Event management

Support the Head of Membership and Professional Development in the planning and delivery of an agreed programme of events and training courses for HIS by establishing and maintaining effective SOPs and coordinating and delivering events.  This will include:

• Working with the appointed Professional Conference Organisers to manage the biennial FIS/HIS international conference
• Planning and end to end management of the annual HIS Spring meeting and satellite Trainee training event
• Working with leads from the Professional Development Committee to plan programmes for DIPC Development Days, Trainee Education Days, Don't Panic and the HIS webinar programme
• Work with the HIS team and Committees to identify prospective speakers and audiences for HIS events
• Creation and maintenance of HIS website content in relation to events promotion and booking
• Managing the delivery of the HIS Awards lectures
• Assuming responsibility for management and work of the HIS Professional development committee, optimising meetings including setting agendas, writing minutes, liaising with the Chair
• Evaluating and reporting on the success of HIS events and considering areas of improvement
• Venue and supplier contract negotiation and management
• Assuming responsibility for the income and expenditure budgets for HIS meetings and events, and ensuring accurate financial record keeping

Marketing and Communications

Develop, implement and assume overall responsibility for the Society’s marketing and communications strategy (including social media strategy) to support the promotion of a wide range of society activities including grants, awards, podcasts, webinars, events, guidelines and journals.  Activities will include:

• Assuming overall responsibility for the his.org.uk website content and using the Umbraco content management system to make changes to the content and imagery of the website
• Carrying out regular website audits to ensure content is up to date and accurate
• Working with the website provider to organise website developments and troubleshoot problems Assuming overall responsibility for the social media strategy
• Monitoring Twitter accounts of relevant external organisations to keep abreast of activities within the sector
• Maintaining mailing lists and data in accordance with GDPR
• Working with other members of the Society’s team to develop content for the Society’s Annual Report
• Working with the other members of the Society’s team to develop cross-activity marketing

Other

• Carrying out from time to time and as directed, any other duties as required in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within your capabilities
• Always ensuring that you take care of your health and safety and that of others by complying with health and safety obligations, particularly by reporting promptly any defects, risks or potential hazards

• Degree level education or relevant proven work experience ideally in a scientific field
• A proven track record of managing and delivering successful multi-stream events
• Demonstrated experience of running online meetings and webinars in Zoom (or similar platform)
• Experience of managing social media channels and digital communication channels