Operations Director
Operations
DirectorDubai
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
Key Skills
Employee
Relations,Employee Evaluation,Management Experience,Profit &
Loss,Conflict Management,Operations Management,Project
Management,Budgeting,Leadership Experience,Supervising
Experience,Leadership management,Financial Planning
Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1