Example job roles: Event/Programme Manager, Senior Officer
Level:Ìý ÌýÌýIndependent
Experiences
Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level
- Subject matter expert in their areas of specialism. Delivery focused with supervisory responsibilities
- Manage events
- Liaise with internal and external servicesÌý
- Manage a team of event staff on the day
- Responsible for aspects of large event
- Create detailed and useful run sheets
- Budget management
- Monitoring and analysing of feedback
- Write event risk assessment
- May have supervisory responsibilities. Put together and control project budgets.
Personal and professional development
Development options to consider when working towards this level
Learning on the job
- Lead on low complexity/medium complexity events from inception to completion
- writing risk assessments
- Develop skills to manage: budgets, venue booking, catering, marketing, speaker liaison
- conducting researchÌýand evaluation (competitors, opportunities, risks). Creating and managing project-related budgets
Learning from othersÌýÌý
- Become a member of specialist/ professional organisation
- link to networks (internal and external) relating to an aspect of events management
Formal learning
- Dealing with difficult situations training
- introductory project management
- risk assessments
- Social media or marketing training to learn how to attract people to your event
- ‘Making Events Accessible’ training. Plan for undertaking a professional qualification.
*ÌýYou may wish to explore the listed formal training themes / topics onÌýLinkedIn Learning.
Transferable skills and competencies
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out moreÌý.
Planning and organising
- Setting objectives.
- Planning.
- Managing time.
- Managing resources.
- Monitoring progress.
Persuading and influencing
- Making an impact.
- Shaping conversations.
- Appealing to emotions.
- Promoting ideas.
- Negotiating and gaining agreement.
- Dealing with political issues
Analysing
- Analysing and evaluating information.
- Testing assumptions and investigating.
- Producing solutions.
- Making judgements.
- Demonstrating systems thinking.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Ways of Working
These describe expected behaviours in line with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê culture and values.Ìý For Ways of Working indicators and steps to development please refer to theÌýWays of Working website.Ìý
“Career Pathway roles are indicative and are not intended to be a description of the role in terms of responsibilty and duties.