Events Project Director, Middle East (Contractor)

Eurasia Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurasia Group, a leading global advisory firm, is seeking an Events Project Director based in the UAE. This hands-on role involves overseeing a major summit focusing on AI development, requiring strong project management skills, extensive experience in large-scale events, and collaboration with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing large-scale events.
• Experience with senior-level government stakeholders.
• Impeccable English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all aspects of a high-profile summit.
• Manage relationships with partners and sponsors.
• Prepare summit communications and event materials.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Events Project Director, Middle East (Contractor)

About Eurasia Group and GZERO Media

Eurasia Group is the world's leading global research and advisory firm. We help clients understand, anticipate, and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they do business.

Together with GZERO Media—the go-to source of first insight into geopolitics—and our full-fledged events team, theEurasia Group umbrella provides a complete political risk solution.

Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, São Paulo, Brasilia, Tokyo, Singapore, and San Francisco, as well as on-the-ground experts in more than a hundred countries in every region of the world.

We are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests.

Job Title: Events Project Director, Middle East (Contractor)

Location: UAE (Dubai or Abu Dhabi preferred)

Duration: 6-month contract (ASAP start – early December 2025), with potential for extension

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and highly-organized Events Project Director, based in the Middle East (preferably Dubai or Abu Dhabi), to oversee the successful delivery of a high-profile, in-person summit convening global C-suite executives, policymakers, and tech experts later this year. The summit’s primary objective is to examine the region’s competencies as a driving force for AI development in the Global South. This is a hands-on role, responsible for seamless coordination among stakeholders, partners, and sponsors, requiring high-level stakeholder management skills, exceptional project management capabilities, and experience with large-scale, complex events and summits.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the point of coordination for all aspects of the flagship summit, ensuring project milestones are met for successful, on-time event delivery.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams including GZERO Media editorial, content, events, corporates and global markets practices, and marketing staff, as well as sponsors, partners, and government agencies.
• Track project schedules, develop and maintain comprehensive project management documentation, and ensure all deliverables are met in accordance with predetermined timelines.
• Liaise with and foster relationships at the highest levels with government stakeholders, partners, and C-level executives.
• Prepare, proofread, and edit summit communications and event materials to the highest professional standard.
• Support the Head of Events in decision-making and align all activities with overall summit objectives; escalate major decisions for approval.
• Support high-level reporting activities including budget tracking and expense reporting (financial operations are managed centrally).
• Ensure accurate tracking of participant invitations, confirmations, and on-site logistics to secure a minimum of 200 high-level participants.
• Maintain high standards in event participant experience and post-event satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ demonstrated experience managing large-scale events and/or complex, multifaceted projects in the Middle East, ideally with a focus on technology or public policy.
• Extensive experience working with senior-level government stakeholders, sponsors, and partners in the region.
• Superior project management, organizational, and relationship management skills; demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and to tight deadlines.
• Impeccable English communication skills, including copywriting and editing.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite.
• Understanding of Middle East politics and/or technology sectors strongly preferred.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating with limited autonomy in a structured approval environment.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Other Details

• This is a contractor role with no direct team management responsibilities.
• The role will report to the Head of Events.
• No travel outside the UAE is required.
• Preference for candidates with experience convening high-level government and private sector stakeholders in the UAE; previous work on technology themes is an asset.

At Eurasia Group, our mission is to provide the tools and understanding needed in a world where politics drives disruption. We put politics first for our clients, and we aspire to be the leading place people come to find out about the world. This requires us to maintain a company culture that puts people first. We are committed to fostering an environment that is empowering and globally minded. We firmly believe that bringing people with a variety of ideas and perspectives to the table makes our analysis stronger for our clients and creates a better workplace. Our leadership team is dedicated to embedding this approach into everything we do and how we lead because we care deeply about our work and our people.