Community Development and Education Program Manager

Cobalt

UAE

Ref: KP112-202

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Within this role, your key responsibilities will be to:

* Direct and oversee employees in the Community & Education Department in performing their delegated tasks

* Delegate and monitor the department functional goals, objectives and programmes

* Prepare reports on the overall performance of the Community & Education Department for the Head of Operations

* To direct and oversee the annual business and financial planning process for the Community & Education Department

* Establish short & long term goals, objectives and programmes for the Community & Education Department based on the vision, mission and overall guidelines provided by the Head of Operation

* Direct and oversee all the activities of the Community & Education Department including but not limited to the identification of educational development and community programmes/ events for students and communities across UAE, conducting viability study, conceptualization and outlining of the events, identification of key external and internal stakeholders, arranging logistical, infrastructure and physical resource etc

* Direct and oversee the identification of educational development and community programmes/ events for students and communities such as seminars, lectures, symposiums, education, concerts, workshops, community grants, civil society partnerships, health & welfare, cultural heritage, rural communities, symposiums, concerts, orchestra, photography camps, cultural workshops, film screening etc.

* Direct and oversee the screening of the potential Community & Education programmes/ events against the criteria set by ORGANIZATION and forward to Head of Operations for review and approval

* Direct and oversee the conduct of meetings and discussions with schools and universities across UAE to partner for educational development programmes/ events and projects

* Direct and oversee the coordination with Legal Advisor for the preparation of "memorandum of understanding" with key partners for community and educational development programmes

* Review and approve annual programme/ event calendars for Community & Education Department and forward to Head of Operations for final approval

* Review, approve and monitor annual budget of Community & Education programmes/ events and forward to Head of Operations for final approval

* Direct and oversee communication and coordination with external stakeholders (partnerships/ alliances with leading national and international arts organizations, community groups, educational institutions, artist, writers, speakers, cultural entities, embassies, government entities, special needs and individuals) to participate in the community and educational programmes/ events across the UAE

* Direct and oversee all the activities related to logistical requirements of the Community and Education programmes/ events including visas, insurance, airline tickets, private jets, hotel/ accommodation arrangements, VIP lounge and transportation facilities and welcome kits for artists, guests, journalists, broadcasting media partners (local and international TV channels, radio channels and internet) and national and international organizations, institutions and individuals

* Direct and oversee the communication and coordination with Media & Communication Department for all the activities related to publishing and PR & Marketing activities including designing of marketing material, selecting advertising agencies, arranging press conferences, press releases, news articles, promotional materials, audiovisual,

* Direct and oversee all the activities of the Community & Education Department including but not limited to the identification of educational development and community programmes/ events for students and communities across UAE, conducting viability study, conceptualization and outlining of the events, identification of key external and internal stakeholders, arranging logistical, infrastructure and physical resource etc

* Direct and oversee the identification of educational development and community programmes/ events for students and communities such as seminars, lectures, symposiums, education, concerts, workshops, community grants, civil society partnerships, health & welfare, cultural heritage, rural communities, symposiums, concerts, orchestra, photography camps, cultural workshops, film screening etc.

* Direct and oversee communication and coordination with external stakeholders (partnerships/ alliances with leading national and international arts organizations, community groups, educational institutions, artist, writers, speakers, cultural entities, embassies, government entities, special needs and individuals) to participate in the community and educational programmes/ events across the UAE

* Direct and oversee the communication and coordinaton with Legal Advisor and HODs for the preparation of contracts for external stakeholders, partners/ alliances (technical partners, art & music companies/ non profit organizations, artists & individuals, government, etc)

* Direct and oversee the communication and coordination with Media & Communication Department for all the activities related to publishing and PR & Marketing activities including designing of marketing material, selecting advertising agencies, arranging press conferences, press releases, news articles, promotional materials, audiovisual, websites etc.

* Direct and oversee the communication with Sponsorship and Development Affairs to source sponsorship/ funds for Community and Education programmes

Requirements

To be considered for the role, you should be a degree holder with minimum of 5 years relevant experience in an Arts Education or Community arts outreach in a public/private organization or foundation. You should be able to demonstrable evidence of genuine interest in and passion for arts education and/or community outreach. Fluency in English is highly required and knowledge in another language is a plus.

About the Company

Cobalt is part of a leading international recruitment provider with offices in Europe, Singapore and New Zealand. Cobalt offers high quality HR consultancy, executive search, contingency recruitment and Emiratization services in Dubai and the wider MENA Region. It works extensively within the fields of Construction & Engineering, Banking & Finance and HR & Business Support.

Contributing to the regions development, we play a key role in identifying and attracting the very best talent to ensure the regions potential is realized. We also understand the importance of Emiratization in ensuring the long-term success of the UAE economy and have therefore pro-actively developed a strong network of UAE Nationals within our specialist areas.

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