Job summary
Building on the success of our 2023 annual conference and exhibition, an exciting opportunity has arisen for Events Manager Speaker Management to join the conference team at NHS Confederation, a membership body that brings together and speaks on behalf of all organisations that plan, commission and provide NHS services.
Main duties of the job
This role is a fixed term contract, to expand the capacity of the team as we develop and grow our annual conference, establishing it as the leading event for the health and care sector.
The Event Manager Speaker Management will be responsible for:
- Supporting the speaker & programme management of NHS ConfedExpo a conference that attracts over 4000 delegates from across the health and care sector
- Liaising with speakers to collect programme information such as job title, organisation and biographical information
- Developing effective relationships with a range of key internal and external stakeholders, partners and organisations
About us
The NHS Confederation is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our staff networks and a staff forum.
The NHS Confederation is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have demonstrable experience in managing event programmes / speakers and are confident in communicating with a range of stakeholders
- Have demonstrable experience of supporting the logistical delivery of events up to 1000 people
- Good at working under pressure in a customer-facing role
- Have excellent organisational skills to project manage a busy period of activity
- proven experience of using digital events tools and CRM systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Are willing to go the extra mile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have demonstrable experience in managing event programmes / speakers and are confident in communicating with a range of stakeholders
- Have demonstrable experience of supporting the logistical delivery of events up to 1000 people
- Good at working under pressure in a customer-facing role
- Have excellent organisational skills to project manage a busy period of activity
- proven experience of using digital events tools and CRM systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Are willing to go the extra mile.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Have demonstrable experience in managing event programmes / speakers and are confident in communicating with a range of stakeholders
- Have demonstrable experience of supporting the logistical delivery of events up to 1000 people
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving and effective time management skills, with ability to prioritize your own work and take own initiative
- Good verbal and written communication skills; builds rapport with stakeholders well
- Working in a high pressured environment in a busy team
- Able to stay calm, composed and professional, even under pressure, and to maintain effective relationships with staff, speakers, attendees, exhibitors and sponsors
- Experience working with a CRM and/or an event management system
- IT skills (software applications, particularly databases and online platforms)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Have demonstrable experience in managing event programmes / speakers and are confident in communicating with a range of stakeholders
- Have demonstrable experience of supporting the logistical delivery of events up to 1000 people
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving and effective time management skills, with ability to prioritize your own work and take own initiative
- Good verbal and written communication skills; builds rapport with stakeholders well
- Working in a high pressured environment in a busy team
- Able to stay calm, composed and professional, even under pressure, and to maintain effective relationships with staff, speakers, attendees, exhibitors and sponsors
- Experience working with a CRM and/or an event management system
- IT skills (software applications, particularly databases and online platforms)