Rights Protection Supervisor

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the Rights Protection Programme across venues, host cities, and official event sites.
• Assist with monitoring and identifying unauthorized commercial activities, ambush marketing, counterfeit merchandise, and misuse of intellectual property.
• Conduct venue inspections and site assessments to ensure compliance with clean site, clean venue, and clean zone requirements.
• Support rights protection operations during event-time activities, including monitoring of public areas, commercial zones, and surrounding venue precincts.
• Coordinate with venue management teams, security personnel, local authorities, and operational stakeholders regarding rights protection requirements.
• Maintain records of rights protection incidents, observations, investigations, and enforcement actions.
• Assist in the investigation and documentation of potential infringements and prepare incident reports for management review.
• Support the review of proposed commercial activities and promotional campaigns to ensure compliance with commercial rights regulations.
• Contribute to awareness and training programmes for staff, volunteers, contractors, suppliers, and stakeholders regarding rights protection obligations.
• Monitor compliance with sponsorship, licensing, and branding guidelines across operational areas.
• Support reporting activities, including daily operational updates, compliance reports, and post-event assessments.
• Escalate rights protection issues and risks to the Rights Protection Manager as required.
• Assist with the coordination of corrective actions and follow-up activities related to identified infringements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Law, Business Administration, Commercial Management, Sports Management, Marketing, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in rights protection, commercial compliance, brand protection, intellectual property, event operations, sponsorship activation, or related fields.
• Experience working on major events, sporting events, exhibitions, festivals, or large-scale public events is desirable.
• Understanding of intellectual property rights, sponsorship protection, licensing, trademarks, and commercial compliance principles.
• Experience conducting inspections, compliance monitoring, or operational audits is advantageous.
• Strong organisational, reporting, and administrative skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced operational environment.
• Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting rights protection, brand protection, sponsorship protection, or commercial compliance programmes.
• Previous involvement in major sporting events, international tournaments, exhibitions, entertainment events, or large-scale public gatherings.
• Familiarity with clean venue, clean zone, and anti-ambush marketing principles.
• Experience coordinating with venue operators, government authorities, security teams, or enforcement agencies.
• Knowledge of licensing compliance and counterfeit merchandise prevention practices.