Education and Events Manager

Our client, a leading organisation within the healthcare and research sector, is seeking a proactive Education and Events Manager to join their team. This is a key role leading the planning, coordination, and delivery of educational events and projects that make a real impact in the medical and scientific community. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and have a passion for delivering exceptional events, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of conferences, events, webinars, and advisory committee meetings.
• Ensure all events are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed quality and accreditation standards.
• Collaborate with Business Development and Marketing teams to promote events and secure sponsorship.
• Oversee end-to-end event logistics, including venue coordination, speaker management, registration, and technical delivery.
• Manage event budgets in collaboration with Finance, ensuring accurate forecasting and timely invoicing.
• Produce post-event reports, including evaluation, impact analysis, and clear summaries of complex discussions.
• Maintain compliance with accreditation bodies and governance requirements.
• Deputise for senior management as required.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clinicians, researchers, industry partners, patient organisations, and key opinion leaders.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure programme alignment with strategic objectives.
• Represent the organisation at external meetings, events, and networking opportunities.
• Support funding activity, including the securing of unrestricted educational grants.
• Lead and support a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing events team.
• Identify development opportunities and support the professional growth of team members.

What We're Looking For

• Degree level education or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Proven experience managing complex educational or professional events.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building capability.
• Solid financial acumen, including budget and sponsorship management.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• A problem-solving mindset, with the ability to remain adaptable under pressure.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of healthcare or scientific research.
• Experience in event coordination within healthcare or education settings.
• Familiarity with compliance, accreditation, and funding processes.

Additional Information

• International travel required, sometimes at short notice.
• Occasional work outside normal hours.
• Flexibility to support wider business operations as needed.
• Hybrid role - 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home