Events and Exhibitions Manager

Are you a super organised planner with the ability to build, manage and reduce a huge “to do” list? Maybe your success rate with planning corporate events is unrivalled. Read on, this may be the role for you!

NHS Shared Business Services are looking for an Events and Exhibition Manager to join their Marketing and Communications team reporting to the Head of Marketing and Brand. You will collaborate with various in-house teams and external agencies, with responsibilities for planning, delivering and evaluating not only NHS SBS’s presence at external exhibitions, but also our larger employee events. All Marketing & Communications activity is directed to support the income-generation, reputation-building, and awareness-raising objectives of our business.

The successful candidate will own and manage our events & exhibitions calendar. You will work with organisers and internal stakeholders to deliver success at each exhibition. Responsibilities include researching and securing suitable venues (via our venue searching company) for internal events. Negotiate quotes and agreements with vendors, assist with event marketing, and be responsible for delivering truly effective events and exhibitions on time and to budget.

There will be an expectation to attend the Leeds office once a week and also travel to venues across England.

What you will be doing:

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  Managing our events calendar ensuring on time delivery within budget (B2B and B2C)
  
• Development, production, and delivery of projects from proposal to delivery
  
• Setting, communicating, and maintaining timelines and priorities
  
• Maintaining and developing internal and external stakeholder relationships
  
• Leading operational and administrative functions to ensure specific projects are delivered efficiently
  
• Providing leadership, motivation, direction and support to the team
  
• Travelling to on-site inspections and project managing events
  
• Implementing an online event management solution across the business

What you will bring:

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  Events management degree or similar qualification
• Validated experience of developing, delivering, and evaluating successful events
  
• Strong stakeholder management skills, and the presence and personality to engage with, and influence, collaborators at all levels
  
• The ability to prioritise between sometimes competing events, and the project management expertise to deliver successfully against multiple priorities at pace
  
• Demonstrable experience of writing and developing accurate, compelling content for a range of audiences for events.
  
• Experience of defining and evaluating return on investment on event activities
  
• Proficiency in applicable software and programs – MS Office, email platforms, digital marcomms, design and social media tools
• Full driving licence with use of own vehicle

It would be good if you had:

• NHS/ public sector experience

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Leeds
Security Clearance Level: BPSS
Internal Recruiter: Rachel
Salary: Up to £35,000 (plus car allowance)
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, £5,400 cash car allowance, 4 x death in service benefit, private medical insurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund 3% (can be taken as a cash option), annual bonus of up to £500

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was built by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. An outstanding joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by ground-breaking technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and dedication to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Come and join us on our journey!