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
