Institutional Partnerships & Programming Manager (Contract).

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Contract: Until June 2027

ESMOS is hiring an Institutional Partnerships & Programming Manager on behalf of a leading events company based in Abu Dhabi.

We are looking for an experienced professional to develop strategic institutional partnerships and programme content, with strong experience supporting government conferences, summits and B2G initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and engage institutional and strategic partners.
• Build relationships with government entities, associations, academic institutions, foundations and other organisations.
• Evaluate partnership proposals and strategic opportunities.
• Develop partner contributions across sessions, roundtables, workshops and programmes.
• Manage partner relationships, requirements and deliverables.
• Collaborate with programming, content, marketing and operations teams.
• Maintain partnership pipelines, trackers and stakeholder records.
• Support partner activities during live events and programmes.

Requirements

• 6+ years’ experience in institutional partnerships, stakeholder engagement, programme development or related roles.
• Strong experience with government conferences, summits, B2G programmes or government-led initiatives.
• Experience engaging government entities, institutions and senior-level stakeholders.
• Strong background in conferences, forums, events or institutional programmes.
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong research, communication and proposal evaluation capabilities.
• Able to manage multiple partners, priorities and deadlines.
• UAE/GCC experience highly preferred.