The Role

We are looking for talented, energetic and enthusiastic personnel to join our team as Event Project Managers/ Key Account Manager for our company. The potential candidate should possess a degree/ Professional qualification and should have sound track record in relevant field.

Responsibilities

- Developing the client base of the company. - Handling Key clients of the company. - Approaching new potential key accounts for the company. - Event Planning and Implementation. - Logistics and other related event arrangements. - Liaising with International and Local suppliers of the company. Requirements Requirements - Degree on Event Management, Event Planning or any other relevant field. - Minim of 3 years experience in Event management Industry. - Knowledge of best practices in Event management. - Basic understanding on Lighting, Sound and Rigging installation would be a definite advantage. - Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills. - Excellent project management skills. - Advanced level of technical proficiency and computer literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Management or any other systems). - Excellent interpersonal skills. - Fluency in English (reading, speaking and writing). - Excellent leadership skills.

About the Company

QVision is one of the leading event management & production companies in Qatar and the Middle East. Renowned for our outstanding creativity, innovative designs and technical expertise, we deliver unique events.

Throughout QVision's 20 years of event management experience, we have managed, produced and created major multimedia shows, concerts, festivals, fireworks spectaculars and numerous other events all over Qatar and the GCC countries.

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The Role

Our client is a leading Public Relations agency with offices in Qatar and are looking to recruit a English speaking Senior Account Director.

Based in Doha you must be a native English speaker, with excellent track record in strategic communications consulting preferably internationally. Internal communications experience in-house or in the agency is a must. You must have excellent team management skills and good knowledge of the region and preferably Qatar. Finally excellent presentation and writing skills.

Requirements

Start date would be at the end of April (possibly earlier) and total package around QAR 35,000 depending on the skillet of the candidate.

This is a great role to work with a multinational agency.

You must speak fluent English and be a strong writer, with experience managing diverse clients.

About the Company

RealHR was established in 2007 as a generalist HR management consultancy. Its aim is to meet the ever increasing need in the UAE for expert HR services in a country where enterprise is booming and employment law is being developed continuously.

Market changes and client demand have led to significant developments within the UAE. In particular the last couple of years have seen the increasing development of the importance of good people management practices and the need for high calibre staff to create competitive advantage. These two key areas have been proven globally to be the key to business success and growth.

RealHR prides itself on the in-depth knowledge of HR & Recruitment, so that our clients can focus on their core business. We tailor our service to match the needs of our clients so they get effective, timely and pragmatic help, advice and support when they need it, at a price they can afford to pay.

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Job Description

ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller is looking to hire a Senior Consultant working with our Doha team. Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer and working with a team of creative and talented individuals you will be responsible for representing our portfolio of globally recognised clients.

The individual will be responsible for understanding the target market and collaborating with cross-regional team members to develop and implement integrated public and media relations initiatives in Qatar. Provide significant contribution to the strategic direction of the local clients’ communications plans, by counseling, launching and organising high profile PR programs. The position requires leading and motivating a team of peers, building an effective relationship with client and agency personnel whilst developing a competitive advantage.

To be considered for this role will need to demonstrate excellent communications skills in English; strong writing skills are a must. A hands-on approach to partnering with a client, ability to network to development media relationships, with a background of 7-10 years communications experience with good understanding of business culture and industry in Qatar is advantageous.

Specific Responsibilities

Client Relationship Management:

Develop and grow long-term relationships with existing clients at a senior level

Provide counsel, strategy and direction to clients in order to enhance their public perception

Make strategic recommendations and presentations, to support clients’ brand equity

Create appropriate media strategies based on briefs and directives

Provide recommendations to clients in a proactive manner, to maximise communications efforts and anticipate issues in order to achieve business results

Develop comprehensive communications strategy and tactical plans for clients

Oversee day-to-day projects and events to ensure the quality of work and trouble shoot client issues and concerns

Media Relationship Management:

Maintain industry and media contacts to remain informed of industry activity and trends on both international and regional levels.

Team Management:

Inspire and motivate the team involved in the business across agency disciplines - creative, planning, media and production to ensure optimal output

Motivate and mentor the team members in order to both develop the team members’ skills and provide better service to the client

Business Development:

Develop original research, surveys, and market studies for existing and new business proposals Identify growth opportunities with existing clients and thus enhance both the agency and client business

Skills

Desired Skills & Experience:

A Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Arts and/or Business Administration

A Diploma or Post-graduate Degree in Public Relations or Mass Communication

Excellent PC skills MS Word, Excel, Power Point are essential

A minimum of 7 year’s experience in the fields of journalism, public relations or communication

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Education

Degree

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Job Description

Job Purpose Summary:

The Head of Public Viewing is responsible for setting the strategy and managing the team to drive sales revenue and distribution to public viewing spaces for all AJMN Channels. He is also responsible for the development and performance of all sales activities in an all markets.

