Delo-Grayling: Senior Account Manager

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Grayling Slovenia
Senior Account Manager

Job Description

Working Title: Senior Account Manager
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Grayling Slovenia is looking for a motivated and experienced Senior Account Manager who is keen to work across a diverse range of accounts in addition to being involved in development of our Slovenian business.

We are looking for an individual with 2-3 years agency experience, who can confidently
juggle a busy work-load, think creatively and deliver excellent results for clients as well as explore new opportunities for business growth.

Slovenian office is important part of our SEE region, where we expect dynamic growth and expansion over the next few years. The position is temporary (12 months) – as a replacement during maternity leave, with possibilities to stay longer, either in Slovenian office or in some of our other offices in SEE or wider region.

Role
• Operational management of an account team, including multiple complex clients and team members at AE level in Slovenia and across the region
• Responsibility for efficiently managing existing clients, ensuring quality work, client satisfaction and profitability while supporting business & team development

Responsibilities
• Proactive client relationship contact & constant availability to senior clients
• Proactive and inspirational leading/problem solving of a team of individuals
• Strategic counsel on key client issues
• Ensuring all account work is delivered on-time at high quality
• Managing client budgets & contracts
• Supporting new business activity
• Supporting/advising line manager on team & development requirements

Performance objectives
• Developing team members in line with their professional development plan
• Maximising profitability from existing clients
• Client satisfaction, retention & revenue growth
• Strong contribution to new business efforts

Personal Qualities
• Good standard of appearance and behaviour
• Excellent interpersonal skills with people at all levels
• Excellent knowledge of local market in PR and PA/general current affairs
• Able to work under pressure managing multiple tasks effectively
• Flexible, committed and reliable
• Strong team player

Please send your CVs by 30th June 2010 to Natasa Trslic Stambak, Regional Manager SEE, natasa.trslic@grayling.com and Spela Bizjak, Deputy Country Director, spela.bizjak@grayling.com.

About Grayling
Grayling is the world’s second largest independent communications agency, combining public relations, public affairs, investor relations and events, and providing holistic communications solutions from grassroots to global. We have 900 staff in 70 offices in 40 countries.

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