About the Role
The Head of Reputation Management & Arabic Content is responsible for protecting and enhancing the corporate and leadership reputation through strategic initiatives. This role involves overseeing the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of Arabic communications across Corporate Communications and Marketing, and leads reputation-enhancing initiatives that aim to strengthen the visibility, credibility, and influence among key stakeholders, industry bodies, and external audiences.
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute reputation-enhancing initiatives that strengthen positioning as a leading financial institution.
- Monitor reputation trends, stakeholder perceptions, and emerging issues that could impact the organization’s leadership reputation.
- Partner with the Head of Corporate Communications on issues management and reputation-sensitive situations.
- Provide strategic recommendations to strengthen reputation among key external stakeholder groups.
- Support the development of corporate narratives that reinforce strategic priorities and market positioning.
- Collaborate with the Head of Corporate Communications to develop and execute thought leadership and executive positioning programmes for senior leadership.
- Identify opportunities to enhance leadership visibility through industry forums, speaking engagements, strategic partnerships, and high-profile events.
- Collaborate with business leaders and subject matter experts to identify compelling leadership stories and market perspectives.
- Ensure executive visibility initiatives support business priorities, reputation objectives, and corporate narrative.
- Measure and evaluate the impact of executive profiling and thought leadership activities.
- Develop and execute a corporate awards strategy across regional and international platforms.
- Lead the identification, prioritization, and management of major corporate, banking, innovation, and leadership award submissions.
- Manage award nominations for senior leaders and the organization’s brand.
- Partner with business units and subject matter experts to gather information and coordinate successful submissions.
- Track industry recognition and benchmark performance against key competitors.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Business, or a related discipline.
- 12–15 years of experience in corporate communications, reputation management, executive positioning, public relations, or related disciplines.
- Strong experience in corporate reputation programmes and senior leadership profiling.
- Excellent English and Arabic writing, editing, and communication skills.
- Strong understanding of regional media, business, and stakeholder landscapes.
- Experience within banking, financial services, consulting, or large corporate organisations preferred.