This role demands close collaboration with line manager, the Manager of Distribution

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Responsible for market & lead development, defining a customer’s needs, building and configuring solutions, pricing, quoting and proposal generation, managing and handling objections, up-selling and cross-selling. • Develops a business plan and sales strategy for the market that ensures attainment of company sales goals and profitability. • Establish an excellent understanding of all Al Jazeera channels and programming • Develop distribution opportunities contracting direct/indirect with our authorized agents, individual hotels, hospitality industry and commercial premises for carriage and public viewing of Al Jazeera channels. Extending sales and maximizing distribution opportunities through effective negotiation, the best possible commercial result for the carriage of AJ channels with adhering to management-approved pricing guidelines/rate card. • Ensuring timely and effective administration of all contractual and billing requirements, assisting in communication with Legal and Finance departments as required. • Coordinating all of the key administrative, finance, revenue & legal related duties & tasks necessary to ensure the smooth running of the Distribution & Licensing department that includes contracts management, billing, administrative liaison with customers and partners, coordination with other internal departments, database management, satellite coverage, reporting etc. • Initiates and coordinates development of action plans to penetrate new markets. Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and ensures that they are communicated and implemented within the team. • Maintain and grow relationships with key agents and customers throughout the world with frequent written and telephone contact. • Communicate closely with Head of Public viewing and with the management of Al Jazeera Channels to ensure that all opportunities are exploited and to share information, experience and best practices. • Keep abreast of new technologies and liaise with the Network’s technical experts to ensure that platform technical requisites are met (ranging from EPG requirements to satellite parameters & frequencies, receiving equipment, HDTV, VOD developments etc.).

Other Responsibilities:

• Responsible for tracking customer information, forecasts and reports • Manage client relationships through all phases of the sales cycle. • Provide timely feedback to senior management regarding performance • Achieve regional sales operational objectives by contributing regional sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans, implementing production, productivity, quality and customer service standards; resolving problems, completing audits; identifying trends; determining regional sales system improvements and implementing change. • Providing crucial market research information to Head of Global Distribution, Supervisor, co-workers by telephone, in written form, email or in person • Perform other duties relevant to the job as requested

Skills

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Experience: 6 years of Sales Account Management & Distribution to Public spaces

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The Role

•Report and write news stories, investigative pieces, for publication or broadcast, describing the background and details of events then translate such information into informative news or feature article. •Write timely press releases pertaining to the department when required by the Line Manger. •Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about a particular story. •Conduct the first edits on all submitted articles and news releases. This includes reviewing copy and correcting errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines. •Determine a story's emphasis, length, and format, and organize material accordingly. •Research and analyze background information related to stories in order to be able to provide complete and accurate information. •Gather information about events through research, interviews, experience, and attendance at news, sports, artistic, social, and other functions. •Research and report on specialized fields such as, fashion, travel, science and technology, sports, arts, consumer affairs, business, education. •Create and maintain documents to be distributed to the media – including media kit and press releases. •Assist in media relations work as needed and required. •Be proactive in identifying priorities, emergencies and important issues in connection with the day-to-day business needs. •To undertake any other duties that may be required as determined by the Supervisor or Manager.

Requirements

•Undergraduate degree in Journalism or related field from an internationally recognized university •Minimum of one-year experience in the mass communications industry, preferably in news writing and reporting. International journalism internships are preferred •Fluent in English both spoken and written communication. •Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media

About the Company

United Development Company (UDC) was established in July 1999 as one of the leading private sector shareholding companies in the State of Qatar and the Middle East, and has been listed on the Doha Securities Market since June 2003. UDC’s mission is to identify and invest in long-term projects contributing to Qatar’s growth and providing good shareholder value. The company has an authorized share capital of QR 1.072.5 billion (US $294 million), a market capitalization of US$ 902MM and total assets of US$ 1,131 MM. From day one, the company’s mandate and mission has been to become a cornerstone of the development of Qatar, creating lasting value and maximizing returns for partners and shareholders.

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Job Description

Marketing & sales

* promote products * develop business * increase client database * meeting with clients and offer products and services

Skills

** Graduate/ post Graduate in Sales & Marketing ** Min 2years experience in the creative-advertising industry required. ** Good command over English and Arabic needed. ** Must have the ability to meet deadlines and the ability to work under pressure. ** Sound knowledge on various printing methods and types of materials needed. ** Proven track records in sales in similar industry ** Valid GCC license ** Experience on Exhibitions and Events will be an advantage. ** Must be a team player

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Dear Candidate

We are currently helping our client in KSA and Qatar in finding them Copywriter, Art Director and Account Manager

As you may know MBR-Advertising Headhunters is well established  throughout the region and beyond, thanks to our dedicated staff and our  commitment to all agencies large and small.

