Community Builder - UAE

Job description

**🪐 Discover our galaxy** Malt is a European Series D marketplace (~€410M valuation) connecting top-tier, senior freelance talent—including strategy consultants, business experts, and tech specialists—with leading global organizations. With a network of over 1 million freelancers and 100,000+ client companies worldwide, we are expanding our GCC operations from our Dubai hub to build the region’s premier freelance ecosystem: - A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries - A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth - Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI - A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently Ready to help shape the future of work? Your next chapter starts here! 🪐 *At Malt we believe that Ambition is the Way, so all lists of missions and responsibilities are non-exhaustive.* **Explore your future career 🔭** As Malt is growing and scaling, we are looking for motivated individuals to join our Global Community team in the UAE. The Community team's mission is to attract and activate the most high-value freelancers, engage them in the community, take responsibility for their experience, and directly contribute to the growth of the company. As a Community Builder UAE, your mission is to drive platform adoption and foster community loyalty by connecting with key local freelancers. You will act as the bridge between our global framework and the UAE market, executing engaging programs and locally relevant events to generate business value. ### ### Key responsibilities ✨ - **Global to Local Execution:** Adapt and implement global community initiatives into the UAE market, ensuring global programs are seamlessly localized to drive strong regional engagement and adoption. - **Community Engagement & Outreach:** Take full ownership of engaging a high-quality local ecosystem. You will proactively source, connect with, and nurture key profiles through events, local content, portfolio management, and 1:1 interactions to transform them into an active network of brand advocates. - **Event & Content Activation:** Design and execute a "must-attend" event roadmap and high-value content tailored to the UAE (newsletters, articles, localized communications) to activate the community and establish Malt's presence in the local freelance scene. - **Business Alignment & Sales Synergy:** Act as a vital link between community programs and local Sales goals, collaborating cross-functionally to ensure every community initiative aligns with business objectives and supports local growth. - **Ecosystem Partnerships & Performance:** Establish relationships with key local actors (Chambers of Commerce, freelance permit providers) to expand visibility while tracking and reporting on community metrics to drive continuous improvement. ### About you 🧑‍🚀 - **Background & Experience:** 3+ years of experience in Sales, Event Management, Community Activation, or Project Management. - **Regional Experience:** Proven experience living/working in the Middle East (ideally UAE), with a solid grasp of local market dynamics and business etiquette. - **Hands-on & Autonomous Builder:** Comfortable building from scratch in an emerging market with a high degree of execution autonomy. You thrive in operational, fast-paced environments and take pride in getting things done. - **Concrete Project & Event Management:** Proven ability to organize end-to-end events (logistics, invitations, execution) and deploy practical outreach campaigns. - **Relationship & Service Mindset:** Natural connector who loves engaging directly with people, organizing gatherings, and building genuine, trust-based relationships with freelancers. - **Communication Skills:** Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to write engaging event copy and outreach emails. - **Languages:** Professional fluency in English is required; French and/or Arabic is a strong plus. ### How to join the mission? 🚀 - First call with our **Talent Acquisition Partner, [Esra](https://www.linkedin.com/in/esra-diblan-64a172205/),** to better understand your background, aspirations and answer any questions you may have. (30-45 minutes) - Track Record Interview with your future manager **[Lena](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-elkouby-59031ba9/),** to discuss your experience and the role in more detail. (60 minutes) - Case study with two of our Senior Community Managers. (60 minutes) - Final interview with a C-level executive to discuss Malt’s long-term vision. (30 minutes) - We will invite you to our Dubaï office to meet with the team!