Account Lead, Communications

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 combine unrivalled experience with proprietary research capabilities to generate the clarity leaders need to cut through complexity, act with precision, and deliver meaningful impact.  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

The integration of strategy, policy and communications – in both the design and execution of programmes – sits at the heart of our philosophy. We are seeking an experienced government expert to lead projects that integrate expertise from a range of disciplines, including strategic communications, capacity building and public policy, to deliver outcomes for our clients. Projects vary depending on client need but a typical brief might include the development of strategy, communication advisory and the delivery of integrated communication programmes, the design and build of a high-performing communications function, or the delivery of high impact public policy solutions. While candidates will tend to be more expert in a specific area, it is necessary that they have enough knowledge and experience of government to be able to manage a team of experts across a range of areas, from strategy and policy, to communications and capacity building. The role is based in the Gulf, providing strategy, advice, and support to government clients across the MENA region and beyond.

Location

Bahrain, or Saudi Arabia

Key responsibilities

• Leading the work: Bringing together a range of different Consulum experts to deliver an integrated, high quality solution to the client need.
• Building a relationship of influence with the client: Winning the trust of the principal client and providing them insight, analysis and advice they take seriously.
• Leading the Consulum team: Ensuring Consulum team members understand the mission, are clear about their role, deliver high-quality work and generally perform to standard. A critical aspect of leadership at Consulum is to ensure every team member develops their skills and abilities and is able to progress over time.
• Achieving commercial outcomes: Ensuring we deliver on the agreed scope of work, identifying opportunities for further work and convincing clients of the need to engage Consulum for that additional work.
• Participating in business development: working with the wider Consulum team to generate leads, develop proposals and deliver pitches.

Essential skills and attributesSkills

• Understanding of government: knowledge of how strategy, policy and communications function together in successful governments.
• Intelligence: structured, logical thinking and presentation: the ability to develop and deliver comprehensive analyses and coherent presentations.
• People: the ability to lead, influence and mentor people.
• English: excellent written and spoken business English.
• Project management: an ability to structure and manage the delivery of projects and programmes.
• Software: PowerPoint skills a distinct advantage, but not essential.

Attributes

• Leadership: the ability to develop relationships of influence with clients and staff alike.
• Can-do: being resourceful, proactive, positive and problem-solving.
• Resilience and stamina: the ability to handle difficult clients and a large work-load.
• Development-orientation: curiosity and the desire to learn, grow and progress.
• Caring for others: caring about the well-being, develop and progression of more junior staff is critical to any leadership position at Consulum.
• Ambition and humility: we want people who are hungry to grow, but not at the cost of others. Being able to take people on a journey is a key part of being able to work and lead at CSM.

Experience

• At least 10 years’ experience in strategy, communications or policy, including working in or consulting to government or public sector organisations.
• Ideal backgrounds include government, public sector, management consultancy, communications consultancy, charity and think tanks.
• Experience of key organisational and human resource functions such as: recruitment, training and development, forming and building teams, establishing new ways of working, leadership development, systems and process design, policy development, etc
• Experience of client relationship building, relationship management and presenting to senior stakeholders.

Why work here

• 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.
• Contribute to the development of the business.
• Progress with a clear and achievable path to promotion.
• Tax-free living.

Consulum’s core 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 

Intelligent, constructive challenge — for clients and ourselves.

• Build Together

One team, shared development, collective wins.

• Challenge With Purpose

We solve the right problem, not just the brief.