Senior Account Manager

The Senior Account Manager will play a central role in managing a high-profile government account, serving as a key coordinator across multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and communication priorities. This role requires a strategic communications professional who can oversee the delivery of integrated, bilingual (Arabic and English) communications programs, while ensuring alignment across internal teams, client stakeholders, and external partners.
The successful candidate will sit at the heart of account delivery—driving strategic advisory, reputation management, and end-to-end communications execution across multiple government pillars—while maintaining strong oversight of reporting, timelines, and deliverables.

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

  
  

• 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

  
  

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.

About APCO

APCO is a global advisory and advocacy firm helping leading corporations, foundations and governments navigate a complex world and create lasting impact. 

Founded in 1984, with one woman’s vision and bold action, APCO has grown into an independent, majority women-owned firm of more than 1,200 employees with work spanning 80 markets around the world.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., APCO is comprised of strategic advisers, consultants and creators, working together across borders and functions, to provide services and expertise on financial, competitive, political and societal issues. 

APCO is a trusted partner to bold purpose-led leaders, lawmakers, government officials, NGOs, the media and other stakeholders in the health, energy, technology, transportation & infrastructure and food & consumer products sectors. For 40 years, the firm has provided public affairs, crisis & reputation, impact, corporate reputation and global solutions services. 

APCO is renowned for its ability to champion clients’ interests and permission to operate, build their reputation and strengthen their standing. APCO’s integrated approach and team of tenacious and empathic talent create connections and winning strategies that accelerate progress and deepen impact.

By bringing diverse people and ideas together, and working beyond traditional boundaries, APCO builds the un/common ground upon which progress is made.