Regional Director

The Regional Director oversees and supervises all business and operational activities in their region, managing,developingand growing the teams, business units, keyclientsand partners that drive local and regional growth.

The role ensures the region works towards Fifth Ring’s vision and global standards, reviewing global work practices and directing the implementation of alternatives if needed, and serves as a senior ambassador for the agency within the geography and internationally.

Responsibilities

Company

• Develop and oversee business strategies and plans for the region, ensuring results are consistent with the overall strategy and mission of Fifth Ring globally.
• Prepare and implement comprehensive business plans with finance teams and team leads, evaluating future growth opportunities andmaximisingexisting resources through cost-effective operations and market development activities.
• Providestrategic advice on local regulations and the regional market, drawing on HR, legal, finance and other experts whererequired.
• Actively contribute to the planning and execution of Continued Business Improvements and the Executive Roadmap.
• Coordinate with other Regional Directors toidentifyand implement procedures thatcomply withglobal standards while corresponding to regional relevancy.
• Support the agency Finance team with fiscal forecasting,invoicingand resource planning for the region, and ensure compliance with local and regional administrative requirements.
• Provide content and serve as an ambassador for Fifth Ring’s marketing and networking activities, providing leadership to the marketing function and sourcing presentation opportunities tomaximisevisibility andshowcaseexpertise.

Client

• Work with the Business Development team onnew-businesspitches – assembling pitch teams andstrategisingfor proposals and presentations.
• Oversee the management and development of client account growth plans and relationships, and the management of client deliverables – on time, on budget andto agreedquality standards.
• Account-manage key nominated client accounts, working with account managers to create clients’ marcomms plans and acting as the strategic advisor in the implementation of activities.
• Position themselves and Fifth Ring as the client’s ‘trusted advisor’,and work with offices in other regions toidentifygrowth areas and expand business globally.

Colleagues

• Lead effective internal resource planning and management, including overseeing the recruitment and onboarding of new employees with colleagues and team leads.
• Delegate responsibilities and supervise the work of regional teams, providing guidance and motivation to drive maximum performance.
• Work effectively with the Traffic Manager, Client Services teams and team leads to ensure client requirements are met, and with finance,adminand HR teams on their respective requirements.
• Oversee the professional and emotional welfare of colleagues;identifyLearning & Development opportunities,monitorperformance on an ongoingbasisand conducttimelyperformance appraisals.
• Cultivate extensive informal networks inside and outside the agency to solve problems, and be a robust defender of the agency’s values,peopleand commercial interests.

Essential

• Senior agency leadership experience with relevant regional / market knowledge
• Strong commercial and P&L management
• Proven client growth and senior relationship leadership
• Excellent leadership,communicationand team development, including recruitment,appraisalsand L&D
• Experience leading new-business pitches and proposals

Desirable

• Degree in business, marketing, communications or related
• International / multi-region experience
• B2B and/or energy sector knowledge

Closing date for applications

4th Sept at 12:00noon