Job Description
NHS Property Services enables excellent patient care by acting as a trusted advisor to the NHS and by providing the best estate solutions.
We manage 2,700 properties with 6,300 customers across England, which accounts for approximately 10% of the total NHS estate. Our properties range from listed buildings to new integrated care centres and include hospitals, GP practices and offices.
The Events Executive will support the Colleague Communications team to implement and deliver events activity to support webinars, awards, conferences and roadshow events across England, ensuring events run smoothly and fulfil their business goals.
What you will do
• Support the Colleague Communications team to organise and administrate events with colleagues across different channels including in person conferences, webinars and smaller roadshow events
• Organise logistics of the monthly CEO management webinar, annual awards and other high profile events as require
• Research vendors and venues, liaise with suppliers to ensure events are run smoothly and to achieve objectives
• Deliver all event related documentation including managing incoming event queries, creating and tracking budgets, drafting invitations, agendas, creating and sending invitations, intranet pages, send and collate post event surveys, manage delegate lists
• Support on the day of events (in-person and online) such as technical checks and set up of
materials
• Liaise with Technology colleagues to ensure technology support is correct
• Liaise with vendors and event locations to ensure they are fully briefed
• Briefing and act as point of contact for event speakers
• Maintain events tracker and calendar, feeding into the overall marketing and communications forward view
• Maintain events intranet page and work with colleagues in external and marketing to highlight events for wider opportunities
Who you are
• Experience working on events online and in-person
• Creating, implementing supporting communications for events
• Event planning and/or project management knowledge/techniques
• Awareness of communications channels, content and techniques an advantage
• An interest in digital communications
• Able to work on several projects at once and maintain high standards
• Ability to problem solve
• Good interpersonal skills and confident
working with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent writing, communication and organisation skills with a strong attention to detail
Where you will be
We have a hybrid model, this role has flexibility with where you are based.
What we can offer you
We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary we will also offer:
27 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday with the option to buy additional weeks leave.
A Smarter Working Policy, empowering you to choose the location of how and where you work according to your daily activities.
Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop and progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.
SMART Pension contribution into which the company will contribute up to 6%
A range of flexible benefits including NHS retail discounts and Cycle to Work Scheme.
We have a great Colleague Assistance Programme and offer support for all areas of life.
An organisation with a purpose…
We are an organisation with a passion for giving back. Putting money back into the NHS, raising £150,000 over 3 years for our charity partner Young Lives vs Cancer, supporting colleagues to volunteer within their local communities, and being committed to creating a sustainable working environment on our pledge to become net zero carbon by 2050. We understand that it’s important to feel like the work you do is having a meaningful impact on society, and through our approach to being a responsible business, we make sure that every colleague is given the opportunity to make a difference.
We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.
We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.
Check out more about Life at NHSPS on our LinkedIn page!