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About the role
- Growth Manager supporting Edelman's UAE growth team in business development and new client initiatives. Collaborating with various teams to enhance business growth strategies and maintain client relationships.
Responsibilities
- Support the UAE Growth Lead in identifying, tracking, and qualifying new business opportunities across priority sectors.
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis to provide intelligence that informs pursuit strategies.
- Coordinate outreach and engagement with prospective clients and procurement teams, helping to maintain strong, professional relationships.
- Manage the agency’s new business pipeline and ensure data accuracy within tracking tools.
- Work closely with client and sector leads to support their prospecting and conversion efforts.
- Support pitches and proposals from start to finish from RFP qualification to final presentations.
- Liaise with creative, strategy, and client service teams to gather inputs and coordinate timelines.
- Maintain and enhance the agency’s knowledge management and pursuit tracking systems.
- Build and manage a content library of case studies, credentials, templates, biographies and insights for use across pitches.
- Track and report pursuit performance metrics, including win/loss ratios, sector performance, and conversion trends.
- Identify process improvements and help drive greater efficiency and collaboration within Operations and the UAE Growth lead.
- Gather and synthesise insights on market developments, client movements, and industry trends to inform business strategy.
- Prepare reports and presentations for the UAE Growth Lead and senior leadership on performance, opportunities, and trends.
- Partner with finance, operations, and client teams to align commercial data with business development activity.
- Contribute ideas and recommendations to help shape the future-fit growth strategy of Edelman UAE.
Requirements
- 4-6 years of experience in business development, marketing, or communications in UAE, deemed essential (agency or professional services experience preferred).
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple pursuits simultaneously.
- Arabic language proficiency is a distinct advantage.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a flair for crafting insightful business presentations.
- Working knowledge of CRM systems (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce) and Microsoft Office / Teams tools.
- Experience of using AI in a day-to-day work environment to drive greater efficiency and effectiveness.
- Analytical and data-driven mindset with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Collaborative, proactive, and eager to learn - comfortable in a high-performing, fast-paced environment.
- Understanding of integrated communications disciplines (PR, digital, creative, strategy) is a strong advantage.
Benefits
- At Edelman UAE, you’ll be part of a vibrant, diverse, and ambitious growth team at the centre of the region’s leading communications agency. You’ll gain hands-on experience shaping pursuits, building relationships, and contributing to strategies that drive meaningful business outcomes.
- This role is an opportunity to grow within an independent, entrepreneurial agency that empowers its people to think boldly, learn fast, and make an impact.
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