International workforce mobilisation and capability legacy for a host nation’s first multi-sport Games
The Challenge
The Games were the host nation’s first major multi-sport event. With limited in-country expertise, the Organising Committee needed to rapidly mobilise several hundred experienced international professionals to design and deliver Games operations.
The obstacles were significant: limited local major-event experience, compressed mobilisation timelines, and the need to integrate international experts into a new regulatory and cultural environment.
Alongside delivery, the organisers wanted genuine knowledge transfer – building national capability so future events would rely less on international recruitment.
Our Role
AcuityX’s leadership team designed and ran the international recruitment strategy, targeting and securing major-event professionals across every required functional area, including venues, technology and workforce.
We partnered with functional leaders to define organisational structures, onboarding frameworks and employment governance standards.
To create a lasting capability transfer model, we embedded structured knowledge-sharing expectations so international experts mentored and upskilled local teams throughout the engagement.
The Outcome
Several hundred senior international professionals were mobilised for the Games, establishing stable leadership and operational delivery across Games functions.
The engagement accelerated the development of the host nation’s local event capability and laid the foundation for the country’s continued growth as an international major-events hub.
Frequently asked questions
Can AcuityX recruit international specialists for a major event at speed?
Yes. We run targeted international campaigns to secure experienced major-event professionals across functional areas, on compressed timelines.
How do you make sure local teams benefit from international hires?
We build structured knowledge-sharing and mentoring expectations into roles from the start, so capability transfers to local teams during delivery.
Which functions can AcuityX recruit for?
For this Games we recruited across venues, technology and workforce, among other functional areas, and helped define structures, onboarding and employment governance.
