My client, a leading UK professional membership organisation is looking for an experienced Education & Courses (Events) Manager to join its busy Education and Events team on a 14-month fixed-term basis, covering maternity leave.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced events professional to take ownership of a varied programme of educational courses and events, working with senior stakeholders and subject-matter experts across the organisation. You will manage events from initial planning through to delivery, ensuring they are engaging, well-promoted, commercially successful and delivered to a consistently high standard.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Education, Conference and Operations, you will lead the delivery of a portfolio of educational courses across both in-person and online formats.
- Managing the end-to-end delivery of educational courses and events, from initial planning through to completion.
- Developing and managing event budgets, monitoring expenditure and ensuring financial and attendance targets are achieved.
- Working with senior stakeholders, committees, course directors and subject-matter experts to develop and improve the events programme.
- Working closely with Marketing to create and deliver campaigns that increase registrations, engagement and event revenue.
- Managing venues, catering, AV, production companies, facilitators and other event suppliers, including contract negotiation.
- Managing event administration, communications and logistics, ensuring exceptional attention to detail throughout.
- Supporting the delivery of the organisation's Annual Conference, including responsibility for specific areas of the programme.
- Working collaboratively with the wider Education and Events team and providing committee support where required.
We are looking for an organised, commercially aware and proactive events professional who enjoys managing a varied workload and working with a wide range of stakeholders.
You will ideally have:
- At least 2 years' end-to-end events management experience, ideally within healthcare, education, professional membership or the charity/third sector.
- Strong experience managing event budgets and financial targets.
- Experience promoting and marketing events, including writing engaging event copy.
- Experience managing external suppliers, venues and event contracts.