Assistant Manager – Events (6-Month Contract, Abu Dhabi)

JOB TITLE: Assistant Manager, Events

LOCATION: Abu Dhabi

CONTRACT TYPE: 6-month secondment

We are seeking a motivated Assistant Manager, Events to join a dynamic events team on a 6-month secondment contract. This newly created role will support the delivery of consumer and MICE events on one of the UAE’s most exciting destinations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience, contribute to impactful projects, and work alongside a passionate and professional team in a fast-paced environment.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
As an Assistant Manager, Events, you will provide essential project management and operational support to the events team. You will work across planning, coordination, and execution to ensure seamless delivery of high-quality events.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the planning and delivery of consumer and MICE events.
• Manage timelines and ensure projects are delivered on schedule.
• Assist with budget monitoring and financial reporting.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to achieve event objectives.
• Maintain high standards of organisation and attention to detail across all projects

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong project management skills.
• Demonstrated organisational ability and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of events (consumer and MICE).
• Experience in financial and budget management.
• A collaborative team player who can perform in a fast-paced environment.

ABOUT ACORN STRATEGY

Voted Large Agency of the Year and winner of multiple international awards, Acorn Strategy is a full-service communications consultancy with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Perth, and London, and an ever-expanding client roster. We are an integrated marketing, public relations, and digital consultancy that delivers sharp, agile, and creative strategies to help grow our clients’ business.

OUR CULTURE

We understand that our success depends on recruiting and retaining the highest quality individuals. We have created an environment for people to grow and learn through a culture that empowers creativity, innovation, and professionalism. The core values we live by are collaboration, agility, bravery, curiosity, and growth.

OUR PEOPLE

Over the years we have come to realise that although each of our team members are unique, we each share a series of personal traits that have successfully linked us culturally as a team and as an agency at large.

ACORN STRATEGY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating and building a respectful and empowering environment. We aim to create an inclusive workplace that supports our diversity and increases our potential to produce work that better represents and resonates with the world around us.