Birmingham, Liverpool, Newport (Gwent), Norwich
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Do you have a proven track record in producing events that provide return on investment? Do you have the passion to support a busy annual events programme?
Job Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Events Officer.
Events play a crucial role in helping tell our story to colleagues, customers and suppliers. From regional meetings, speaker sessions, exhibitions to full corporate conferences and internal engagement and awards, we do it all.
Directorate Overview
The aim of the Customer Experience Directorate (CXD) is to embed a customer-first mentality across CCS, in all ways of working, and at every point of customer interaction.
We bring the voice of the customer to CCS to help them find the right commercial solution for their needs, whether that's through effective marketing and communication or personalised account management.
An example of the breadth of scope for CXD is our work with the NHS last year to provide solutions for virtual wards.
Working In Collaboration With NHS England We Developed Spark (The Innovation Marketplace) To Become The Recommended Route For NHS Organisations To Source Virtual Wards And Remote Monitoring Services. This Has Allowed
* over 100,000 patients to recover at home with hospital-level care
* help speed up their recovery, while freeing up hospital beds for patients who needed them most
Team Summary
You will be part of a small team of three, reporting to the event & stakeholder engagement lead. The role sits within the marketing and communications function. We deliver a varied annual schedule of events that cover everything from speaker sessions, online events, conferences, exhibitions and internal staff events.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities:
* accountable for all aspects of event production both face to face and virtually
* scheduling, content planning, speaker acquisition, sponsors and delegate engagement
* seeking out and advising on events opportunities that contribute to overall marketing targets
* managing events to time and on budget, ensuring value for money
* using negotiation techniques to identify strategic partnerships and relationships that maximise low cost, no cost event opportunities
* build a comprehensive awareness of our target audiences internally and externally
* identifying and resolving risks and issues associated to events, with the confidence to challenge leaders where necessary
* confident in the use of data and insights to track and showcase return on investment
* managing internal and external stakeholders
* Regular UK travel required
* Willingness to travel across the county and work in a flexible way, often outside of civil service core business hours for the purpose of event delivery
Key Accountabilities
* accountable for all aspects of event production both face to face and virtually
* scheduling, content planning, speaker acquisition, sponsors and delegate engagement
* seeking out and advising on events opportunities that contribute to overall marketing targets
* managing events to time and on budget, ensuring value for money
* using negotiation techniques to identify strategic partnerships and relationships that maximise low cost, no cost event opportunities
* build a comprehensive awareness of our target audiences internally and externally
* identifying and resolving risks and issues associated to events, with the confidence to challenge leaders where necessary
* confident in the use of data and insights to track and showcase return on investment
* managing internal and external stakeholders
* Regular UK travel required
* Willingness to travel across the county and work in a flexible way, often outside of civil service core business hours for the purpose of event delivery
Person specification
Essential Criteria (to Be Assessed At Application Stage)
* proven planning experience, with the ability to develop long-term plans that translate into measurable operational results
* excellent organisational, networking and relationship experience, with the ability to negotiate, influence partners and stakeholders verbally and in writing, providing expert advice and challenge
* extensive experience of planning engaging, high-profile events including venue sourcing and budget management
* working under pressure, managing competing priorities and tight targets with multiple, different types of events in different stages of design and production at any one time
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Seeing the Big Picture
* Communicating and Influencing
* Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
* Stakeholder Management
Alongside your salary of £37,845, Crown Commercial Service contributes £10,963 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
What we will offer you, here are some of the benefits you can expect:
* Competitive salary
* Generous pension scheme
* A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus
* Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location
* Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)
* Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidays
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The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil ServiceD&I Strategy.
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Working flexibly, delivering outcomes
CCS is a flexible business with a smarter working model where our colleagues benefit from a mix of home and office working. Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed. Our current office attendance approach requires a minimum of 26 days per quarter (approx 2 days per week, which may be subject to change) in CCS office locations or off site meetings with suppliers, customers, partners, networking / industry events. This is pro rata for those who work part time. Our smarter working principles mean that our people have the advantage of both office and offsite based collaboration and learning, as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business, offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we deliver our business with confidence and in accordance with our CCS values.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Selection Process
Candidates who are successful at sift will be contacted as soon as possible following the closing date and advised of the interview process in more detail. The sift will commence on 8th October and interviews will be held WC 20th October either at one of our offices or via video with interview times and dates to be confirmed. (Subject to change)
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Please note:
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our
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A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, which the Civil Service may use to fill future suitably similar vacancies across government for candidates who are considered appointable following interview. Should you be placed on a reserve list and want to be removed please contact
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Further information
Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact in the first instance.
If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission