Category Manager - Training, Events and Commercial Operations

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Category Manager - Training, Events and Commercial Operations

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a dynamic and creative individual to join our team at a time of exciting growth. Are you passionate about helping people learn and develop? Are you able to bring fresh ideas and a broad scope of experience?

Ideally we're looking for someone with wide experience of the Healthcare/NHS sector - perhaps you're a procurement professional looking to share your knowledge or a commercial manager who understands the challenges of the Healthcare market and wants to facilitate change.

Working to develop and deliver training events to a multi-faceted range of stakeholders - Procurement professionals, operational end users, finance and suppliers, you'll be confident in presenting to audiences in person and via online platforms (MS Teams - experience is desirable). You'll bring an outgoing personality and have the ability to create and communicate technical and strategic material in a clear, engaging and enjoyable way.

Main duties of the job

As an NHS owned Collaborative Procurement Hub, we are at the heart of supporting NHS healthcare and adding value. You'll be ready to develop and lead expert and innovative training and advice on procurement processes, best practices, and information systems across multiple organizations including team members, NHS and public sector customers and other stakeholders, including social, primary, secondary and tertiary care and associated designated market(s).

If you're ready for your next challenge in training and adult learning, we encourage you to apply to be a part of something special.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job responsibilities

Events

• Support with the planning and execution of events both internal and external.
• Develop, deliver & run events to meet the requirements of the NOE CPC.
• Support colleagues to ensure all supporting materials are available in a timely manner for each event.
• Excellent presentation skills and a confident, outgoing style in person and via virtual systems.
• Proficiency in MS Office and in the use of MS Teams.
• Comfortable to engage with all levels of stakeholders from a range of backgrounds & disciplines.
• Able to co-ordinate events with the Events Team, other functions and external stakeholders.
• Able to deliver complex/technical information in a clear way to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Confident telephone manner and interpersonal skills to communicate with venues, speakers and delegates.
• Attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communications skills are vital to this role.

New Business

• Promote NOE CPC aims, objectives and values to drive uptake of NOE CPC membership.
• Direct contact with staff and stakeholders on matters relating to new business opportunities and/or events.
• Dealing with relevant complaints proactively and ensuring escalation/brokering complaints to ensure these are dealt with by the relevant person(s) only when necessary.

Commercial Operations

• Liaise with all members of the team at all levels across the organisation and within external stakeholders, to ensure key corporate functions are supported, providing cover where necessary.
• Provide input and updates to the team at meetings.
• Maintain high level of confidentiality at all times.
• Identify strategic opportunities to enhance existing business.
• Network with wider organisation to identify, promote and support training and event requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs at Grade C or equivalent including Mathematics and English.

Skills

• Strong capability in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook).
• Must have the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to demonstrate flexibility and high standards of customer service when dealing with the senior team, the wider Commercial Operations Team and external/internal stakeholders and members.

Experience

• Experience of servicing meetings, preparing notes, agendas, and taking minutes.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust