Operations Manager

6 days ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates JobFinder Spain Full time

Full time ITP Media Group United Arab Emirates

Posted On 02/21/2025

Job Information

Job Opening Status In-progress

Media

City Dubai

State/Province Dubayy (Dubai)

Job Description

One of the largest media and event companies in the Middle East, ITP Media Group, is looking for an Operations Manager to join its newly created Obstacle Course Race division, launched under license from an international leader in the OCR global community and worldwide endurance sports.

ITP Media Group reaches an audience of more than 42 million people across the region and beyond through its leading websites, portals, social media platforms, events, conferences, award ceremonies, magazines, books, and social media influencer agency.

ITP Media Group's luxury portfolio includes major international and regional brands such as Time Out, Arabian Business, Harper's Bazaar Arabia, Esquire Middle East, Grazia Middle East, Cosmopolitan Middle East, and Top Gear Middle East.

The OCR division of ITP Media is ITP's latest business launch; the role involves organizing and overseeing a range of life-changing outdoor and indoor events, products, and content which help people, companies, and teams break barriers, compete, build communities, and self-belief.

Requirements

Requirements

This position is responsible for leading the team involved with producing the events and ensuring the overall success of Outdoor Obstacle Race events across the whole region from an operations perspective.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Onsite:

  • Ensure the production team is set up for success by effectively planning and ensuring the execution of the operations from A-Z on all events.
  • Aim to dovetail effectively with the Race Director. Handle issues as they arise to ensure the Race Director and production crew can focus on the main goal of executing a quality event.
  • Maintain a positive working relationship with the venue, local municipal departments (permits, police, fire), and vendors to ensure a long-term relationship and successful event.
  • Respond to operational problems as well as proactively working to prevent problems.
  • Coordinate support parties for the event e.g. police, medical, parking team, municipality staff, etc.
  • Manage at a high level the critical relationships around the event - venue owner, municipality, and government members, etc.
  • Final approval of any 'on the ground' changes to parking layout, festival layout, and racecourse layout. Close collaboration with the Race Director to ensure delivery of a safe and quality product.
  • Site visits in support of planning the event, as needed. During site visits, make operational assessments of venues, preparing preliminary planning documentation to ensure good venue selections.

Offsite:

  • Establish government, municipality, and venue relationships to ensure all required approvals for the events and good working relationships with all parties. Secure all permits and permission letters as required.
  • Provide guidance and direction with respect to event designs and planning. Work in collaboration with the Race Director to ensure RD has all necessary information and resources to successfully execute the events.
  • Work with the Director to determine an operations budget for each event and ensure delivery of the events within this budget.
  • Approve all event-related procurement - purchases, hires, temporary staffing, etc. Secure hired services and vendors as needed (security, parking, all utilities, etc).
  • Overall responsibility for the material inventory associated with the events - everything from obstacles to tents to tools - working closely with the production team to ensure good management of inventory and effective future procurement as required.
  • Coordinate and book all flights, accommodation, and rental vehicles for the production crew. Coordinate with the Director/Sponsorship Manager on any strategic sponsorship partnerships for the event.
  • Responsible for ordering and shipping all materials to the events (including medals, t-shirts, merchandise, and shipping containers). Manage the relationship with the logistics partner to ensure timely delivery. Responsible for producing and securing all relevant documentation associated with shipping.

Qualifications:

  • Personal race experience beneficial. Analytical skills. Attention to detail. Good communication skills. Strong leadership skills.
  • Outdoor Event production or Project Management expertise.
  • Proven leadership experience of multidisciplinary teams under stressful environments.
  • Experience working as a project manager, operations manager, or in the event space.
  • Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
  • Able to work productively with minimal direction and oversight yet still meet company standards.
  • Familiar with days that require 12+ hour days in outdoor, adverse conditions for extended periods of time.
  • Willingness and ability to travel 10-14 days at a time for multiple events per year.
  • Familiarity with outdoor adventuring and/or endurance racing experience (Ultras, Adventure Races, OCRs, Trail Runs, Triathlons, Marathons) an advantage.
  • Analytical and methodical problem solver.
  • Fluent in English. Arabic is an advantage.

We are looking for someone dynamic who likes to work in a multicultural environment, is driven, accountable, and socially smart, highly organized, and a team player who uses their own initiative and communicates effectively.

The package is competitive and will be based on relevant experience, network of contacts, and ability.

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