Today we represent thousands of candidates covering all levels of  experience, from creative to client servicing, media or management. We  are proud to have provided the industry with a unique service through  understanding both the agency's and candidates alike. Hence we are seen  as a true partner by all.


We hope to continue to build on our strength and look forward to  demonstrating them to your advantage.
 

The Role

•Work with the Multi-media & Web Services Manager to define objectives for tasked projects . •Manage a project portfolio comprised of diverse Multimedia & Web projects, as assigned by the Manager. •Edit the UDC and TPQ Web sites to enhance accuracy of information with visitors to those sites; •Maintain the UDC/TPQ official web sites and update them as directed by the Manager. •Keep abreast of technological advancements that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the UDC/TPQ sites, recommend appropriate ones to UDC appropriate authority and ICT department. •Ensure that best practices of web content management technologies and concept are used to implement the websites. •Participate in the ongoing evaluation and evolution of the look, feel and scope of the UDC / TPQ corporate website. •Ensure that the website is user friendly from the navigation and information flow perspective •Ensure that the website is working as expected on different browsers •Provide the manager with regular report regarding the websites usage and statistics. •Plan and ensure business continuity and disaster recovery implementation to minimize the down time of the web servers •Handle the web servers activity and all related services ( server updates, antivirus updates , IIS updates , service packs, security updates, backup/recovery …) •Handle the hosting panel to manage all the domain name and administration configuration in this regards •Check for any requested domain names and do the necessary procedure to reserve and buy them •Handle correspondence related to technical aspect of web project such as hosting inquiries, hosting updates, hosting bills, etc. •Provide technical support and assistance to the ICT department as required •Do R&D where ever and when ever required to enhance the departmental performance •Train and/or assist the required personnel in use of software solutions and guide them in taking the right decision in selecting the right web tools •Manage the user requests on the websites (inquiries, feedback...) and answer e-mails directed to the webmaster / web administrator in request for information and promotional media collateral •Coordinate closely with the ICT GM and staff on all technical issues related to the website hosting and architecture. •Work with legal counsel on revisions to any legal policies, contracts or disclaimers as appropriate. •Prepare and submit reports to the manager.

Requirements

•Degree in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent •Minimum 3-5 years of relevant business analysis and project planning experience •Minimum 2 years experience in web development field •Experience in Project Delivery and Business Solutions preferred •Thorough understanding of project delivery processes, •Proficiency with project management tools •Good working knowledge of developing comprehensive and effective project plans •Ability to estimate and meet deadlines through proper planning and priority of work •Ability to translate business and user requirement into technical specifications •Ability to multi-task and manage global projects is essential •General IT literacy and R&D competency •Demonstrated verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. •Experience in general automation to improve the internal processes •Technical writing experience •Strong communications, problem solving, presentation and reasoning skills •Flexible, self-motivated, highly organized, and able to meet deadlines and perform consistently under pressure •Excellent project and time management skills •Ability to establish priorities during solution development life cycle. •Follow a work methodology •Knowledge and Ability to perform testing methodology such as unit testing, functional testing, stress load testing, integration testing. •Fluent in site management skills, development skills, and authoring skills in order to have high quality web pages. •Dynamic and self motivated. •Ability to work in a team and on his/her initiatives •Fluent in Arabic and English language •Have some skills in image editing to update any icon or image related to the website.

About the Company

United Development Company (UDC) was established in July 1999 as one of the leading private sector shareholding companies in the State of Qatar and the Middle East, and has been listed on the Doha Securities Market since June 2003. UDC’s mission is to identify and invest in long-term projects contributing to Qatar’s growth and providing good shareholder value. The company has an authorized share capital of QR 1.072.5 billion (US $294 million), a market capitalization of US$ 902MM and total assets of US$ 1,131 MM. From day one, the company’s mandate and mission has been to become a cornerstone of the development of Qatar, creating lasting value and maximizing returns for partners and shareholders.

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The Role

Manage the image & reputation of AZF with the public in general and partners/stakeholders in particular. Oversee maintaining a favourable image of the Foundation in the international sports world & in Qatar. Create a strong corporate image for AZF, boost the share of regional and international PR & develop strong relations with our key stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities

