Job Purpose
The Events Unit Head supports the Events Manager in managing the smooth planning, logistical and operational requirements for all the events across the Company.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Assists the Events Manager in developing the medium and long terms goals, methods, policies and procedures and creates a resources plan as and when needed.
- Assists in developing the departments budget, along with the administrative, legal and financial actions across the department.
- The role holder identifies the requirements that ensure that events operational requirements and safeguards are performed efficiently and cost effectively, including health and safety protocols.
- Takes the lead on high profile internal and partner events for Company and ensuring all logistical requirements are in place including but not limited to permits, licenses and guest invitations.
- Organize and chair regular project update meetings with relevant departments and stakeholders.
- Contribute towards the creation of an event guides and procedure manuals for Company Abu Dhabi.
- Identify suitable suppliers depending on event requirements and liaise with procurement to ensure smooth supplier registration.
- Supports the VES units in problem solving complex circumstances that are impacting the delivery of daily activities, projects, and other units requirements.
- Researches and identifies the technologies, tools and systems that would enhance and provide efficiencies to the department activities, in coordination with IT Department.
- Assist to manage the calendar of events and space availability for events across the venue in collaboration with the Cultural Engagement team.
- Works closely with the procurement team to identify preferred suppliers and helps in the creation of tenders for event agencies, as required.
- Coordinates with the VES Technical Unit to ensure all events projects are correctly planned and resourced ensuring smooth delivery of all technical requirements.
- Ensures operational excellence in achieving KPI s, working towards establishing a sustainable financial model by achieving any set financial targets and driving internal process improvement and efficiency and, ensuring the offering of attractive products or tools that lead this enablement.
- As a brand ambassador the role holder will consider the customer prospective in all projects - working to understand and manage all stakeholders.
- As a leader the role holder will create learning opportunities by collaboration, transfer of knowledge, or developing employees in the respective area, that drive employee engagement and growth across the Museum.
Requirements
Minimum Experience Requirements & Education
7 years of post graduate experience in event management within an agency or in-house events team for corporate or government entities.
Preferred
Experience as an Events Unit Head/Manager in a museum
Fluency in Arabic, English and French
Bachelor s Degree in Marketing, Communication, Public Relations, Events or related disciplines
Preferred
Masters (in above)
Minimum Experience Requirements & Education 7 years of post graduate experience in event management within an agency or in-house events team for corporate or government entities. Preferred Experience as an Events Unit Head/Manager in a museum Fluency in Arabic, English and French Bachelor s Degree in Marketing, Communication, Public Relations, Events or related disciplines Preferred Master's (in above)