HMC Professional Development & Events Officer

You will join HMC on a full-time, permanent basis, working 35 hours per week.

Location: Working in Market Harborough with hybrid working available up to 2 days per week.

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum depending on the skills and experience.

Holiday: 30 days a year, plus public holidays.

Pension Scheme: The post includes generous pension arrangements. Pension scheme includes 14.1% employer contribution - 5% of which can be taken as additional salary. Employee contributions default to 7% but this can be flexed.

Bonus Scheme: Bonus scheme is currently up to £1500 each August, entry is based on the completion of a full academic year (September – August).

HMC – The Heads’ Conference – is a professional association of heads of the world’s leading independent schools.

A fantastic vacancy has arisen for an exciting role supporting the delivery of a range of HMC conferences and professional development events. Primarily these are HMC’s programme of courses and conferences for heads and staff working in HMC Schools.

This role is key to helping the HMC Professional Development & Events Manager to deliver high quality and innovative events, ensuring that the excellent quality of training and professional development for teachers and leaders in our schools is maintained.

The appointment comes at an exciting point in the association’s development as its membership in the UK and around the world continues to grow.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Contributing to the annual planning and budgeting for HMC’s professional development programme

• Planning and organising conferences and events, including selecting and booking venues, and liaising with delegates and speakers

• Attending and supporting delivery of courses and conferences, face-to-face and online (this will involve some travel around the UK and occasional overnight stays)

• Maintaining data and producing reports from HMC’s management information systems

• Dealing with delegate enquiries, and demonstrating high levels of customer service

• Supporting the Corporate Partnership team with exhibitions at HMC conferences

• Reviewing and improving ways of working and processes, to ensure that PD and events are run efficiently and effectively

• Conducting evaluations of events, and providing feedback to course directors and speakers

• Contributing to developing digital approaches to delivering HMC’s CPD programme

The right candidate must have:

• Experience in an administrative role

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively and ensure deadlines are met

• Excellent IT skills

• Strong communication skills, both written and oral 

• The ability to build constructive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders

• Initiative, and a pro-active approach to problem solving

• Attention to detail and ability to produce work to a high level of accuracy

• A willingness to be flexible, with a ‘can do’ attitude.

• A commitment to the principles of excellent customer service

• Ability and willingness to undertake occasional travel and overnight stays within the UK, with notice

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV and an application form including a statement of your suitability for the post before the closing date. 

Closing date for applications: Thursday 05 September 2024

Interviews will take place on the 12 September 2024. 

The start date is flexible, but ideally the appointees will take up post as soon as possible.