Job Description

About Hafla: Hafla is the world's first Artificial Intelligence-based event ideation, recommendation and aggregated sourcing platform for venues, equipment, services and catering. We deliver personalized solutions through our interactive one-stop-shop for events - corporate and personal, large and small. Hafla minimizes the stress in event planning so that everyone can celebrate more. Role and Responsibilities: The Events Project Team at Hafla handles all of Hafla's high value events - ranging across the spectrum of corporate events (family days, product launches, board meeting, team building, etc.) and end-to-end consumer events (such as weddings, baby showers, anniversary celebrations). The requirements for this role are therefore,

• Understand the detailed client requirements for each event

• Help plan the event with attention to any financial and time constraints that the client may have

• Research vendors (catering, decorators, musicians etc.) and choose the best combination

• of quality and cost

• Negotiate with vendors to achieve the most favorable terms

• Creating scope of work and quotation for client

• Manage clients and supplier's expectation

• Do final checks at the day of the event

• Oversee event happenings and act quickly to resolve problems

Requirements and Skills:

• Proven experience as an event coordinator and organizing successful events

• Excellent communication and client handling skills - this role will directly interface with Hafla's high value clients

• Excellent vendor management skills - explaining vendor requirements, setting quality and service expectations, negotiating prices, and ensuring delivery of requirements as per commitments (all this while building a long term relationship with these vendors)

• Extremely well-organized with great multi-tasking skills and the ability remain calm in pressure situations

• Great problem-solving ability

• Proficient in MS Office

• Degree in hospitality management, public relations or relevant field (preferred)

• Arabic, English, French speaker

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: AED6,000.00 - AED8,000.00 per month Education:

• Primary (Preferred)

Experience:

• event planning: 3 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)
• Arabic or French (Preferred)