Senior Manager Events

VEON is a Nasdaq-listed global digital operator that serves more than 150 million customers with connectivity and about 120 million monthly active users with digital services in some of the world’s most exciting frontier markets. Operating across 5 countries that are home to nearly 520 million people, in other words more than 6% of the world’s population, VEON transforms lives through technology-driven services that empower individuals and drive economic growth.

With VEON’s Digital Operator 1440 vision and strategy, VEON Group companies redefine the engagement that telecom operators have with their customers, providing the best digital experience to customers up to 1440 minutes in a day. We transform not only the daily experience of the final users, but also support the growth of enterprises and industries as a whole, using cutting-edge technologies in AI, big-data and cloud services to serve our business customers.

This is all underpinned by a commitment to sustainability, ensuring VEON’s operations are run safely and ethically while fostering digital entrepreneurship and greater digital skills and literacy in the communities in which VEON operates. VEON’s values-based approach works to strengthen trust by building a responsible and sustainable business that benefits customers, employees, communities, and shareholders.

VEON’s international leadership team is drawn from experienced executives from around the world and has been led by CEO Kaan Terzioğlu since July 2021.

Position Summary

Planning, coordinating, and executing a wide range of internal and external events. Instrumental in enhancing our brand presence and supporting our strategic objectives through meaningful and impactful events.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of various events, including reputational milestones, corporate events, conferences, exhibitions, internal meetings, and employee engagement activities.
• Develop detailed event plans, including timelines, budgets, vendor selection, logistics, and marketing/communication strategies.
• Source and negotiate with event support agencies an/or directly with venues, caterers, AV suppliers, and other event-related vendors to ensure high-quality services within budget.
• Coordinate all logistical aspects of events, such as registration, attendee management, branding, experience design, set-up, tear-down, and on-site support.
• Develop and manage event budgets, track expenses, and ensure cost-effectiveness.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders across different departments to understand event objectives and ensure alignment with company goals.
• Works closely with communications, strategy and brand & creative to ensure event experience amplifies company messaging and positioning.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant health, safety, and legal regulations for events
  
  

• Works well in a fast-pace, multi-stakeholder environment with tight deadlines, balancing internal stakeholders with external realities
• Can prioritize and manage multiple projects at the same time. Can handle ambiguity and fluidity, plan for multiple scenarios and make good choices about when to take initiative
• Is an excellent project manager, capable of assembling the right team and skills combination, and ensuring that they deliver on a timely manner.
• Is very experienced with AV requirement and various types of AV set up for online, in person and hybrid meetings.
• Is experienced with participant engagement tools and technologies.
• Is a good communicator overall, grasping the overall objectives and positioning for the company and adjusting plans accordingly, and efficiently communicating plans to stakeholders at all levels – from Management to execution partners
• Previous experience in experience marketing in B2B events, and sectoral experience in technology or related fields are strongly preferred.
  
  

• Bachelors degree in Marketing, Communications or a related field.
• Proven experience (typically about 8 years) in planning and executing a variety of corporate events, ideally within a multinational company and in international settings.
• Existing network and experience in Dubai is strongly preferred.