Content and Programme Lead
Salary range: £41,095
Type of contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid (On site attendance required on events and team days)
Working hours: Full time 35 hours per week
About the role
RCOG Events is undergoing an exciting period of transformational change. We are bringing our flagship World Congress in-house and have recently established a new Events Board to shape the strategic direction of our courses, workshops, meetings and congress portfolio, aligned to our new five-year corporate strategy.
We are seeking a Content and Programme Lead to shape and curate the academic and scientific content across our conferences and meetings portfolio, including our flagship World Congress. This is a key role at the heart of our events team, responsible for ensuring our programmes reflect the latest clinical developments, educational best practice, and the evolving needs of a global audience.
You will work closely with clinical leaders, subject matter experts, and internal teams to design engaging, relevant, and innovative programmes. Combining creativity with strong organisational and stakeholder management skills, you will help ensure our events continue to deliver impactful learning experiences and maintain RCOG’s position as a global leader in women’s health education.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about content, education, and events, and who thrives on bringing together people, ideas, and innovation to deliver high-quality programmes.
This is a unique opportunity to lead lasting change while delivering high-quality events that directly contribute to improving healthcare for women and girls worldwide.
Responsibilities:
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Lead the design and curation of academic and scientific programmes across the RCOG events portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and audience needs.
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Collaborate with clinical leads, subject matter experts, and programme committees to identify themes, topics, and speakers.
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Manage speaker and faculty engagement, ensuring timely communication, briefing, and alignment of session content.
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Drive innovation in programme design, introducing engaging and interactive formats across face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid events.
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Work closely with Marketing and Communications to develop compelling, content-led campaigns and event narratives.
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Use audience insight and feedback to continuously improve programme quality, relevance, and impact.
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Support the planning and delivery of the RCOG World Congress, ensuring high-quality, globally relevant content.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys shaping content, working with experts, and delivering programmes that make a real difference to professional learning and global healthcare outcomes.
For the full list of key responsibilities, please check the recruitment pack.
About you
We are looking for someone with strong experience in developing conference or educational programmes, who is confident working with subject matter experts and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be creative, collaborative, and highly organised, with a passion for delivering engaging and impactful content.
Requirements:
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Significant experience curating academic, professional, or scientific conference programmes.
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Experience working with subject matter experts, clinicians, or researchers to develop content.
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Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
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Proven ability to introduce innovative and engaging programme formats.
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Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across teams and with external partners.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who are innovative, inclusive, and motivated to contribute to improving women’s health worldwide.
Requirements:
Please note that while we are looking for someone with experience in programme development and stakeholder collaboration, we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are creative, adaptable, and motivated to deliver high-quality learning experiences.
If you are excited about shaping impactful event content and joining a supportive, collaborative team, we would love to hear from you. We will support you to succeed in the role, but confidence in managing programmes, stakeholders, and competing priorities will be important from the outset.
Our culture and benefits
As a key member of the team, you will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:
* Agile and flexible working environment and free lunch onsite
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25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
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10% pension contribution after probation
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Enhanced wellbeing and family support
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Interest-free bike and season ticket loans after probation
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Tailored Learning and Development and study leave
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Affinity staff networks
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Life assurance and income protection schemes
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Lifestyle discounts
For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.
How to apply
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Click on Apply to be taken to our recruitment platform, Applied. Please visit our careers website to download the full Job pack.
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Applications close at 10.00am on Tuesday 14 April
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We encourage candidates to apply early and reserve the right to close the advert and appoint before the closing date.
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Interviews will be held via Teams on Friday 24 April
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If you have any additional questions about the role or how to apply, please contact the People Team on the phone number below.
We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups, including those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.
If you require any adjustments to apply for this role or need the job advert in an alternative format, please contact us. We are happy to support with reasonable adjustments to accommodate individual needs throughout the recruitment process.
Please note: We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.
About us
The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 18,000 members in the UK and internationally.
We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.
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