About the Role:
The company is seeking a skilled Events Manager - Asset Protection to join our Asset Protection team. This role involves developing and aligning event security strategies with the resort's enterprise risk management framework and long-term priorities. Responsibilities include translating corporate security objectives into actionable plans that support guest experience, operational continuity, and reputation protection. The position also requires the coordination of long-range event calendars, designing security operating models, leading scenario planning for high-impact events, advising senior leadership on emerging threats, and conducting event-specific risk assessments.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and align event security strategies with the resort’s enterprise risk management framework and brand standards.
- Translate corporate security objectives into actionable event-security plans that support guest experience, operational continuity, and reputation protection.
- Coordinate long-range event calendars to anticipate security resource needs, staffing models, and budget requirements.
- Design integrated event-security operating models for the resort’s diverse venues (hotel, casino, entertainment, retail, F&B, and outdoor spaces).
- Lead property-wide scenario planning for high-impact events such as VIP visits, festivals, and multi-day conferences.
- Advise senior leadership on emerging threats, regulatory changes, and best practices affecting event security.
- Conduct event-specific risk assessments and ensure mitigation strategies are embedded into security and emergency plans.
- Research and evaluate emerging event-security technologies for potential adoption.
- Serve as the on-scene security lead during major events, coordinating real-time decision-making with command-center operations.
- Benchmark event-security performance against hospitality, entertainment, and venue-security standards.
- Integrate security planning with key stakeholders for seamless event delivery.
- Build strong relationships with local law enforcement, emergency medical services, and regulatory authorities.
- Ensure security protocols enhance guest experience while maintaining a hospitality-focused approach.
- Build and lead a high-performing event-security team through training and succession planning.
- Develop training programs for crowd management, conflict de-escalation, cultural awareness, and VIP protection.
- Oversee workforce planning for contract event-security staffing.
- Manage event-security budgets, ensuring cost-effective resource deployment.
About You:
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in security, risk management, event management, or a related field.
- Preferred: ASIS International Certified Protection Professional (CPP).
- Required: 5+ years planning and leading security for large-scale events at major venues or integrated resorts.
- Required: Experience developing event security plans, risk assessments, and crowd management strategies.
- Required: Experience working with law enforcement, emergency services, or high-profile events in a hospitality environment.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills for cross-functional coordination.
- Strategic planning and risk-assessment capability for large-scale events.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret threat intelligence and operational data.
- Clear communication and executive-level presentation ability.
- Proficient in program and project management for multi-phase event cycles.
- High attention to detail with strong organizational discipline.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and digital planning/reporting tools.
- Working knowledge of emerging security technologies and event-security systems.
- Effective collaboration skills with internal teams, vendors, and authorities.
- Strong problem-solving ability and composure during live event operations.
- Flexibility to support irregular hours and dynamic event demands.
- Self-starter mindset with the ability to work independently.
About the Company’s Benefits:
We offer an attractive salary paid in Dirhams (AED), an excellent leave policy, a healthcare package, incentive programs, and other colleague benefits. This results in a package that makes this role highly attractive to outstanding applicants seeking a career with the company.
