Communications & Events Manager

The Communications & Events Manager will provide support to the Middle East's established Marketing & Business Development (MBD) team in the delivery of the region's and international firm's MBD strategy.

This is a strategic role and would suit someone with solid experience in professional services marketing and communications.

You will work directly with the regional MBD team servicing the firm's partners and lawyers across the Middle East region. You will have a proactive, accountable and efficient approach to work, and be willing to work to the firm's values of being Collaborative, Bold, Exceptional and Supportive.

The regional (and at times international) scope and varied nature of this role means candidates will have exposure to all areas of marketing activity across the business, receiving a unique opportunity to develop their career as a result of the rounded knowledge they will obtain.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Event Planning and Execution

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of high-profile events, conferences, and seminars in alignment with DLA Piper's strategic goals and brand. Oversee all aspects of event logistics, including venue selection, catering, AV needs, guest lists, and post-event evaluation.

External Communications

• Develop and manage external communication strategies to enhance DLA Piper's brand reputation in the Middle East. Craft and distribute press releases, newsletters, and other communications to ensure clear and consistent messaging across various channels.

Stakeholder and Client Engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, press, and agencies. Identify and implement initiatives to strengthen client engagement through targeted events, corporate communications, and industry partnerships.

Digital and Social Media Management

• Oversee DLA Piper's digital presence in the region, including website content, social media platforms, and email campaigns. Develop and execute content strategies to increase online visibility and audience engagement, ensuring alignment with the global brand standards.

Performance Analysis and Reporting

• Establish KPIs for events and communications initiatives. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of all activities, providing regular reports and insights to senior management to drive continual improvement.

Collaborative Partnership with Global Teams

• Collaborate with DLA Piper's global communications and events teams to ensure consistency of messaging and alignment with the firm's overall objectives. Share insights on regional trends to influence global strategies.

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the confidence to provide support in the following areas:

• Contributing information and ideas to a broader team
• Comfortable exchange of information with others inside and outside of the marketing function.
• Stakeholder management and effective communication skills.
• Efficient and effective ways of working.

The ideal candidate must:

• Have experience working within an event environment.
• Prior PR experience, journalist relationships and the ability to write high quality content.
• Be able to demonstrate a strong commercial awareness in both approach and delivery.
• Possess good project management skills in relation to delivering projects
• Be confident operating on their own initiative, owning projects and seeing them through to conclusion seeking appropriate supervision.
• Demonstrate a professional approach in terms of commitment and internal client care.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to exercise tact and diplomacy.
• Demonstrate a proven ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information.
• Be able to demonstrate experience in dealing with a demanding workload and conflicting priorities.
• Have strong interpersonal skills, working as part of a small, hands-on local team.
• Be able to multi-task and work to deadlines, be methodical and logical, as well as thrive in a robust and fast-paced environment.
• Have the ability to stay calm and composed in often demanding situations.
• Possess excellent communication skills.
• Display a consistently positive attitude and adopt a proactive can do approach as well as being able to work well on own initiative and also as part of a wider team; collaborative working style.
• Be IT literate experience of Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook is essential; experience of using InterAction/CRM systems would be beneficial.
• Hold a Degree/CIM Professional Certificate in Marketing (desirable).
• Fluent English language written and verbal.
• Arabic language not essential.

OUR VALUES

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
• Be Collaborative we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
• Be Bold we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
• Be Exceptional we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone's voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.

Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that's why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.

HYBRID WORKING

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.