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Events Producer
Head of Events and Conferences
Operational 1
JOB SUMMARY:
To shape Universities UK’s event output by researching and developing content for national higher education events, including conferences, seminars and roundtables. Working closely with UUK policy and communications teams and with external partners this role is responsible for proactively developing relationships with new speakers, sponsors and partners and to ensure UUK events feature content and speakers that the target audience most want to hear from.
Main responsibilities
(i) Developing compelling and engaging agendas for conference and events – researching the issues, identifying speakers and taking advice from colleagues in
UUK’s policy and communications teams and advice from external partners.
(ii) Inviting speakers to UUK events and liaising with them throughout the event process developing and cultivating relationships.
(iii) Growing sponsorship opportunities for the UUK’s events. Work with the Head of
Events and Conferences to research new leads, diversify sponsorship opportunities and strengthen existing relationships with sponsors.
(iv) Generating ideas for new revenue-generating conferences, encouraging colleagues
(v) and partners to develop new ideas.
Researching and developing beneficial new partnership opportunities for events.
(vi) Researching potential conference topics and testing the feasibility of developing ideas into commercially viable events.

(vii) Providing advice as appropriate to colleagues across the organisation concerning feasibility of event ideas, the events planning process and advice on external sponsorship opportunities.
(viii) Writing marketing briefs and copy, identifying target markets and potential audience make up.
(ix) Making approaches to organisations for sponsorship, partnerships and joint projects.
Cultivating and developing these relationships to encourage repeat sponsorship and
(x) stronger long-term partnerships.
Assisting in any event planning, pre-event logistics, as well as onsite and post-event management.
(xi) Introducing innovations to enhance the quality and impact of Universities UK’s events activity – revenue-generating national higher education conferences, stakeholder engagement events and political events.
(xii) Working with the Head of Events and Conferences to develop and monitor key performance indicators to evaluate the impact of events - both financial
(xiii) Working with others in the Events team develop a highly professional events management service for the organisation performance and delegates and sponsor experience.
This job description will be reviewed and amended in the light of changing professional demands. A job description is not a rigid or inflexible document but acts to provide guidelines to the duties expected while in post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
POST: Event Producer
GRADE: Operational 1
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QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Educated to degree level
Proven ability to develop compelling content for event agendas and experience of securing high profile event speakers.
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Experience of conference development in a commercial environment.
To communicate by phone and email with key industry figures to determine the validity of event
Experience of topic research and validation
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Ability to prioritise own workload and manage several projects at concurrently.
Extremely high standard of written English including drafting agendas, marketing copy and briefings for a variety of audiences
Experience of working in the university sector or knowledge of higher education policy and practice.
Ability build networks and partnerships in order to achieve strategic aims and deliver on high-profile projects
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A track record of securing external sponsorship for events
Flexibility to the needs of the organisation, including travel and attendance of events when required.
Approachable, outgoing personality and excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships with a wide range of partners, colleagues and delegates.
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