1. PR & Media

Key Activities

• Develop and convey a consistent AZF image towards internal and external bodies. Lead and manage the PR function’s day-to-day activities to ensure successful implementation of approved annual external PR & Media programs involving all AZF brands, key stakeholders & local and regional media, to achieve the Foundation’ desired brand strategy & its overall business strategy. • Develop, lead and implement overall public relations plans, programmes and departmental budget insuring high level of performance, output and service to internal partners. • Create and deliver synchronised PR strategies across all media platforms, both on line and off line, enhancing AZF branding strategy and deliver on marketing objectives for AZF’ brand platform • Manage the day-to-day public relation operations by providing expertise, coaching, encouraging and ensuring teamwork, and aligning work processes in order to achieve high performance standards, meet established budgets and objectives, and ensure employee engagement in a motivated work environment • Manage the relationship with an external consultant (PR Agency) to deliver PR plan, briefing, facilitating, providing feedback and setting KPIs & annual reviews, in order to build a healthy & productive team based relationship. • Manage special events such as press conferences, conferences, round tables, or other activities AZF supports in order to gain public attention through the media without advertising directly & engaging key participants. • Build and maintain effective relationships with key mainstream and specialized Media and act as the key contact for enquiries, quotes, interviews, etc. in order to establish and lead working relationships with all key media and other members of the public. • Build, grow, maintain and activate AZF network of contacts & multiple stakeholders within sports in order to gain significant exposure & awareness for AZF and its member brands. • Provides feedback, strategic insight and direction to communication team for implementation of internal communication strategy and online PR utilization. • Develop and oversee implementation of long-term strategy for community relations entrench the AZF reputation amongst its stakeholders (employees, sports community, local community, government authorities). • Develop annual PR & media plan for AZF through closely working with AZF marketing. Plan and coordinate AZF’ global attendance at nominated local or international events & exhibitions aligning with business objectives, advising on publicity requirement & liaising with various parties on the preparation of publicity materials & PR coverage. • Support the Marketing initiative by developing and implementing the PR & Media plan. • Source and create content and engaging/effective written communications for PR, through identifying potential media stories from visiting athletes, key guests, management, etc. • Produce corporate communication & PR material with help of communication, including, Press releases, Media kits, Interviews, brochures, photography, films and other audio-visual assets. Will also draft speeches for AZF management executives. Maintain company archives of News, PRs interviews, visits, etc. • Assist in the effective achievement of functional objectives, setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing, training and motivating staff and providing formal and informal feedback and appraisal in order to maximize subordinate and unit performance and contribute to overall business performance. • Ensure implementation of PR and events policies, processes, procedures, guidelines, standards in order to ensure consistency in the delivery of communication messages and events in line with the marketing and communications strategy and best practice standards. • Assist AZF's Crisis Communication Team in reputation & crisis management situations, providing advice and developing crises communication plans & media/stakeholder management approach during crisis. • Submit periodical reports on PR and Media coverage trend reports. • Assume any other responsibilities as directed by the direct supervisor.

2. People Management and Succession Planning

• Provide guidance and direct input to the development plans and performance management of direct reports to meet the AZF objectives.

Requirements

Necessary knowledge and Experience to be able to do the job

• 9 - 11 years commercial marketing work experience. 3-6 years should be in a similar position / responsibility, preferably in a similar Industry. • Working knowledge of public relations and general communication principles, practices and techniques.

Education and Certification requirements

• Bachelor’s degree Business Administration with specialization in Marketing/ Public Relation/ Communications. Job specific technical Skills • Ability to use independent judgement and to gather, manage and impart information to various other internal and external audiences. • Ability to organize, prioritizing and scheduling work assignments. • Ability to plan, organize and coordinate with other PR related activities and events. • Excellent interpersonal skills

About the Company

Rising to international prominence through successful staging of the 2006 Asian Games, Qatar’s Aspire Zone boasts some of the world’s finest sport stadia and venues offering a unique sport, sports medicine, research and education destination for the international sports industry. Aspire Zone is able to service the highest sporting demands ranging from hosting major sports events to training and pre-competition camps to conferences and research as well as injury diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation through; - Award winning world class sport venues and venue management services for numerous sports including Football, Athletics, Swimming, Diving, Basketball, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Handball, Martial Arts, Squash, Table Tennis, Fencing and many more outdoor and indoor sports - The internationally renowned ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence, offering a comprehensive sports education program and unprecedented facilities of international caliber - ASPETAR Qatar Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Hospital – including its FIFA Accredited Medical Centre of Excellence.

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Job Description

Our client, one of the leading creative agency, expanding their business in Doha - Qatar, looking for young and energetic native English speakers to join their professional team in Doha - Qatar.

Ideal candidate shall be a native English speaking person, from European/ North American/ SA/ Australian etc.

Key Job Responsibilities:

- Plan and Perform all sales related activities - Negotiate and liaison with clients and respond fast and accurately to clients for proposals, information etc. - Understanding and interpreting client briefs and developing clear, comprehensive and insightful creative briefs. - Playing an active part in business development, creating new client lists and developing client presentations. - Identify new business opportunities within existing and potential new clients. - Perform media planning and scheduling for clients - Perform meticulous proof reading of all written materials, including client briefs, contracts etc.

Skills

- with at least 5 year’s experience in a Media Planning or Buying role within a well-known Media Agency - Suitable Qualified and Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English ( Native English Speaker ) - Excellent sales and business development skill - Able to work to deadlines and achieve sales budgets and targets.

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