ESM - Events and Sports Management

Executive Operations Coordinator

ESM - Events and Sports Management  •  Riyadh, SA (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

Hamilton Aquatics is looking for an organised, proactive, and customer-focused Executive Operations Coordinator to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role provides administrative and operational support to the Head of Operations while also supporting member experience and customer service activities.

Acting as a central point of coordination for operations, communications, scheduling, and member enquiries, this position plays a key role in ensuring efficient day-to-day operations and an excellent customer experience.

Key Objectives

  • Provide administrative and operational support to the Head of Operations.
  • Coordinate meetings, calendars, travel arrangements, and operational priorities.
  • Support operational projects and venue launches.
  • Act as the first point of contact for customer enquiries and member communications.
  • Support customer retention and member satisfaction initiatives.
  • Coordinate communication between operations, coaches, venues, schools, and members.
  • Manage operational documentation, reports, expenses, and records.

Set of Required Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours

Key Responsibilities

Executive Assistant (Primary Role)

  • Manage the Head of Operations' calendar, meetings, travel, and correspondence.
  • Prepare reports, presentations, agendas, and meeting minutes.
  • Follow up on action items and operational projects.
  • Maintain confidential documents and records.
  • Coordinate with internal departments and external stakeholders.
  • Support procurement, office administration, recruitment coordination, and onboarding.
  • Track operational expenses and maintain records.

Member Happiness Executive (Secondary Role)

  • Respond to member enquiries via phone, email, WhatsApp, and social media.
  • Support bookings and customer follow-up.
  • Handle complaints and coordinate resolutions.
  • Support member communications and retention initiatives.
  • Assist during competitions, events, and venue activations.
  • Maintain accurate customer records.
  • Support venue teams during busy operational periods.

Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Desired Experience

  • 2–5 years' experience in executive administration, operations support, customer service, or office management.
  • Experience in the sports, education, hospitality, or service industry is advantageous.

Job-Specific Knowledge & Skills

  • Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
  • Ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Professional communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Customer service and relationship management.
  • Confidentiality and attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
  • Problem-solving mindset and ability to work under pressure.
  • Fluent written and spoken English.

What We Offer

  • A competitive salary package
  • Annual flight allowance
  • Private medical insurance
  • End of service benefit
  • Access to lifestyle discounts
ESM - Events and Sports Management

About ESM - Events and Sports Management

ESM was established in 2004 with the ambition of bringing high quality sports coaching to adults & children in the Middle East at premium sports facilities. Today ESM is the UAE’s leading sports services provider for corporates, youth, adults and communities alike, delivering coaching to over 10,000 residents a week across over 200 facilities.

ESM | Events is a highly skilled, professional sports event management team that excels at projects ranging from complicated, international, high profile special events, to local community events that deliver an exceptional experience for our corporate clients and participants alike. We bring expertise in event marketing, sponsorship sales and corporate sponsor fulfillment that is unparalleled in the UAE market. The Events team are experts in pulling together the correct team to deliver a goal based, image conscious, and overall successful special event.

ESM | Facilities hires out over 200 premium sports facilities in the UAE. As well as hosting our own academies in the sports facilities, we are also the facilitators for corporate clients & 50+ partner academies, giving them access to the regions best facilities. Our Corporate Clients and partner academies chose to work with ESM because of the quality control and facility management resource that we dedicate to ensure that recreational matches and academy programs, week-on-week, is hosted in the perfect conditions.

ESM | Academies works with and manages first-class sports academies and multi-activity holiday camps with a proven track record of developing holistic athletes from grass roots to elite performance. We have award-winning academies such as ESM Football Academy (longest standing football academy in the UAE), ESM Cricket Academy and ESM Holiday Camps. ESM Academies has been a market-leader for over a decade, and has a fantastic track record. Our mission is to gain entry for players into as many professional academies and US collegiate programs as possible.

Industry
Arts & Entertainment
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Motor City, AE
Year Founded
2004
Website
esm.ae
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