Events Production Manager, Blackpool

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering high quality events that have a clear business outcome?

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment?

Can you build strong relationships to make sure projects are delivered to tight deadlines?

If so, come and join us as an Events Production Manager.

Were looking for someone who is confident at leading the strategy, planning and delivery of events within Digital and Transformation Group (DTG) in DWP.

As Events Production Manager forDTG, youll be part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the UKs biggest public service department that is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy for more than 22 million customers.

With more than 8000 colleagues, DTG is central to transforming DWPs digital services to ensure customers can access services easily, how and when they want to.

Our events are a vital channel to help translate technical and complex messages into relevant and understandable content that resonates with audiences.

We are looking for someone who is highly organised, with excellent communication and engagement skills and who can manage and influence others to deliver high quality events that meet business needs, are user focused and have measurable impact.

Job description

As an Events Production Manager. you will:

• Play a crucial role in engaging with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including senior leaders, through an events strategy.
• Deliver all DTG colleague events includingall colleague calls to more than 8000 people, line manager events, and senior leader calls and events.
• Manage a programme of speaking opportunities and awards to help tell the story of DTG to a wide range of internal and external audiences and to buildand maintain the excellent reputation of DTG and its senior leaders.
• Be responsible for all aspects of event production including scheduling, venue selection, supplier selections, content development, event production and delivery evaluation and impact.
• Work collaboratively, building solid partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders across and beyond the organisation.
• Utilise digital communications platforms such as SharePoint and Teams as well as creative resources available to you to engage with stakeholders.
• Apply strong campaign management principles and quality control using the Government Communications Service OASIS model to ensure communications are creative, insight driven and properly evaluated.
• Develop clear narrative from complex issues and work with presenters and keynote speakers to ensure they are confident in delivering their message to a wide range of people.
• Using analytical tools and techniques, along with research, to evaluate the effectiveness of events and channels and making recommendations.

Person specification

See selection process for further details.

If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact .

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Implementation

Benefits

Alongside your salary of 44,447, Department for Work and Pensions contributes 12,876 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
• Generous annual leave at least 25 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (prorata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.
• Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
• Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 years continuous service.
• Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
• An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Womens Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.

Hybrid Working

This role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work.

If a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for the role and for you, you will normally be required to spend a minimum of 60% of your contracted working hours from your DWP office.

If you have a disability, caring responsibilities, or other circumstances that may affect your ability to meet the minimum office attendance requirement, please discuss this with us using the contact details in this advert.

Salary Information

New entrants to the Civil Service will join on band minimum.

Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer willmaintaintheir current substantive salary.

Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion will move to the bottom of the grade pay scale or receive a 10% increase applied to their current substantive salary, whichever is greater.

Any temporary allowances that you are currently in receipt of will not form part of the calculation todetermineyour pay. Any allowances that are in payment will cease when you move into your new role.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence
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 candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

Stage 1: Application

Your application will consist of four parts:

1. A Personal Details application form.

2. Employment history - this should contain your work experience and any skills, qualifications and accomplishments relevant to the jobs you have completed.

3. Personal statement - up to 750 words. This statement should be used to provide examples of how you meet the essential criteria below:

• Experience of managing, monitoring and reporting on the outcomes of events as part of wider campaign and communication activity, following recognised best practice.
• Able to communicate in a straightforward, honest and engaging manner, choosing appropriate styles to maximise understanding and impact.
• Excellent people and project leadership skills: able to direct, motivate and support teams
• The ability to influence key stakeholders to support project delivery.

4. Technical statement (up to 250 words). The following statement is aligned to the required technical skill of Implementation. This statement should be used to provide example(s) of how you meet the criterion below:

• Experience of developing and delivering an events strategy for a large organisation that meet business and user needs.

Ensure that all examples provided in your statements are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. If you choose to use gen-AI to support your statements, you must follow the guidelines outlined in theArtificial intelligence and recruitment guide.

The sift panel will use the information in your employment history, personal statement, and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge.

An initial sift will be conducted using the technical statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift will be progressed to a full sift.

If you do progress to a full sift, you will be provided with one combined overall assessment score for both your employment history and Personal Statement.

For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit Applying for jobs at DWP Digital.

Important Information

• You will be asked to complete your employment history. Any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form.
• Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered.
• If your employment history, personal statement or technical statement contain any personal details your application will be withdrawn.

Stage 2: Interview