About us
Founded in 2003, we've partnered with government entities to orchestrate milestone events, earning global recognition. Evolving from event organizers, we are now artisans, crafting legacies that transcend time— a beginning, not an end.
Our impact extends beyond moments, resonating across lifetimes, generations, and cultures. We are the architects of enduring legacies. We are LINKVIVA, the crafters of legacy.
About our projects
At LINKVIVA, we specialize in putting destinations on the map through our meticulous curation of family festivals, sports mega events, city seasonal shows, global influence conferences, destination activations and opening/closing ceremonies.
Noteworthy events like Dubai Run, Dubai Ride, MOTB, and MOTN not only showcase our commitment to impactful moments and successful objectives but also reflect our dedication to crafting legacies that resonate far beyond the event itself.
About the role
The Head of Projects is responsible for overseeing our Project Management team, and in turn the successful delivery of all our projects. This responsibility extends to all aspects of each event including content, programming, resource management, commercial performance, meeting internal and external KPIs and leading the project teams.
Specifically, the Head of Projects should:
- Take an active role in validating incoming pitches, to ensure the agency has a positive pipeline of upcoming projects.
- Manage, review and update project management processes to ensure we always achieve the best result for our clients, balanced against optimal performance for the agency.
- Set, track and deliver against KPIs for the Project Management team, and manage setting and measuring against personal KPIs for individual team members.
- Ensure the Project Management team and individual projects have sufficient resources and personnel to deliver outstanding events for all our clients.
- Integrate sponsorship and marketing opportunities into our projects, maximizing ROI for clients, LINKVIVA and sponsors and making sure all deliverables are achieved in accordance with project timelines.
- Identify and manage revenue streams including ticketing strategy, cash and value-in-kind sponsorship, partnerships, revenue share models and vendor space rental.
- Oversee recruiting, onboarding, training and development for the Project Management team.
- Assist the Senior Management Team with annual budgeting and end-of-year reporting.
- Develop internal and external training plans to provide personal development paths for the Project Management team.
- Maintain a healthy interest in our competitors, being aware of what other people are doing in the market.
- Manage and liaise with internal and external stakeholders. This includes other LINKVIVA teams, partners and
- suppliers, as well as our clients, licensing authorities, venues and other stakeholders.
- Take ownership of key projects, building our relationship with core clients.
- Be responsible for overall project budgeVng and cost control, ensuring all projects are delivered within the allocated budget.
- Ensure all projects are properly closed after delivery, including final budget reconciliation, post-event reports, case study creation and internal and client debriefs.
About you You should be:
- An experienced Project Director ready to take the next step in your career.
- An excellent leader. You will be expected to nurture and develop talent, and to support your team members.
- Able to demonstrate your previous success in strategic project direction including planning, resource allocation, communication, implementation, negotiation, evaluation and reporting.
- Professional, independent and self-motivated, with a strong sense of urgency and the ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion.
- Experienced and skilled in organizing complex workflows with lots of moving parts.
- Comfortable managing commercial aspects of projects, understanding different cost and revenue streams, how to balance them, and how to deliver positive P&Ls.
- Familiar with marketing and sponsorship, and how to use them to add value to projects.
- Able to present with confidence and presence.
- A skilled communicator, able to consult with internal and external stakeholders to agreed actions, outcomes and targets within a collaborative environment.
- Knowledgeable about event production, content, operations and logistics.
As a minimum, you should have:
- 10+ year’s event management experience in delivering large scale events.
- Previous experience working in the Middle East.
- A valid driving license.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
Your application will be stronger if:
- You have previous experience with festivals.
- You have previous experience with F&B and retail activations.
- You have previous experience with brand creation and development.
- You have previous experience with content curation and programming, including B2B content.
- You can speak, read and write Arabic.