Events (Conference) Organiser And Business Development Coordinator

Conference Organiser and Business Development Coordinator

(Fixed term for 12 months maternity cover)

Salary: £35k per annum

Location: Hybrid - Home-based & WC2A (min 1 day a week)

Hours: Full time - Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm (with some out of hours work and travel)

The role:

Working as part of a small team, the Conference Organiser and Business Development Coordinator responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating the planning, management, relationship coordination, creative development and delivery of the SCTS Annual conference.
• Maintaining and monitoring the society’s annual conference budget.
• Explore & identify new income streams for the annual conference.
• Create and sell sponsorship packages to medical companies.
• Ensuring the design and delivery of  the exhibition floorspace.
• Create themes & graphic designs for conference advertising material.

About you:

We are looking for an organised, accurate and effective multitasker and team player who can demonstrate hands-on experience in planning, coordinating and delivering conferences and / or large events along with coordinating all of the financial and sponsorship aspects of these.

You must also be a proactive, innovative, team-worker with good communication skills who can work collaboratively with many stakeholders. 

Willingness to learn new skills and software is key, as is experience with finance and accounting software such as Xero.

About us:

The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCTS) is a professional society for all healthcare professionals involved and interested in cardiothoracic surgery. 

This role supports the main purpose of advancing science in the field of cardiothoracic surgery for the benefit of the public by encouraging and promoting excellence in the practice of cardiothoracic surgery.

The SCTS Meetings team is responsible for organising and delivering the SCTS Annual Conference for all categories of professionals including Consultants, Medical Practitioners, Nationally Appointed Surgical Trainees, Trust appointed doctors and Nurses and Allied Health Professionals.

The team work flexibly from home and on site at least one day a week (but more will be required for initial training) at our office based in the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Central London.

How to apply:

If you are interested in this role as set out in the role profile and can meet the requirements detailed above, then we would love to hear from you straight away as applications will be considered on a rolling basis.  Please note that you must be available to start work in July.

To apply for the role, please send your CV along with a covering email that sets out how your skills and experience would help you to meet the role specification to jobs@personapm.co.uk.

SCTS is committed to equality and creating an inclusive and diverse culture.  We actively encourage applications from everyone and will help to support you to reach your full potential and to be yourself in a working environment based on dignity, respect and mutual support.  If you have any queries or need any advice or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us.

Information about SCTS and its work can be found at www.scts.org.

Interviews (via Zoom):  TBC

Please note if you have not been contacted by the end of July then your application has been unsuccessful. 

No agencies please.