Conference Organiser

We are looking for a Conference Organiser who is highly skilled and experienced in delivering large scale conferences, exhibitions, and events and who will be responsible for designing, planning, delivering, and evaluating several complex and high-end conference for the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), a charity that that focusses on supporting doctors to deliver medical imaging and cancer services.

You will be required to work closely with the RCR Learning team and directly with the Events and Operations Manager, the Marketing Manager and the Corporate Partnerships Officer as well as working with a dedicated group of subject matter experts (SMEs) who will lead the clinical aspect of the programme creation. In addition to this you will also actively participate in an internal working group of key stakeholders and 3rd party providers to ensure the smooth running of the conference.

During the term of the role, effective evaluation and review will be required at all stages of the project including future proofing for the next event and supporting the identification of venues.
Strong financial knowledge and experience is essential, and we are seeking someone who has strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills to ensure our conferences are delivered on time, with in budget supporting the organisational goal of financial sustainability.

The post holder will join our dynamic team at a pivotal time as we develop new and existing learning products for our membership and allied healthcare professionals and drive forward our global ambitions by creating and delivering an exciting programme of annual events.

The ideal candidate will be proactive, have strong verbal and written communication skills and bring expertise and market knowledge to advise on latest trends to support event delivery.

What you ll do:

• Develop and deliver from conception to completion a high level, complex event for audiences based in the UK and globally.
• Lead on all operational and logistical delivery of the event.
• Work closely with subject matter experts to generate an inspiring and up-to-date programme, streams, and content.
• Manage end to end experience for our delegates, guest speakers, staff, volunteers, and VIPs to ensure relevant information is produced to support their attendance, pre-event, during the live event and post-event, which is clear, accurate and accessible.
• Produce an accurate budget for live products, including direct costs, as well as forecast delegate and sponsorship income.
• Design, deliver and co-ordinate a substantial exhibition, managing expectations and ensuring customers and partners experience a high-quality service.
• Pro-actively contribute to the evaluation, feeding back on logistical and operational learning and recommending next steps.
• Develop and deliver an abstract competition, which aims to provide a platform for those who wish to share their research.
• Support the team in event delivery throughout the year.

What you ll need:

• Experience of delivering end to end event management across in-person, online and hybrid formats using interactive technologies and facilitation techniques.
• Experience collaborating closely with external stakeholders to develop and deliver content.
• Experience in data collection and analysis to evaluate activities, generating reports containing actionable recommendations.
• Experience creating and managing robust budgets for a variety of activities.
• Experience providing high-quality customer service to stakeholders.
• Experience in process development and improvement.
• Proficient user of Microsoft packages
• Effective interpersonal skills

If you are looking for an exciting and impactful role that supports doctors' learning and development, find out more in the Conference Organiser, the RCR and instructions on how to apply in the candidate pack.

Why join us:

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme