Director For Healthcare
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
ABOUT US
Edelman is a pioneer in our industry despite being the largest communications firm in the world. We are at the intersection of PR, Advertising, Social, Digital, Earned Media and Experiential. We blur the lines between each medium to create smart, innovative, and powerful work that gets people talking and engaging with brands in new ways. You will be challenged to push convention and your creativity to find modern ways to drive consumer behaviour in today\xe2\x80\x99s evolving environment.
We are a family business - passionate, unconventional, and driven by a desire to do the best work possible. We get results for our clients and have the reputation to prove it.
THE ROLE
We are currently looking for Healthcare Director to lead and grow our healthcare sector in Middle East. You will be responsible for leading, securing, maintaining, and growing the healthcare business in the region. A strong leader who, as part of the EMEA Health Senior Leadership Team, supports the team\'s objectives through the reputation building, organic growth, new business, trainings, while supporting wider activities via marketing, talent, new business. You will map, lead, and contribute to organic client growth and the acquisition of new customer business.
If you apply, we will review your fit against the position criteria and feedback to you. If your profile does not meet the criteria, we will retain your profile as an active applicant for future consideration.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- You will act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and participate in RFPs and client meetings.
- Builds strong relationships with clients and maintains strong external sector-specific relationships and networks in the healthcare space.
- Guides clients and teams to achieve business objectives with strategic and creative ideas that yield real impact.
- You will be the senior client point of contact, accountable for overall profitability, quality, relationship, and client satisfaction of health clients owned and served in Middle East market.
- Partners with business manager and resource manager to ensure profitability targets and allocations are being met.
- Accountable for developing and operationalizing Client Development Plans: growth and diversification of the business, including identifying, generating, and coordinating organic growth opportunities; and team, including sharing best practice, coordinating efforts, identifying gaps and training staff.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- Minimum of five years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in healthcare (ideally across all sub-sectors but specifically governments/providers and the healthcare industry) knowledge and experience with clients across the sector is a must.
- Fluent in media and digital to advise clients on communications and issues/opportunities in the industry (e.g., trends in health, external considerations.
- Experienced in business management, including forecasting, staffing/recruiting, and commercial negotiation.
- Hands-on team player adding value, sharing creative ideas, and executing communications programmes.
- Proven track record of winning and/or building business in the sector, building effective interpersonal relationships, and successfully navigating matrixed organizations.
- Strong knowledge of, and experience of working across, all agency capabilities, e.g., Practices and Integrated Solutions, to help design winning solutions for/with client leaders.
WHAT\xe2\x80\x99S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Being part of Edelman\xe2\x80\x99s key growth sector in the whole of Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
- An opportunity to shape your future and work with some of the smartest and most energetic people in the PR industry, who will nurture, challenge, and enable you.
- We offer hybrid work environment where you can work from home twice a week.
- Big potential for personal growth, training, and further development of skills
- A dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive culture, where diversity is embraced \xe2\x80\x93 and you are celebrated and appreciated for who you are.
- A huge variety of virtual learning and development resources to support your personal and professional growth.
If you apply, we will review your fit against the position criteria and feedback to you. If your profile does not meet the criteria, we will retain your profile as an active applicant for future consideration.
Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age\xe2\x80\x99s 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report\xe2\x80\x99s 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor\xe2\x80\x99s Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. Edelman owns specialty companies Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).
For more information please visit: www.edelman.com
For more information please visit: www.edelman.com
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Job IdJD1515873
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned