Senior Consultant | Corporate Reputation | Strategic Communications
Who We Are
FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.
About The Role
The Strategic Communications practice of FTI Consulting is one of the world's most highly regarded communications consultancies, working in major markets globally. FTI Consulting Brussels is the largest Strategic Communications agency in Brussels. We offer a broad base of disciplines across a variety of specialist sectors including financial services, energy & natural resources, technology media telecoms (TMT) and healthcare & life sciences underpinned with expertise in corporate reputation, public affairs and legal services.
The Corporate Reputation team in Brussels advises global, European and Belgian clients across communications disciplines and backgrounds, incl. Campaigning, Crisis & Issues, Data and Insights and Digital.
We are looking for an experienced communications professional to join our team, and who will work on Policy Communications, Issues & Crisis Communications and Corporate Reputation Campaigns. You will be able to demonstrate the fundamentals of creative and strategic thinking, and an affinity for corporate reputation transformation and policy issues.
A successful Senior Consultant is intellectually curious and a confident self-starter with the ability to organize and prioritize client and internal demands in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment. The ability to develop and maintain a strong ‘trusted advisor’ relationship with teammates across FTI, is critical to success. You should be able to inspire and lead client programmes, with a client-focused mindset and a commitment to delivering quality work at all levels. You begin to learn to identify and secure new business opportunities for the firm, and be committed to offering creative, integrated solutions to clients and in new business pursuits.
What You’ll Do
- Manage Key Accounts: Manage multiple accounts in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This includes project planning, client relationship management, meeting client deadlines, managing billing/hours, and staying up to date on client information.
- Be Creative: Bring outside of the box ideas to clients that highlight our team’s communications skills and the rest of the firm’s capabilities.
- Engage with Media: Be able to work with the media – traditional news, digital, trade, broadcast, podcasts – to shape coverage and secure meaningful engagement for clients.
- Stay Connected: Maintain relationships with journalists and producers, trade associations, think tanks, and relevant industry leaders to secure platforms for clients and enhance and grow business.
- Be the Face of FTI: Attend conferences and industry events to prospect and network.
- Coach and Mentor Others: Actively manage, develop, inspire, and motivate your team workers to excel.
- Think Around the Corner: Anticipate potential challenges and evaluate strategies with senior management. Help clients identify and escalate risks in order to act and communicate with integrity.
- Live by our values: AT FTI we have a strong culture established through our values in addition to our Code of Ethics and our Rules of Practice. We work daily to ensure these are embedded in our counsel and our culture. (Additional information about FTI’s values, Code of Ethics and the Strategic Communications Rules of Practice can be accessed here.)
How You’ll Grow
We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.
As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.
You will be given a day-to-day coach who will actively discuss your career progression and development through clear goal setting at the beginning of your time with FTI and through regular performance review discussions. On a day-to-day basis, you will learn how to manage clients and teams efficiently, playing a key leadership role as an account manager, and having regular check-ins with your coach to give and receive feedback, track goals and any other development points. You’ll also get variety with working across a team of experienced communicators and FTI’s breadth of experts to identify new clients and will be part of the new business process. This is an opportunity for a motivated, self-starter to guide a team and manage a portfolio of accounts.
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What You Will Need to Succeed
Basic Qualifications
- Education: minimum Bachelor degree
- Knowledge of media relations ideally with an understanding and network within Belgian media
- 2+ years of experience in a communications role, either in consultancy, in-house, or journalism
- Proven track record in delivering successful programmes and results-oriented
- Capacity to manage priorities between multiple client assignments and firm initiatives
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills – both in large group and smaller meetings; confident in discussing the changing communications landscape and its impact on reputation
- Fluent in English and at least one Belgian language (French or Dutch)
- Preferred Skills
- Self-starter who thrives on high level of accountability
- Demonstrated leadership ability in the areas of client service and project management
- Ability to learn new concepts quickly and possess service-oriented attitude
- Ability to recognise, explore and use a broad range of ideas and practices, thinking logically and creatively without influence from personal bias
- Capacity to adjust behaviour to establish positive relationships with a wide variety of individuals (ability to stay calm under pressure)
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Global mindset and capability to work in international contexts
- Ability to manage human social competence
- Accuracy and attention to detail
Preferred Skills
- Self-starter who thrives on high level of accountability
- Demonstrated leadership ability in the areas of client service and project management
- Ability to learn new concepts quickly and possess service-oriented attitude
- Ability to recognise, explore and use a broad range of ideas and practices, thinking logically and creatively without influence from personal bias
- Capacity to adjust behaviour to establish positive relationships with a wide variety of individuals (ability to stay calm under pressure)
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Global mindset and capability to work in international contexts
- Ability to manage human social competence
- Accuracy and attention to detail
Total Wellbeing
Our goal is to support the wellbeing of you and your families—physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer market competitive benefits, including professional development programme, wellness, recognition, community volunteering initiatives, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting, Inc. is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation, with more than 8,300 employees located in 34 countries and territories. Our broad and diverse bench of award–winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. The Company generated $3.49 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2023. In certain jurisdictions, FTI Consulting’s services are provided through distinct legal entities that are separately capitalized and independently managed. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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