About the Knowledge Exchange Group:
The Knowledge Exchange Group produces timely conferences, public policy briefings, interactive workshops and practical training across 3 brands.
www.westminsterinsight.com
www.holyroodinsight.com
https://www.policyinsight.wales/
We ran over 150 events in 2024, helping to inform and impact key topical issues facing the public and private sector. Politically independent, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver events that not only provide useful information but also contribute to important debates and shape cultural change. The Knowledge Exchange Group has three divisions: Westminster Insight, Holyrood Insight and Policy Insight Wales.
The Role:
Due to continued success and growth in a virtual environment, the Knowledge Exchange Group requires an exceptional professional, with work experience in an office environment, to join our dynamic team and become an important part of our expansion.
The successful candidate will be an ambitious graduate (minimum 2:1), looking to work in public policy events. You will have minimum one years’ experience working in an office whether its recruitment, administration or an events role. First and foremost, you will br a confident indivudal with excellent communication and experience managing stakeholders. .
Key Responsibilities:
- Delivering face to face, online and hybrid conferences
- Working with senior stakeholders and leading pre-event calls
- Ensure all aspects of the event run smoothly, including internal and external communications
- Project management from inception to event sign off, and delivery of key targets / deadlines for each event
- Desk research and in-depth market research, to ensure viability of programmes, and to maximise each topic
- Meeting, inviting and liaising with senior-level speakers, to ensure the most appropriate and appealing line up of speakers on events
- Developing relationships with key industry bodies to assist with research, marketing and speaking opportunities.
- Close collaboration with marketing and operations teams to ensure commercial success.
- Writing copy for marketing materials and website.
- Identification of audience, commercial partners and sponsors.
- Communicating key conference / event updates to the wider team and senior management
- Oversee on-the-day event running, including speaker liaisons and relationship management
Education, Experiences and Competencies:
- Minimum one year content/event production experience
- Educated to degree level, 2:1 minimum
- Confident team player, with ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to tight deadlines
- Excellent research, written (including copy writing) and oral communication skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with ability to multi-task effectively
- Strong interest and/or understanding of government, public sector policy is preferred, but not essential
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite
Benefits:
- 23 days’ annual holiday entitlement rising to 25 after 2 years continuous service and 28 days after 3 years (carry over up to 3 days)
- Bonus scheme
- Company pension scheme
- Flexible working/hybrid
- Equal Opportunities Employer
- Dynamic and agile team
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,000.00-£30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Experience:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London SE1
