Description
Maintaining and developing the University Events Calendar for all audience types, prospective students, corporates, current students, staff and professionals.
- Manage the Graduation and large format conferences and events taking place on and off campus
- Making a substantial contribution to the University’s marketing activities by developing and promoting events and exploring new areas engagement for the different segments
- Maintain and replenish an event location database including other suppliers; caterers, transport etc.
- Research and identify new event participation opportunities - including new events we should participate in for recruitment and brand presence purposes both in domestic and international markets
- Explore and initiate new event initiatives that would make us stand out from our competitors, including the use of new technology
- Be the main person to welcome guests on to campus and at events, providing an end to end service including transport and accommodation as and when required
- Support in the welcome of International students to UAE and the University.
- Be the main point of feedback and recommendations from students/parents and event guests
- Manage the student experience with the wider marketing and student recruitment teams to ensure that all touch points of the student journey are of high quality
- Work closely with the careers department, student activities, health and wellbeing committee and Alumni team to collaborate and execute successful events
- Understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
- Think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
- Develop a promotional strategy and activities to meet your target audiences for each event in coordination with the marketing team
- Keep on top of trends and changes in the events and customer experience world
- Work closely with faculty and staff across the University to deliver ‘events on demand’, understanding what will work for the program target audiences, working to deliver something different
- Ensure compliance with law around copyright and data protection.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: AED3,500.00 - AED4,500.00 per month
Education:
Bachelor's (preferred)
Experience:uae events organizing: 2 years (required)