ADMINISTRATION & PROJECT MANAGER
Arab Fashion Council
Total des années d'expérience :14 years, 11 Mois
• Develop approaches aligned with the Council’s strategy, track progress, manage risks, and ensure timely delivery.
• Manage logistics and operations of Dubai Fashion Week editions; this includes accommodation, flights & venue booking
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors
• Approach potential partners and follow up on requirements of existing ones
• Develop proposals and review contracts
• Determine staffing needs and budget to stay within given monetary parameters.
• Organize logistics of event preparation including venue selection, partners city wide activations, and after parties.
• Budgeting & Cost Control
• Managed all areas of events, from pre-planning, through the event day, and post-event activities.
• Supervised operations, logistics and graphic design team, while hiring support staff and other contract workers as necessary.
• Determined appropriate levels of staffing and budget to stay within given monetary parameters.
• Organized logistics of event preparation, including location scouting, stage design, venue decor, and program implementation.
• Developed partnerships with private institutions
• Created content and marketing material for assigned conferences; this includes circular, agenda, and webpage
• Researched and invited regional and global speakers & panellists
• Developed proposals and approach potential sponsors
• Projects covered Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Lebanon, Switzerland, & Greece
• Organized and facilitated the club’s meetings
• Coordinated accounting activities and prepared internal reports for the board
• Participated in budget planning and management
• Coordinated with official authorities in host countries to obtain visas for members
• Served as primary contact between club members and vendors
• Sourced out meeting venues and vendors
• Developed and evaluated purchase orders and ensured accuracy
• Coordinated with the shipping department to ensure compliance
• Monitored delivery of products according to schedule
• Oversaw sales personnel training programs