Senior Event Producer – Dubai Run Full Time NEW

Candidate is responsible for end-to-end planning, production, delivery, and close-out of the event, working in closecoordination with the appointed mass events delivery agency, internal stakeholders, city authorities, and commercial partners.—MustOversee coordination with government authorities including RTA, Dubai Police, and other relevant stakeholders.--MustStrong experience working with government authorities and public safety stakeholders.–Must

Role OverviewThe Senior Event Producer – Dubai Run holds full operational ownership of Dubai Run, the flagship mass participation event within Dubai Fitness Challenge. The role is responsible for end-to-end planning, production, delivery, and close-out of the event, working in closecoordination with the appointed mass events delivery agency, internal stakeholders, city authorities, and commercial partners.This role carries senior accountability for safety, operational readiness, participant experience,and on-ground delivery during the live event period.Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall operational leadership for the planning and delivery of Dubai Run.
• Manage and direct the appointed mass events delivery agency, ensuring contractual scope, timelines, and quality standards are met.
• Oversee coordination with government authorities including RTA, Dubai Police, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Oversee all operational workstreams including route planning, site infrastructure, crowd management, safety planning, and logistics.
• Coordinate closely with Partnership Operations to ensure commercial branding and partner deliverables are integrated seamlessly.
• Act as the primary escalation point for operational risks and issues.
• Lead post-event reporting, reconciliation, and lessons learned. Deliverables/MilestonesMay
• Complete onboarding and formal alignment with the Head of Operations and wider DFC Operations Team.
• Conduct a comprehensive review of previous Dubai Run playbooks, route designs, risk registers, traffic management plans, crowd management strategies, and post-event reports
• Establish the master operational framework, key milestones, governance structure, and authority engagement strategy for Dubai Run.
• Assist with the development of initial entertainment and experiential concepts.
• Initiate early internal alignment across operations, commercial, marketing, and stakeholder teams.June
• Lead operational onboarding with the appointed mass events delivery agency, confirming scope, responsibilities, governance, and escalation protocols.
• Initiate and lead early engagement with RTA, Dubai Police, and relevant authorities.
• Oversee early route development, safety strategy definition, and traffic management planning.
• Support development and refinement of entertainment and experiential concepts, ensuring operational feasibility and alignment with event objectives.July
• Lead detailed route planning, staging strategy, and operational design in coordination with the delivery agency.
• Oversee development of detailed crowd management plans, safety frameworks, and operational layouts.
• Support refinement of entertainment concepts and integration into operational plans.
• Ensure early authority submissions and approvals are progressing.
• Maintain ownership of the master milestone plan and risk register.August
• Oversee development of detailed operational plans, route layouts, infrastructure designs, and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate commercial, branding, and partner integration requirements with Partnership Operations.
• Support finalisation of approved entertainment and experiential concepts.
• Ensure authority submissions, approvals, and NOCs are progressing in line with programme timelines.
• Identify, track, and mitigate operational risks and dependencies.September
• Lead lock-down of all operational, production, and delivery scopes.
• Confirm final route approvals, traffic management plans, safety strategies, and contingency measures.
• Ensure entertainment, branding, and activation elements are fully integrated into operational plans.
• Conduct formal readiness and risk review sessions with the delivery agency and key stakeholders.October
• Oversee final preparations, rehearsals, and pre-event readiness activities.
• Manage build-up coordination, infrastructure installations, and route readiness.
• Ensure full operational readiness ahead of the DFC live period.
• Resolve high-impact issues and manage escalations as required.November
• Lead live operational delivery of Dubai Run.
• Manage on-ground command, real-time issue resolution, and multi-agency stakeholder coordination.
• Oversee decommissioning, route reopening, and site reinstatement.December
• Lead Dubai Run post-event reporting and operational close-out.
• Consolidate agency reports, authority feedback, and operational learnings.
• Document recommendations and formally hand over to the Head of Operations. Candidate ProfileMinimum 8–10 years’ experience delivering large-scale mass participation events.Proven leadership in managing complex, multi-stakeholder sporting events.Strong experience working with government authorities and public safety stakeholders.Excellent decision-making, communication, and leadership skills.Comfortable operating under pressure during live event delivery.

Skills: events,operations,producer