The ideal candidate will be responsible in formulating ideas and curating contents for exhibitions, events, and conferences. Will work closely with project team to set the vision of the events and develops optimal user experiences for participants.

Candidate should be stayed abreast of industry and market trends to identify potential growth areas and subjects for meetings, conferences, and exhibitions.

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the planning and execution of conferences, meetings, and other events
• Managing the financial aspects of an event such as securing sponsorships, negotiating prices with vendors, and planning budgets
• Coordinating travel arrangements for speakers, attendees, and event staff, including arranging for flights, booking hotels, renting vehicles, etc.
• Arranging for publicity for the event through press releases, social media campaigns, advertisements, or other methods
• Developing or approving the conference agenda, including topics and speakers
• Managing the registration process, including handling online registrations, and providing customer service to attendees to ensure they have a positive experience at the conference
• Coordinating the event with other staff members such as catering managers, security personnel, and event planners
• Acquire resources to ensure adequate support for development of new events.
• Adopt new technologies to enhance content delivery and user experience.
• Approve selected event speakers to initiate hiring process.
• Begin cross functional collaboration efforts to refine content delivery and user experience.
• Conduct training on the rollout of new and existing events
• Drive creative methods to deliver content and enhance user experience.
• Ensure marketing collaterals are aligned to event requirements.
• Research industry and market trends for development of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) event strategies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• 5- 7 years of experience as a conference director or in a similar role involved with conference development and production.
• Prior knowledge or experience in event management and producing
• Excellent scheduling, organizational skills
• Proficiency in Arabic and English communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to write marketable session descriptions and agendas
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to work in a deadline and result oriented environment.
• Superb multi-tasking abilities.
• Comfort with cold-calling potential speakers, delegates, attendees as such