Associate Director

Job Summary:

The job holder is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and governance of ERC’s corporate events, executive engagements, and large-scale activations that reinforce Expo 2030 milestones and stakeholder participation and translate overarching communication and reputation objectives into high-impact physical experiences, protocol-driven events, and milestone activations that strengthen stakeholder confidence, executive visibility, and international engagement.

Responsibilities :

Corporate Event Strategy & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of ERC corporate events, executive engagements, and official ceremonies.
• Translate corporate communication objectives into structured event concepts, formats, and execution plans.
• Ensure events align with ERC brand standards, messaging priorities, and strategic milestones.

Protocol & Executive Engagements

• Oversee protocol planning and execution for senior leadership, VIPs, international delegations, and dignitaries.
• Coordinate executive participation, run-of-show, seating, hosting, and official courtesies.
• Ensure compliance with diplomatic, cultural, and governmental protocol requirements.

Expo Milestone Activations

• Design and deliver activations that reinforce key Expo milestones, progress moments, and countdown phases.
• Drive stakeholder participation through experiential formats, launches, site visits, and symbolic moments.
• Ensure activations support broader narrative alignment across communications, media, and stakeholder engagement.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with Corporate Communications, Media, Protocol, Security, Operations, and external partners to deliver seamless events.
• Align event execution with crisis readiness, reputation considerations, and executive messaging.
• Manage agencies, production vendors, and event partners to agreed standards, budgets, and timelines.

Planning, Governance & Assurance

• Develop detailed event plans, risk assessments, budgets, and delivery timelines.
• Ensure events meet internal governance, approval, and audit requirements.
• Capture post-event evaluations, lessons learned, and performance insights to continuously improve delivery.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Event Management, Marketing, International Relations, Business Administration, or a related discipline

Professional Certifications Preferred:

• Event management, protocol, project management, or stakeholder engagement.

Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in corporate events, large-scale activations, government or mega-project engagement, or major international programs.

Nature of Experience:

• Delivery leadership roles within corporate communications, public affairs, government events, or mega-programs
• Hands-on experience executing executive-level events under high visibility and scrutiny
• Operating in highly governed, time-critical, and reputation-sensitive environments
• Translating strategic narratives into physical experiences and public moments

Job Specific Skills:

• Corporate event design and delivery
• Executive protocol and VIP engagement
• Large-scale activation planning
• Stakeholder experience design
• Event risk management and contingency planning
• Vendor and agency management
• Budgeting and cost control
• Strong written briefs and run-of-show documentation