solver, solution-finder, and able to think outside the box.
• A motivator who can inspire and manage team members to achieve results.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple projects with minimum or no supervision.
• Can work independently and able to work under pressure.
• Able to adapt quickly and embrace change.
• Entrepreneurial in spirit, self-motivated and creative
• Bold in counsel and brave in decision making.
• A strong team player who recognises the importance of collective responsibility in a team