Conference Production Manager

Chartered Association of Business Schools

Length of contract
1st March - 31st August 2026

About the Organisation

We are the voice of the UK’s business and management education sector. We support our members to maintain world-class standards of teaching, research, and enterprise engagement. Through dialogue with policymakers, business, and stakeholders, we inform government policy to help create the best possible environment for our business schools, the economy, and wider society to flourish.

We are a highly motivated team that works within a fast-paced environment to deliver on our members’ priorities:

• Securing the financial sustainability of the UK’s business schools: supporting members and advocating for fit-for-purpose policy development to maintain the contribution of business schools to the UK’s higher education sector and the economy.
• Accelerating small business productivity and growth for the benefit of the UK economy: developing capacity and promoting the role business schools play in improving SME performance.

Embedded across our work are our organisational core values:

• Community Building
• Agile Expertise
• Authentic Accountability
• Purposeful Impact

About the role

We represent the UK’s university business schools and support them to deliver world-class teaching and impactful research. We do this through lobbying, professional development, and research. Our team have won numerous awards for our events and other services.

The Chartered Association of Business Schools is looking for an experienced and commercially minded Conference Production Manager to take the lead on developing two of the Chartered ABS’s most prestigious annual events:

• The India–UK Business School Dialogue (New Delhi, September 2026)
• The Chartered ABS Annual Conference (London, November 2026)

The successful candidate will oversee all aspects of content development, programme design, and speaker engagement for both events. They will work closely with senior stakeholders across the UK and internationally, ensuring that each event delivers exceptional intellectual value, operational excellence, and strategic impact.

Responsibilities

India–UK Business School Dialogue (September 2026)

• Lead the full production of this two-day international conference in New Delhi
• Develop an intellectually stimulating, commercially viable programme that reflects issues of common interest for UK and Indian business schools
• Liaise with key institutional partners, including the British Council, All India Management Association (AIMA) and AMDISA
• Engage and manage high-profile international speakers such as government ministers, senior policymakers, and institutional leaders
• Work alongside the project team at the Chartered ABS to ensure the project meets all its quantitative and qualitative targets

Chartered ABS Annual Conference 2026 (November 2026)

• Lead the production of the Chartered ABS’s flagship conference, which brings together over 300 deans and business school leaders
• Develop a two-day programme featuring keynote sessions, panels, and breakout sessions addressing strategic themes such as resilience, purposeful growth, and economic and societal impact.
• Manage speaker invitations, session content, and sponsor involvement to ensure diversity of perspectives and excellence of delivery.
• Collaborate with the events and marketing teams to deliver a coherent event experience that maximises delegate engagement.

General Responsibilities:

• Drive production schedules and work with colleagues to ensure that production timelines dovetail with logistics and marketing project plans.
• Produce marketable written copy to a high standard for programme content and programme materials
• Work with the marketing team to plan and deliver marketing activity
• Work with the event coordinators and the wider team to ensure that venues and event logistics are suitable for the programme and format of sessions.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Knowledge & Experience:

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in managing, researching, writing and producing conferences, event programmes, training courses, or other professional development programmes.
• Experience of delivering events for a membership body, trade association or higher education institution
• Experience in managing multiple events and production schedules simultaneously
• Experience in writing marketable event programmes and working with marketing teams
• Background of successfully meeting event revenue targets
• Experience in event logistics and operations
• Experience in producing written CPD content and materials
• Experience in producing and delivering online events
• Experience in managing budgets
• Experience using website CMS and marketing platforms to send email campaigns
• Knowledge of higher education policy and the business school sector
• Experience of using CRM systems and databases (ideally Salesforce)

Skills & Behaviours:

• Excellent oral and written communication
• Ability and willingness to network with and speak to members and stakeholders face-to-face and by phone
• A positive, friendly and professional disposition and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to show initiative and take responsibility for projects
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and a range of external stakeholders
• Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
• A can-do and determined attitude
• High standards of integrity
• Commercial acumen

Required Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or above

Working locations

• 40 Queen Street, London, EC4R 1DD, United Kingdom

How to apply

• Please submit your CV and cover letter to Lauriane Véron, Head of Events, Chartered Association of Business Schools, at [email protected]

Interviews

• Interviews: TBC

Policies

The Chartered Association of Business Schools is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will be happy to support you.

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