Events & Project Officer

Institute of Regulation

Hours
Full time or part time (minimum 3 working days)

Length of contract
Two years, renewable, secondments considered

Salary
£35,000 per year  (pro-rated if part time)

About the Organisation

Institution of Regulation established as a membership organisation in 2021.

Today we’re a thriving professional and expert community:

• over 350 regulatory experts in our membership network

• over 60 regulator members, regulators based in the UK, Channel Islands, and Ireland

• over 150 individual members

• over 15 affiliate members from business and third sector organisations

Institute of Regulation grew from an informal network of 35 non-financial regulators, who began meeting in 2019.

We are a charitable not-for-profit company, registered with Companies House (13628098) and are currently applying to the Charity Commission for charitable status.

About the role

The Events & Projects Officer will be the main contact for all event enquiries. The post holder will be able to demonstrate a good understanding of membership-focused organisations and have events management experience in a professional setting. We are looking for an effective and confident communicator who can demonstrate excellent time-management and problem-solving skills, who is a good team player, self-motivated, and able to work on their own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all logistical aspects of the IOR Professional Development activities, webinars, and conferences throughout the year, both in-person and online. This includes registration, catering, AV, speaker liaison, and exhibitor support.
• Maintain all event activities on the IOR CRM and website.
• Be the main point of contact for all events and coordinate all registration and payment information.
• Provide regular reports to the Executive to monitor and evaluate courses and events.
• Lead the event coordination of the Annual Conference with support from the General Manager.
• Develop content from events to grow Member content (blogs, papers, videos, news).
• Manage all incoming generating events within the agreed budget allocations.
• Provide on-site support when required for events being held in person.
• Support the General Manager with the development and identification of new opportunities for key events/Professional Development activities throughout the year.

Skills, Competencies & Experience

Required Skills:

• Event management skills
• Highly organised and efficient administratively
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good networking abilities and interpersonal skills

Required Experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience of planning and managing formal events and courses, including logistics, and collaborating with staff, attendees and host institutions.
• Annual conference management experience (liaising with speakers, suppliers, sponsors, delegates)
• Excellent team player with strong collaboration skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a flexible and dynamic team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to confidently communicate with a wide range of people including senior stakeholders in institutions.
• 2 years’ experience of managing event registrations on CRMs.
• Experience of using a variety of software packages: MS Office, Website management (Squarespace), and Email campaign software (Mailchimp)etc.

Desirable Skills:

• Content & Marketing experience
• Income generation experience via events
• Experience of working in a membership organisation

Personal Attributes:

• Motivated, with an ability to work independently, in a remote setting.
• Demonstrated diligence, with an attention to detail.
• Good ability to prioritise tasks when faced with multiple deadlines and operate under tight deadlines

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible/Remote working
• Pension contribution (4%)
• Annual leave of 25 days
• Support for CPD and appropriate training
• A small supportive and friendly team environment

Conditions of employment

• Must have the right to work in the UK

Working locations

• Remote (UK based to attend events)

How to apply

• To apply, please submit a CV and a covering letter of no more than two sides (minimum 11 font) setting out how you meet the role criteria and why you want the role to [email protected]

Interviews

• An interview will take place online at the end of October. The interview will be competency-based, so please make sure that your application sets out how you meet the person specification above.
• If you have any queries ahead of the interview, please contact [email protected]

Policies

We encourage disabled people to apply for the role. If you wish to be considered under the government’s Disability Confident employer scheme, please let us know when you submit your application

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