Events Operations Manager, Macber Expo

Macber Eg; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Macber Expo is seeking an Events Operations Manager based in Dubai to own the operational readiness and delivery of projects across the UAE and wider GCC. The role translates sold scope into dependable on-site operations across multiple venues and markets.

You will build project plans, runbooks, staffing plans and equipment lists, coordinating registration, access, and on-site teams. Travel across the GCC is required for event delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience managing exhibition or large event operations, including live on-site delivery.
• Strong vendor coordination, scheduling, contingency planning and incident response.
• Comfort with registration, access and badge-printing workflows.
• Clear communication under pressure and disciplined documentation.
• Ability to travel for event delivery across the GCC, subject to agreed terms.

Responsibilities

• Build project plans, runbooks, staffing plans, equipment lists and escalation paths.
• Coordinate registration, access, badging, on-site teams, vendors and venue counterparts across GCC event locations.
• Lead rehearsals, deployment checks and issue resolution during live events.
• Track risks, changes and client decisions, and keep stakeholders informed.
• Deliver post-event reconciliation, reporting and lessons learned.

Skills

On-site operations

Vendor coordination

Risk & incident response

Registration workflows

Clear communication

Job description

Events Operations Manager, Macber ExpoMacber Expo# Events Operations Manager, Macber ExpoBased in Dubai, own the operational readiness and delivery of Macber Expo projects across the UAE and wider GCC, from mobilisation through live days and close-out. This is a practical role for someone who can translate a sold scope into a dependable on-site operation across different venues and markets.Macber ExpoDubai, UAE, with travel across the GCCFull-time, variable hours around live events.The opportunityBased in Dubai, own the operational readiness and delivery of Macber Expo projects across the UAE and wider GCC, from mobilisation through live days and close-out. This is a practical role for someone who can translate a sold scope into a dependable on-site operation across different venues and markets.## What you will do* Build project plans, runbooks, staffing plans, equipment lists and escalation paths.* Coordinate registration, access, badging, on-site teams, vendors and venue counterparts across GCC event locations.* Lead rehearsals, deployment checks and issue resolution during live events.* Track risks, changes and client decisions, and keep stakeholders informed.* Deliver post-event reconciliation, reporting and lessons learned.## What you bring* Experience managing exhibition or large event operations, including live on-site delivery.* Strong vendor coordination, scheduling, contingency planning and incident response.* Comfort with registration, access and badge-printing workflows.* Clear communication under pressure and disciplined documentation.* Ability to travel for event delivery across the GCC, subject to agreed terms.## Useful experienceGCC exhibitions, multilingual event teams and event technology deployments.Why Macber## Take end-to-end ownership of the operational layer that determines whether an event actually works.Interested?