Programme Director - Events

Charterhouse

Dubai, UAE

Ref: GP186-4216

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Charterhouse is working exclusively with an exciting international events organisation who is looking to hire an experienced Senior Project / Programme Manager to lead the overall operations of their events.

Your main responsibilities will be to lead and oversee the programme schedule. You will work alongside the Director of Operations to plan and streamline all internal departments, taking a risk based approach to ensure the smooth running of all operations. You should be a strong communicator who can influence and engage colleagues on all levels from senior stakeholders and multi-agency partners to large teams of workforce including volunteers. You should also have an experience related to major event planning with a proven record of managing and developing a large team, updating program plans, budgets, risk management and overall operations.

Requirements

The successful candidate should have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in a senior role working within event management, ideally with specific experience related to major event planning. The ideal candidate should have an excellent communication skills with a proven ability to network and engage with stakeholder level colleagues.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.

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