Senior Events Officer

Whether it is running exclusive events for our members to deepen their engagement with the RSPB or developing experiential opportunities for us to reach new audiences and start people on their journey with connection to nature as the Senior Events Officer you will have a fantastic opportunity to have a real impact for nature.

Senior Events Officer
Reference: MAY20241432
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £32,022.00 - £34,377.00 Per Annum
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Some evening and weekend working will be required.
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance and Annual Leave

What's the role about?

If you have experience of working in events with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering impactful, audience-led events then we need you to help deliver an exciting events programme to support our mission.

You’ll deliver on multiple, simultaneous projects, whilst managing various stakeholders and working with teams across the RSPB and our partner organisations. You will be an excellent communicator who will keep everyone up to speed and will bring teams and stakeholders on the journey with you along the way.

You will support the Events Development Manager in delivering innovative, highly effective, market leading events which deliver against key objectives. Responsible for the effective delivery of larger and more complex events against the RSPB’s strategic outcomes with a focus on engaging more diverse people to take action for nature (through time, money, voice and choice). Having oversight of all aspects of event delivery.

Key activities will include:

• Support the Events Development Manager to curate, develop & deliver events and experiences for our audiences.
• Research, create and produce market leading events that drive engagement within our audiences.
• Manage project budgets and monitor and report finance, raise POs and manage suppliers.
• Prepare event brief with key stakeholders to ensure that clear objectives and outcomes are set, monitored and delivered.
• Produce, project manage and deliver events and activities to an exceptionally high standard using project, communication and risk plans and documentation.
• Live management of both in-person and virtual events to ensure events run smoothly and achieves its outcomes.
• Attend and be a considered voice within workshops and project meetings, collaborating with team members to push objectives and ensuring that project needs are articulated and understood.
• Conduct robust review of each event on completion, capturing lessons learnt, recommendations, cost and efficacy against KPIs
• Provide advice, tools and support to internal teams who wish to deliver their own event

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Demonstrable experience managing and leading on all aspects of events (of varying sizes), from concept through to implementation and evaluation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to write and produce engaging content, including copy writing, and in-person delivery to influence and represent the directorate and the organisation
• Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in using SharePoint, MS Office suite and virtual event platforms
• Ability to problem solve/be reactive when required, providing innovative and creative solutions
• Ability to translate strategy into delivery, with a good understanding of how to set objectives and outcomes for an event.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills to deliver work to agreed timescales and standards, and manage multiple competing priorities / deadlines
• Demonstrable experience of developing collaborative relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally with the ability to influence and deliver positive outcomes

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of using online events platforms
• Relevant event or project management qualification
• Understanding and commitment to RSPB's aims and values

Closing date: 31st May 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 5th June 2024.

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side.

People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.