AVP – Head of Events & Partnerships

Overview:We are working with a leading bank in UAE that is looking to hire a AVP – Head of Events & Partnerships This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly respected bank with a strong presence in the UAE. The role will focus on leading the Bank’s events and partnerships strategy along with setting clear governance to strengthen their visibility, relevance, and positive market presence.

Responsibilities

Shape and drive the bank's overall events and partnerships strategy, ensuring it supports brand priorities, commercial goals, Islamic banking positioning, and presence in the market.Spot untapped opportunities to build greater visibility, relevance, and stakeholder engagement, generating meaningful market presence.Grow and maintain a strong pipeline of partnerships spanning government, Islamic finance, Emirati-focused, SME, sustainability, innovation, community, and broader business platforms.Assess potential events and partnerships against brand alignment, audience relevance, commercial value, reputational impact, cost, visibility, and overall strategic fit.Establish clear governance around how events and partnerships are selected and approved, including activation planning, defined stakeholder roles, risk controls, and structured post-event evaluation.Work closely with internal teams, event organizers, agencies, partners, and suppliers to ensure every activation is delivered consistently and represents the brand well.Monitor how events and partnerships perform visibility, engagement, stakeholder sentiment, reputational impact, and business results and turn that into clear reporting and recommendations.Run structured reviews after each event or partnership to capture lessons learned, measure return against objectives, and continuously sharpen governance, partner selection, and stakeholder engagement.Experience & Education7–8 years of relevant experience, minimum.Background in events, partnerships, corporate communications, marketing, stakeholder engagement, or a closely related discipline.Track record of building and managing strategic partnerships across government, business, community, sustainability, innovation, or financial services.Solid grasp of partnership and event governance activation, stakeholder management, and performance measurement.Comfortable working with agencies, media partners, suppliers, government bodies, and other external stakeholders.Bachelor's degree required.