Education and Events Manager

Royal Society of Medicine

Hours
35 hours per week

Length of contract
9 month

About the Organisation

Royal Society of Medicine is one of the UK’s leading providers of continuing learning in healthcare. Our vision is ‘better healthcare for better lives’. We aim to achieve this by sharing learning and supporting innovation on the science, practice, and organisation of medicine. As a registered charity and membership organization with a global network of 16,000 members, we bring together healthcare professionals across specialties.

We offer a range of membership options for every career stage, from students to retirement. We deliver multidisciplinary, specialist, and general education, as well as professional development, drawing on the support of leading experts in over 50 specialist areas (Sections) of medicine. Our learning resources span a wide collection of books, journals, digital journals, and online medical databases.

We are home to one of the finest physical and digital medical libraries in the world. We connect those involved, interested in healthcare, by leveraging expertise from across the RSM. We support, help, and inspire the innovators developing the medical products and services of tomorrow

About the role

The Education and Events Manager leads and manages relationships with RSM Sections and oversees the development and delivery of a high-quality, relevant and financially sustainable programme of medical education events. This includes in-person events, hybrid events and webinars – the entire lifecycle. The role works closely with volunteer medical experts (Section members) and internal colleagues in Learning, Marketing, Communications and Support Services.

Key areas include programme planning, financial management, operational delivery, data insight and cross-team coordination. The role reports to the Deputy Dean and contributes to high-performing programme management. Furthermore, the role requires you to oversee the work of graduate trainees who deliver the events.

Responsibilities

Operational Management:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Section medical/health events, ensuring quality and financial viability.
• Develop annual programme plans: briefs, budgets, timelines, resource allocation and accuracy of Section information.
• Manage operational delivery (speaker coordination, logistics, post-event activity).
• Select suitable delivery formats (in person/online/hybrid) within agreed budgets and timescales.
• Work with marketing on programme scheduling, sector insights, and targeted promotion.
• Work with the partnership team to support exhibitor/sponsor involvement.
• Work with finance to set and monitor budgets, track income/expenditure, and report accuracy.
• Capture, analyse and report event data, KPIs and apply lessons learned.
• Provide insights to the Deputy Dean, Sections, and senior stakeholders to guide decision-making.
• Line manage graduate trainee/s and support the programme team.
• Ensure compliance with RSM governance, quality standards and internal processes.
• Contribute to improving and streamlining programme processes across Sections.

Stakeholder and Client Relationship Management:

• Build and maintain relationships with SMT, Academic Board, Dean, committees and internal teams.
• Coordinate Section Council meetings: prepare papers, attend, record actions, and support governance.
• Provide regular programme and financial updates to Section Presidents/officers.
• Act as key liaison between Sections and the education team, sharing insights with the Deputy Dean.
• Manage communication with high-profile speakers and external contributors
• Ensure all stakeholder interactions align with RSM policies and uphold organizational reputation.
• Build external partnerships.

Education Programme Delivery:

• Oversee operational delivery of Section programmes, working with AV, operations, and internal teams.
• Conduct horizon scanning.
• Attend events to ensure smooth delivery and provide on-site support.
• Ensure programmes meet service levels and comply with RSM quality assurance standards.
• Produce accurate and timely event statistics for internal and Section reporting.
• Chair Slate meetings on rotation, monitoring progress against budget and attendance targets.
• Prepare risk assessments and secure approvals for off-site events.
• Ensure timelines are met, risks are mitigated, and quality improvement actions are applied

Other Responsibilities:

• Support compliance with internal processes and promote good practice.
• Maintain KPIs and evaluate events using agreed metrics.
• Support team workload during peaks or staff absence.
• Coach and mentor colleagues; support recruitment, onboarding and appraisal processes of Graduate Trainee roles.
• Comply with RSM and Charity Commission policies and uphold organizational values.
• Support with any other tasks and responsibilities due to business needs.
• Help Section Councils stay informed on developments in healthcare and education policy.

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Competencies:

• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Proven ability to analyze data and use insights for decision-making.
• Experience managing budgets and ensuring financial sustainability.
• Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills.
• Clear communication, influencing, and expectation management ability.
• People management experience with the ability to support a high-performing team.
• Experience in education/events management and working with volunteer committees and medical/healthcare professionals

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely

How to apply

• To apply, please send your CV and covering letter (please ensure you provide a covering letter no longer than 1 side of A4 paper) quoting reference RSM142 to [email protected]

Interviews

• Interviews: We will be interviewing as we receive suitable applications.

Policies

The RSM is committed to equal opportunities. Equal opportunities are provided to all applicants for roles without regard to race, religion, colour, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability or any other protected category. 

The Society is committed to the safeguarding and fair processing of information received from candidates applying for opportunities within it and fully complies with the spirit and regulations of the GDPR. For a full statement about the type of data that the Society keeps about job applicants and the purposes for which it is kept.

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