Conference Producer

Climate Action; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Conference Producer to shape impactful events focused on sustainability and climate action. This role involves crafting compelling content, managing high-level speakers, and ensuring successful event execution. Join a mission-driven company that has been at the forefront of climate change policy for 18 years, creating partnerships that drive the transition to a green economy. With a hybrid working model, generous benefits, and the opportunity to work with global leaders, this position offers a unique chance to make a positive impact on our planet while advancing your career.

Benefits

23 days annual leave plus bank holidays

10 additional flexible remote working days

Generous bonus scheme

Ethical pension plan

Wellbeing benefits like yoga and meditation

Community bar and pet-friendly environment

Qualifications

• 4+ years in B2B conference production, especially in sustainability.
• Experience managing international events funded by sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Craft and oversee content strategy for events aligned with climate agenda.
• Manage speaker engagement and ensure smooth event execution.

Skills

Conference Production

Project Management

Market Research

Content Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Degree in Sustainability or Related Field

Qualifications in Climate Policy

Job description

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About Climate Action

Climate Action is a mission-led company that has been working at the intersection of climate change policy, innovation, and sustainable finance for 18 years. Our mission is to accelerate the transition to a global green economy to speed the achievement of the UN Global Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement.

Climate Action’s digital and physical events create tangible partnerships between business, government, policy makers, and investors to accelerate the global transition to net zero. www.climateaction.org

About The Role

We are seeking a highly passionate Content and Programme Manager with a minimum of 4 years conference production experience, who is looking for a challenging but rewarding opportunity to play an instrumental role in shaping and building a sponsorship-driven portfolio of events that deliver positive environmental and social impact.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

1. Content Strategy and Agenda Development: Craft and oversee content strategy and event agendas for a portfolio of in-person and online events aligned with the climate agenda.
2. Market Research and Programme Curation: Conduct in-depth research on market trends, competitor landscapes, and industry challenges. Translate this research into commercially attractive agendas, writing topics and sessions.
3. Content Development: Create content for conference sessions, interviews, speaker/host scripts, and production briefs by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
4. Value proposition (Narrative) Creation: Create compelling event value propositions to attract high-level speakers, sponsors, key partners, and target audiences, delivered through sponsorship and marketing briefs.
5. Production Cycle Management: Develop a forward plan for the production of all events, ensuring milestones are met and targets achieved throughout the event lifecycle.
6. Speaker Management: Identify, invite, and confirm high-level speakers and moderators, managing all session requirements.
7. Speaker Engagement: Secure global climate leaders and influential speakers (star speakers, principles only) through sector knowledge and experience.
8. Project Management: Oversee event project management and post-event analysis, ensuring smooth execution from start to finish.
9. Research and Validation: Identify new topics throughout the year to ensure timely launches.
10. Speaker & Panel Briefings: Prepare briefing documents and coordinate all speaker sessions.
11. Commercial and Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with the sales team to secure partners and coordinate their participation and sponsorship.
12. Team Coordination: Lead the creation and delivery of event briefs for marketing, sales, and operations teams.
13. Revenue Targets: Establish content and speaking inventories to meet revenue goals.
14. Audience Strategy: Develop and implement strategies for target audience acquisition and engagement.
15. Customer Service: Provide exceptional service to partners, speakers, and stakeholders, resolving issues promptly.
16. Performance Tracking: Monitor content strategies, milestones, and targets to achieve event KPIs.
17. Marketing Copywriting: Create promotional copy for marketing channels and editorial needs.
18. Website Management: Keep event websites updated with latest information, speakers, partners, and sessions.
19. Onsite Delivery: Manage onsite event delivery, ensuring objectives and expectations are met.
20. Post-Event Analysis: Conduct evaluations and prepare detailed reports highlighting event outcomes.

Requirements

Essential role requirements:

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in creating, managing, and delivering international B2B conferences funded by sponsorship and delegate or membership revenue streams; ideally in sustainability, climate change, energy, or agriculture.
• Experience in a single market sector including evidence of strong relationships with key industry players such as sustainable innovation, energy transition, investment, hydrogen, supply chains, and climate policy.
• Proven success in launching, producing, and delivering events in both live and online formats.
• Alignment with Climate Action’s mission and business objectives.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and organized; able to work independently to deliver tasks and achieve project objectives.

Preferred Role Requirements:

• Extensive knowledge about climate change, policy, and sustainability.
• Knowledge and experience of climate issues, including sustainability issues, subnational climate commitments, and the UNFCCC COP process.
• Sustainability/climate-related qualifications are desirable.

Benefits

What we offer:

• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• 10 additional flexible remote working days after probation.
• Hybrid working arrangement between our WeWork offices in Victoria and remote, with three days in the office weekly.
• Generous and achievable bonus scheme.
• Ethical pension plan with the Peoples Pension.
• Wellbeing benefits such as yoga sessions and meditation.
• Facilities including a community bar, table tennis, showers, and pet-friendly environment.
• Benenden Health Scheme.
• Opportunity to work with globally recognized sustainability and climate leaders.
• Join a rapidly growing, mission-led company making a positive impact on our planet.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industry

• Events Services