Officer, Research and Event Management

Job Title: Officer, Research And Event Management

Job Code: JPC - 6696

Location: Abu Dhabi

Experience: Minimum of 4 years of experience.

Education: Bachelor s degree in event management, communications, business administration, project management, engineering or a science discipline.

Language: Excellent in English.

Job Description

Deliver event logistics for all research convenings end to end, from concept note, format

and budget through to on-site execution and close-out, and brief the Events function on

production, venue and protocol requirements where a convening carries institutional or

government visibility.

Work with faculty conveners, principal investigators and research centre leads to translate

research themes into event formats, session structures, agendas and speaker line-ups,

and hold the academic content to agreed deadlines.

Coordinate speakers, session chairs, moderators, keynote guests, visiting researchers and

industry participants, including invitations, briefing notes, travel, visa support letters,

accommodation, honoraria and on-the-day handling.

Manage registration, delegate communications, guest lists, check-in and attendance data

for research events, and keep participant records accurate and current in the registration

platform and CRM.

Coordinate venues, catering, audiovisual and staging, signage, exhibition and poster set-

ups, transport, accommodation and equipment with internal teams and vendors, across

in-person, hybrid and virtual formats.

Operate event microsites, registration pages, webinar and livestream systems for research

convenings, carry out routine content updates, and escalate to technical and web teams

where required.