Event Manager, Contractor Position with Google, Arabic Speaker

Digital Future Middle East (DFME); United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a MENA Event Manager to oversee high-priority events for a leading tech giant. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of events that are critical to the company's success. As a key player, you'll leverage your event management expertise and project management skills to drive excellence in planning and execution. If you're adaptable and thrive in dynamic environments, this opportunity allows you to make a significant impact in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in marketing, sales, or PR.
• 3 years of project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for event execution.
• Provide operations support to deliver successful events.

Skills

Event Management

Project Management

Communication Skills

Marketing Knowledge

Digital Marketing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Position: MENA Event Manager (fixed term contract)

Duration: 6 months contract with employment agency (extendable)

Location: Dubai (Remote)

Employer: Employment with Digital Future Middle East FZ-LLC, working directly as consultant / contractor with Google FZ-LLC.

As an Event Manager, you will play a critical role in the ongoing support, planning and execution of Google's highest priority external events. You are a flexible team player with the ability to adapt to a dynamic environment with changing requirements. You understand the fundamentals of event production. You have experience dealing with event organizers, event agencies, different levels of management.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Google cross-functional teams (Marketing, Sales, PR, etc.), external vendors, Agencies to drive excellent event execution.
• Use stellar technical judgment and previous operations experience to execute the entire project life-cycle: proposal, requirements, project and resource planning, expectation setting, communication, budgets, pilot, build, and closeout.
• Provide operations support to deliver successful events.
• Develop and implement scalable processes and internal policies for supporting events.
• Liaise with stakeholders responsible for mission critical events that may involve Google Executives, Product Launches, Developer Conferences, and other events that are highly visible to the media.

Minimum Qualifications (MQs)

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 2-3 years work experience in business function (marketing, sales, PR)
• Event management experience at client or agency side
• Minimum 3 years of project management experience
• Strong communication skills in written and verbal English

Preferred Qualifications (PQs)

• Marketing Program management experience
• Digital and Content marketing knowledge
• Arabic fluent speaker