Director Financial Communications - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - APCO Worldwide

Description

• Develop and implement strategicfinance communications plans to amplify the company'snarrative regarding its financial positioning, business focus andstrategic direction to internal and externalaudiences.
• Partner with finance andenterprise-wide stakeholders to develop optimal strategies thatensure clear and consistent approaches to managing thecommunications around IPOs, M&A, restructurings, earningscommunications, and other financial disclosures and regulatoryissues.
• Develop and execute overallcommunication and engagement activities in support of thestrategies and priorities of the company and financefunction.
• Elevate the financial communicationsfunction by providing subject and industry matterexpertise.
• Manage executive communication,including supporting agency-wide events, initiatives and meetings,and developing leaders as official spokespersons for theconsultancy.
• Develop and maintain relationshipswith key financial media, sell-side analysts, trade media,influential stakeholder, and communicationpartners.
• Achieve established business andprofessional objectives.
• Lead teams aroundbusiness development opportunities in the capital markets andmanage proposal process ensuring accurate scoping/budgeting ofopportunity.
• Establish and manage a network oftrusted relationships within investment banks in the region for newbusiness development.
• Pitch APCO /Camarco's capital markets capabilities to funds andcompanies in the region to generate newbusiness.
• Establish strong cross-regionalnetwork and engage in productive exchanges with colleagues topromote knowledge sharing and business opportunities, promoting theskills of others.
• Work seamlessly with theCamarco team in London. Camarco is APCO's newly acquiredcapital market communications division with a mandate to grow thecapital markets offering at APCOglobally.
• Confidently lead internal and clientmeetings, offering knowledgeable observations and suggestions;establishing credibility by insights shared; encouraging andmotivating others to communicate ideas.
• Serveas principal client contact; knows when to leverage senior levelrelationships within APCO to further build the relationship withinthe client organization.
• Proactively identifyand participate in external meetings and trainings to enhancesector knowledge and contacts.
• Demonstrate anunderstanding of effective project management, can effectivelyaddress issues, and understands how account engagements tie toAPCO's business management.
• Maintainawareness of company initiatives and actively promotes them withintheir project teams.
• Demonstrate performance ingrowing clients organically and newprospects.
• Share opportunities across thenetwork looking for the best resources to service theaccount(s).
• Consistently demonstratesAPCO's values in all interactions with colleagues,vendors and clients.
• Participate in annualbusiness planning, forecasting opportunity with clients undermanagement.