dmg events - Event Director - East Africa Cluster

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Events, or related field. • Strong understanding of B2B exhibitions (construction/infrastructure preferred). • 10+ years in exhibitions/events with portfolio leadership responsibility. • Proven experience managing full P&L and multi-channel sales (direct, agent, partner). • Experience in multi-market environments (Africa/Middle East/Asia preferred). • Strong commercial and strategic acumen. • Expertise in market-driven brand positioning and event development. • Ability to manage local partners, agents, and stakeholder ecosystems. • Strong data-driven decision-making capability. • Ability to lead cross-functional teams through alignment and influence. • Behavioural Competencies • Strategic leadership and long-term thinking. • Strong influencing and stakeholder management. • Leadership maturity and ability to operate in complexity. • High resilience and sound judgement under pressure. • Strong ownership mindset and accountability. • Ability to build collaboration, consistency, and performance across teams. • Please take the time to read the job description. You must meet all the criteria set out above for your application to be considered. We do check all applications, and suitable candidates will be contacted within 5 days. If you are not contacted by us within 5 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful at this time.