About Us:

Westminster Insight and Holyrood Insight produce exciting conferences, forums, briefings, and workshops on public policy topics; and private sector forums and events.

Key Objectives:

The role is to research and develop one day conferences, half day forums, and half day workshops for delegates across public, private, and voluntary sectors.

Main Responsibilities:

• Project management from inception to programme sign off, delivery of key targets/ deadlines for each event.
• Design and writing of the event programme from start to finish.
• Research, undertaken through the completion of a conference brief.
• Desk research and in-depth telephone research, to ensure viability of programmes.
• Research, selection of and liaison with senior-level speakers.
• Writing copy for marketing materials and website.
• Desk, telephone and face-to-face research with industry contacts to develop new event topics.
• Identification of audience, commercial partners and sponsors.
• Collaboration with marketing, sponsorship sales, and logistics teams.
• Communicating updates to the wider team and senior management.
• Industry research to identify key trends, competitor events, new topics and revenue streams.
• Working to strict deadlines and working in cycles.
• Liaise with speakers in the lead up to events.
• Acting as main contact for speakers on the day of the conference.
• Dealing with speakers post event.

Previous Experience and Knowledge:

• Excellent research skills and proof of experience.
• Working to tight deadlines.
• Experience of using negotiating and influencing skills.
• Experience of writing copy.
• Good understanding of/experience of the public sector and issues.
• Experience of project management.
• Good level of IT competence.

Personal Attributes and Working Style:

• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Creative flair and ability to identify key themes rapidly.
• Ability to assimilate information rapidly.
• Persuasive and able to pin down speakers.
• Ability to act quickly and solve problems.
• Willingness to use initiative and take ownership of projects.
• Maturity and professionalism.
• Team player.