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Job Description
Operations Director
Dubai United Arab Emirates
OperationsDirector(Contract)
Mid May 2025 End of Jan 2026
BasedinDubaiofficeuntilOctober
MustbeabletogoonsitefromOctober/NovemberJan
LeadtheSeamlessDeliveryofaWorldClassFestival
AboutUs
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WhyYouShouldJoinUs
BeattheHelmofaMajorFestivalLeadthefulloperationslifecycleforoneoftheregionsmostanticipatedevents.
HighLevelLeadershipDrivecoordinationbetweenteamsgovernmentstakeholdersandglobalvendors.
MakeanImpactYourworkwilldirectlyaffectguestexperiencepublicsafetyandeventsuccess.
AbouttheRole
AsOperationsDirector(ContractLiwa).
WhatYoullDo
- LearationalPlanningOwnthefulleventoperationslifecyclefrompitchthroughtoposteventdebrief.
- Government&StakeholderLiaisonManagedaytodaycoordinationwithclientsauthoritiesvendorsandregulatorybodies.
- Team&ContractorManagementRecruittrainandmanageinternalteamsandexternalcontractorsacrosskeyfunctionalareas.
- OverseeLiveDeliveryLeadrealtimeeventoperationsincludingsecurityHSEtoiletsguestservicesticketingcrowdmanagementandvendorlogistics.
- RuntheMOCOverseetheMainOperationsCentreduringtheeventactingasthedecisionmakinghubforoperationalcontrol.
- ManageBudgets&ProcurementOwntheoperationsbudgetforecastaccuratelyandleadprocurementcycleswithafocusonvalueandefficiency.
- ImplementHSE&RiskProtocolsCollaboratewithinternalandexternalteamstoensuresafetycomplianceandreadinessforemergencies.
- Report&ImproveProducecleardocumentationeventreportsandlearningstofeedintofutureprojectsandimproveinternalprocesses.
AboutYou
SeniorOperationsLeader10yearsexperiencemanagingoperationsforlargescaleoutdoorpublicevents.
DetailOrientedPlannerSkilledindevelopingsystemsworkflowsandscalableeventplans.
ConfidentNegotiator&CommunicatorAbletomanagemultiplestakeholdersandaligndiversepartners.
ResilientUnderPressureCapableofleadingliveoperationsinremoteandhighpressureenvironments.
CollaborativeLeaderKnownformotivatingteamsmanagingcomplexityandleadingbyexample.
WhatYouNeedtoApply
Minimum10yearsofeventoperationsexperience.
Experiencewithfestivalsmassparticipationeventsorcitywideactivations.
Provenabilitytomanagelargeteamsvendorsandlogistics.
ExperienceworkingintheMiddleEast.
Advancedstakeholdermanagementskills.
FluentinwrittenandspokenEnglish(Arabichighlydesirable).
ValidUAEdrivinglicense.
Strongbudgetingandprocurementcapabilities.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
