Manager

Job Title:
Communications Manager

Job Category:
Communications

Concept:
Territory

Band:
-

Location:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Travel Required:
Yes

Reporting To:
Head Communications, Group

Position Type:
Full Time

LANDMARK GROUP – INTRODUCTION

The Landmark Group began its journey in ‎1973 with one store in Bahrain and has
grown into one of the largest retail and hospitality conglomerates in the
Middle East, Africa and India. Currently the Group operates over ‎2,200
outlets, encompassing over ‎30 million square feet across ‎21 countries.

Landmark Arabia is the Largest Non-Food retailer in the KSA region -

‎750+ stores & ‎13,000 employees across the region.
Our portfolio includes some of the most loved brands in the region specially
developed for local customers.
Strong loyal customer base of ‎10 Million Shukran members | Ranked #‎7 in the
GPTW scores for ‎2021

JOB DESCRIPTION:
JOB PURPOSE:
We are looking for an experienced, creative and enthusiastic Communications
Professional who will lead Internal & External Communications for the Group
in Saudi Arabia. Incumbent will be supported by the global communications team
and agencies and report to our Head of Corporate Communications (Dubai) and
work closely with the HR Head of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh).

Responsible to lead and manage Group’s efforts to build the employer branding,
reputation and develop the business’s key messages for different audiences and
stakeholders.
Manage Internal & External Engagements as a key person in driving the Group’s
communication agenda.

• Outreach internally within the organization to our employees


• Externally through PR, social media, key stakeholders and business partners


• Ensure consistency of strategy, messaging and brand identity compliance across all the organization by providing a
  solid framework for all our colleagues and members

Innovation/Creativity: Introduce innovative approaches that will evolve
business communications and employer branding to the next level
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate on ground with energetic teams across
HR, People Engagement, L &D; and Communications departments
Strategy: Responsible for developing, managing and implementing our global
communications strategy - customized and relevant to the Saudi audience
Budget: Manage the communications budget for the Group in the Kingdom to
design and implement impactful messaging

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Lead, coordinate and manage Group’s efforts to raise the profile and continue
to build the reputation of Landmark Arabia as the parent company of much-loved
local brands like Centrepoint, Home Centre, Max, Splash, Shoemart, Lifestyle
and the like.
Focus on developing and streamlining the Group’s Employer Branding in the
Kingdom, through content building on LinkedIn and other relevant social media.
Drive PR & Social Media communications with the support of the Group’s media
agency partners.
Identify and cultivate high-quality relationships with media, government
entities, universities, public and private sector partners.

Strategize and manage Landmark Arabia’s overall online and offline editorial,
branding and media content - from planning to curating and editing - across
all our communications channels (PR, website, newsletter, LinkedIn and social
media etc.)
Support and drive communications for the Group’s CSR and Sustainability
initiatives in Saudi Arabia.
Responsible for planning, managing and overseeing all external communication
produced by the team; which includes - executive summaries of publications,
reports, news, articles, engaging written, visual and multimedia packages like
videos, animations etc.

INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Drive and manage integrated communications, projects and events to engage
internal stakeholders and build stronger awareness of Group’s objectives,
values and goals.
Develop and implement branding and messaging for the region-wide employee
communications.
Listen, broadcast and amplify the Group and Leadership’s inner voice to the
larger employee population across offices, stores and warehouses.
Incumbent will own the rights to the internal communications platform and
drive the communication and messaging on it both creatively and proactively.
Responsible for Identifying and/or creating and coordinating opportunities for
cross collaboration within teams – managing and leading information flows
between teams.
Identifying, preparing and supporting the Group’s leadership in their role as
spokespersons (Country Head, Regional Heads, Business Heads etc.) and managing
their communications to employees and stakeholders.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

JOB EXPERIENCE

‎8-‎12+ years of experience with a min. of 4yrs exp. in the communications role
with a reputed PR/Media agency/Corporate preferably in Fashion / Retail
industry
Arabic & English (Read & Write)

REQUIRED LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Can shape a common vision on stores for future
Attitude – “Get Things Done”
Clear Thinking | Simple Execution | Focused Approach
Navigating and managing expectations of concept & territory leaders
Receptive to feedback and accepting of others viewpoints
Creates and sustains a customer centric organization
Cultural Fit – Sense of purpose, Humility & Store focused approach

LANDMARK GROUP – CORE VALUES

Customer comes FIRST
Listen to each other
Collaborate across teams
Welcome ideas from everyone
Stay on top of market trends

Act like an owner
Enable your team to act
Coach and support for success
Play to your strengths
Challenge the norm

Adapt to the changing customer
Think for today AND tomorrow
Accept change positively
Keep it simple to stay agile
Try new things

Make the customer Landmark
Keep your promise
Go the extra mile
Work with passion
Celebrate success

Be fair and ethical
Be truthful even when it hurts
Be humble
Be yourself with everyone
Avoid blame

Qualifications

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Primary Location: SA-SA-Riyadh
Job: Corporate Communications & CSR
Organization: Common KSA
Schedule label /الجدول الزمني: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time
Day Job
Job Posting/نشر تسمية الوظيفة: Mar ‎29, ‎2022, ‎6:19:‎04 AM