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411_3452045<\/p>\n

Director | Issues & Crisis Management | Dammam, KSA <\/b> <\/p>\n

We are partnering with a leading global communications consultancy to appoint a Director \u2014 Issues & Crisis Management <\/b> based in Dammam, KSA <\/b>. This is a senior advisory role supporting high-profile regional and international clients on business-critical mandates, reputation risk, and complex stakeholder environments. <\/p>\n

The Director will play a central role in anticipating, managing, and responding to reputational, regulatory, and operational issues \u2014 providing strategic counsel to C-suite leaders and government stakeholders across sensitive, fast-moving situations. <\/p>\n

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  • Lead end-to-end issues and crisis management <\/b> mandates for major corporate and government clients <\/li>\n
  • Advise senior executives on reputation risk, crisis preparedness, and response strategy <\/b> <\/li>\n
  • Develop scenario planning frameworks <\/b>, holding statements, Q&A, and escalation protocols <\/li>\n
  • Direct rapid-response media strategy and stakeholder communications during live issues <\/li>\n
  • Provide counsel on geopolitical, regulatory, and policy-driven developments <\/b> impacting clients <\/li>\n
  • Manage cross-market teams and coordinate with legal, compliance, and public affairs advisors <\/li>\n
  • Support business development through crisis audits, risk assessments, and client proposals <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Candidate Profile <\/h3>\n
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    • 10\u201315+ years\u2019 experience in issues management, crisis communications, or strategic advisory <\/b> <\/li>\n
    • Background in a global agency, advisory firm, government entity, or in-house corporate affairs team <\/li>\n
    • Proven experience handling high-stakes, reputation-critical situations <\/b> <\/li>\n
    • Strong understanding of the Saudi \/ GCC media, regulatory, and stakeholder landscape <\/b> <\/li>\n
    • Exceptional executive presence and stakeholder management skills <\/li>\n
    • Experience advising C-suite and government stakeholders <\/b> is essential <\/li>\n
    • Arabic language capability is advantageous but not mandatory <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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