Director of Public Events

The role

The Director of Public Events will lead the strategy, design, and execution of public-facing programs in Singapore. This role oversees a team across Event Operations, Programming, and Audience Curation to advance the mission of OceanX Education.

What you will do

• Develop and lead a comprehensive strategy for public events
• Manage and mentor a cross-functional team
• Design and implement scalable systems and processes for event planning, execution, evaluation, and reporting
• Integrate and optimize event management software
• Utilize data analytics and dashboards to track audience engagement and measure impact
• Cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships with institutions, venues, and technology providers
• Oversee event budgets, contracts, and resource allocation
• Uphold standards of quality, accessibility, inclusivity, and mission alignment
• Direct technical infrastructure for events including AV systems and live-streaming
• Serve as a senior spokesperson and ambassador for OceanX Education

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, or related field
• 15+ years of experience in public events, live programming, or experiential marketing
• At least 5 years in a senior leadership role
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated success managing complex stakeholder relationships
• Demonstrated success executing vision-aligned, audience-centered programming at scale
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience developing performance dashboards and assessing ROI
• Knowledge of AV production, hybrid event formats, and emerging event technology trends
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in emerging AI tools
• Strong skills in presentation and analytical software, including PowerPoint and Excel
• Willingness for moderate travel, primarily within the region and to the vessel

Benefits

• competitive salary
• comprehensive employer paid medical plan
• CPF

Before you apply

• we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position

About the company

OceanX is a nonprofit working to unlock the ocean’s sustainable potential through science and education. It is a nonprofit operating program of Dalio Philanthropies.