About Shaw Trust
At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.
For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.
Junior Conference Producer
This role sits with the Content & Conferences team. The team produce 25+ highly successful and reputable national conferences for school leaders and managers, both face to face and digital. The purpose of the role is to research and produce these training events, support in the marketing of them, help ensure they are commercially successful and run efficiently on the day.
- Identify opportunities, strengths, hot topics and key selling points for each event.
- Research, invite, and secure the participation of leading/suitable speakers; speakers must be of the highest calibre, engaging, representative and suitable for the format (either face to face or digital conferences).
- Ensure budgets are maintained and met.
- Be on site, or lead producer if your conference is digital. Ensure the programme runs to time and smoothly, supporting all speakers and working with the AV team.
This role would be ideal and suited for someone with a strong desire to work within a conferencing or events environment. When screening candidates we will prioritise those who clearly show or demonstrate the want to work in this field.
Experience
- Proven experience of being able to work under pressure and juggle multiple projects
- Expiernece working on events either virtually or in person
- Understanding of our customer group which consists of school leaders and those working in education
- High quality research skills and knowledge of the education system
- Demonstrable experience of being well organised, with excellent planning skills and be able to demonstrate a past expiernece of this
- Excellent communication skills with good written and spoken English
- Must be comfortable working remotely using a range of digital channels including phone, video conferencing, instant messaging, and email
- Must be able and willing to work outside of normal working hours during an event; happy to travel and stay away with a team
- Ability to work to agreed speaker budgets, negotiate fees and track invoices
Download the Job Description for full details.
Location:
Home based, However will require regular travel to event locations
Employee Benefits
As well as helping to make a positive difference to the lives of young people, as an employee of Shaw Trust you will have access to the following benefits:
- 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
- 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
- An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
- Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
- Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
- Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network)
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
Our Strategy
To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf
Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.
In our most recent colleague survey “86% of our colleagues say we demonstrate a true commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion”.
In addition;
- We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
- We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
- Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk
Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.