Senior Account Manager

Job Summary

Account & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a day-to-day lead on the account, managing client relationships and acting as a trusted advisor
• Coordinate closely with the client’s internal communications teams, leadership, and external stakeholders
• Act as the central point of coordination across multiple workstreams, teams, and verticals
• Collaborate with internal APCO teams (media relations, content, translation, monitoring)

Strategic Communications & Advisory

• Support the development and execution of integrated communications strategies
• Provide strategic advisory on policy, AI, media landscape, and narrative positioning
• Contribute to positioning Abu Dhabi as a global leader in AI-driven government

• Content Development & Messaging

• Oversee development of bilingual content including press releases, op-eds, and messaging frameworks
• Ensure consistency of messaging across stakeholders

• Media Relations & External Engagement

• Support execution of media engagement strategies across markets
• Coordinate press events, briefings, and roundtables
• Identify speaking opportunities and stakeholder engagements

Project Management & Reporting

• Oversee communications plans across government programs
• Manage timelines, deliverables, and reporting cycles
• Ensure accurate reporting on performance and outcomes

Reputation & Crisis

• Support reputation management initiatives
• Contribute to crisis communications readiness
• Oversee media monitoring and analysis
• Team Coordination
• Ensure quality control of deliverables
• Support junior team members and foster collaboration

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in communications, public affairs, or client servicing
• Experience managing complex projects, ideally within government environments
• Strong understanding of media relations and communications strategy
• Bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines
• Excellent writing, presentation, and analytical skills
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Careers at APCO
• Through our recruitment, hiring and retention efforts, APCO is committed to building teams to bring the best possible expertise and robust perspectives to our clients.
• We embrace differences in experience, viewpoint and ideas, starting with our values and extending to our behaviors, policies and practices.
• We aim to create a positive work experience and welcoming environment where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.