Events and Content Manager

The Whitehall and Industry Group; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whitehall and Industry Group is seeking a dynamic Policy Events Manager to lead their economic growth initiatives. This role involves managing high-profile events, fostering relationships across sectors, and driving strategic dialogue to enhance collaboration for UK growth. Ideal candidates should have strong operational delivery and stakeholder engagement skills, along with a background in events management or related fields.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage complex projects independently.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with confidence in engaging senior leaders.
• Strong team player who works effectively across functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage approx. 40 high-quality events per year.
• Shape compelling event programmes for dialogue among cross-sector leaders.
• Research key policy and economic trends.

Skills

Operational Delivery

Stakeholder Engagement

Collaboration

Strategic Thinking

Leadership

Job description

WIG is on the lookout for a dynamic policy events manager to lead our economic growth and prosperity theme to foster strategic dialogue across government, business, as well as the not-for-profit sector and higher education.

Your Mission:

Help drive UK growth and investment by connecting diverse sectors through purposeful engagement and thought leadership.

Research & Create

• Research key policy and economic trends affecting government, business, and society.
• Design and deliver insightful, timely content and events that address critical national challenges.
• Produce at least one paid, full-day conference annually.

Champion Collaboration

• Shape compelling event programmes that enable open, high-level dialogue among cross-sector leaders.

• Foster relationships with senior stakeholders, curating experiences that inspire action and shared understanding.

Lead Event Delivery

• Manage the full lifecycle of approx. 40 high-quality events per year, from conception to execution (e.g., keynote talks, panels, workshops, and roundtables).
• Identify and secure high-calibre speakers and facilitators.
• Coordinate logistics with venues and hosts, ensuring a seamless attendee experience.
• Lead event-day delivery, sometimes including early mornings, evenings, and regional travel.

Drive Innovation & Engagement

• Contribute to programme strategy with new content ideas and formats.
• Collaborate across WIG teams to enhance user experience, particularly digital content.
• Support the Marketing and Operations teams to optimise outreach and engagement.

Own the Details

• Use our CRM to manage communications and invitations.
• Oversee financial aspects of your events, including budgeting and invoicing.

Competencies

• Operational Delivery: Proven ability to manage complex projects independently and handle challenges under pressure.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent relationship-building skills, with confidence engaging senior leaders and diverse audiences.
• Collaboration: A strong team player who works effectively across functions, with an understanding of team dynamics.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to generate new ideas, innovate, and support organisational change.
• Leadership: High emotional intelligence, capable of coaching others and influencing internal and external stakeholders. Comfortable stepping into management roles as needed.

It would be an advantage to have prior experience in either:

• Conference production
• International relations, politics, political economy, finance, economics, technology
• The public sector or third sector
• Research
• Communications