Event Programme Producer - Marketing & Communications
Employer: Jisc
Location: Hybrid - A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office. We have hubs located in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford.
Working hours: 0.8 ( 4 day week) 28 hours, flexible on working days
Salary: c£33,000 per annum (negotiable based on experience) + comprehensive benefits package
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About Jisc:
For 30 years Jisc has pioneered digital solutions for UK education and research, transforming how knowledge is created, shared and used.
We are uniquely positioned to protect, promote and lead the sector in digital and data transformation, making a difference to students, communities and society. Together, we are
working to build a better digital future for education and research.
Raise your potential through our culture of lifelong learning. At Jisc, we're all about growth, so embrace new challenges, sharpen your skills and shape a career that excites you.
The role:
The event programme producer role will take full responsibility for the delivery of a successful programme at a number of Jisc’s priority events across the year. The programme needs to strike the perfect balance – meeting the needs of the organisation and commercial partners, while ensuring a compelling and inspirational offering that meets and exceeds the expectations of the delegates.
You will work with internal and external stakeholders to lead on the creation of the event programmes, delivering against top line themes and strands established by the steering group for each event.
What you’ll be doing:
The event programme producer will take full responsibility for delivering the programme against Jisc’s priority events including the Security Conference and Jisc’s flagship event, Digifest. Key accountabilities and role outputs include:
• Work as part of the event steering group and with internal/external stakeholders to develop conference themes
• Develop and manage the call for paper process (both internally and externally)
• Evaluate programme proposals (alongside key business stakeholders) and create full event programme
• Manage all communications around programme submissions.
• Work with the event internal steering group for programme session and speaker ideas
• Identify keynote and plenary speakers complimentary to the themes and strands.
• Work with the Senior Event Managers who hold overall responsibility for the events to ensure the programme integrates seamlessly with all other elements of the event.
• Work with exhibition and sponsorship manager to ensure that commercial sessions are fully integrated and complimentary to the wider event
• Work with event managers and other marketing and communications colleagues to ensure the programme is used to its maximum potential as a marketing hook for the event.
What we are looking for:
Experience of programme development at similar scale events
Good understanding of audience types and experience of matching content to expectations
Developing strong relationships quickly and effectively in a complex organisation
Effective communicator with members and/or customers of internal and external stakeholder groups
It’s a bonus if you have
Experience of programme development for conferences within a relevant part of the education or technology sector
Skills
High level of communication skills
Organisational and prioritisation skills
Ability to lead projects through to completion
Ability to extract and evaluate information from a wide range of sources
Ability to influence others and use diplomacy
Personal Qualities
Collaborative
Independent
Inclusive
Qualifications & training
What we are looking for
Educated to degree level or equivalent (preferably in a relevant subject) or equivalent experience at this level
Don’t meet every single requirement?
We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box, so we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements, but you feel this role is perfect for you. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
Hybrid working:
Specific patterns for working in the office are not mandated, and the frequency of time worked in the office is agreed with your manager. Meeting in person is something we value so you may need to travel on occasion to any of our hub offices.
Why work for us?
At Jisc, every role is meaningful, and every individual is valued. We foster a culture of continuous learning and personal growth, offering opportunities to develop new skills and make a real impact in education and research. With a strong focus on work-life balance, we embrace flexible working that prioritises outcomes over hours, empowering you to create a rhythm that energises both your professional and personal life.
Our Guiding Principles:
Jisc’s culture is powered by our four guiding principles: putting customers first, driving innovation, creating impact, and championing inclusive collaboration to deliver sustainable outcomes and shape a better future.
Discover the amazing benefits we provide! Here’s what you can look forward to:
Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes three closure days over Christmas
Buy up to an additional 5 days leave during the flexible benefits window
Generous flexible pension schemes
A range of wellbeing lifestyle benefits including company paid health care cash plan, mental health first aiders and support
A company culture of continuous learning with access to thousands of LinkedIn Learning courses, and lots of resources and opportunities to support your development
Financial well-being support including access to preferential loan and savings plans, mortgage advice, will writing tools and support and resources to help you make the most of your money
A wide range of discounts and cashback from retailers and big-name high-street stores
Family friendly policies including enhanced parental, maternity and paternity and co-parental leave as well as opportunity for career breaks
Support your volunteering with up to 3 days volunteer leave
Equity, diversity and inclusion:
Jisc believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging.
We work hard to create an equitable experience for our candidates and workforce which embraces all aspects of their identity including race and ethnicity, religion and belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, trans identities, age, class, disability, neurodivergence, or veteran status.
Application process:
Please let us know how we can best accommodate you throughout the recruitment process. We’re committed to making our process accessible and comfortable for everyone - just tell us what works best for you.
Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls!
We’re really looking forward to getting to know the real you. While we encourage the use of AI tools to help you get started on your CV or cover letter, we encourage you to review your application before submitting. Make sure it truly reflects your own voice, experiences, and personality.
If you are currently a Jisc employee, please apply through your Dayforce Employee profile.
We have a thorough background screening process that verifies the details you share with us in your CV and your application. Any inaccurate information supplied during the application stages can lead to a job offer being withdrawn.
Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. This decision is based on current Home Office eligibility criteria, which require specific conditions to be met in terms of job type, salary level, and other factors. As such, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.
No agencies please.
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