Head of Congress - Ashby-De-La-Zouch, United Kingdom - Ashfield Event Experiences

Ashfield Event Experiences
Ashfield Event Experiences
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Ashby-De-La-Zouch, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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This new role is about bringing the congress specialism together, a big part of this role will be aligning the congress teams under one service line and the restructure work that that will include.

Leading a team of Account Directors, coaching, mentoring and developing them in their roles will be imperative to the success of this role.

Through combining the expertise of several teams, the aim is to bolster the congress expertise and create an area of excellent through shared knowledge and resources.


There will be a need to Identify training and development needs, and this role will be responsible for ensuring effective deployment of training solutions in collaboration with the people team and the management group in the congress team.


The way we work with housing, associations, DMC's and all other congress stakeholders including our clients can be improved through this role, creating efficiencies for all client account teams.

With all-in-one service line we can harness our benchmarking capabilities and support the client engagement teams and Account Directors - events in driving growth.

There will be a need for 'ear to the ground in terms of congress for insights and future thinking.


This role will work across TCEG as the congress expert and may be required from time to time to pitch as the congress expert.

You'll need to be in attendance at all key congress as an AEE representative not associated with any client account and all AEE events.

There will be a need to ensure the project teams are working closely with event production where ancillary/pre con meetings require.


Key objectives:


  • Lead on and develop the bestinclass Congress specialism
  • Driving efficiencies across the specialism
  • Operational delivery in the specialism
  • Identifying training and development needs, responsible for ensuring effective deployment of training solutions
  • Future thinking for the specialism

Other desired skills:


  • At least 10 years congress experience
  • At least 5 years' experience of managing large teams
  • Ability to coach, mentor and grow Account Directors
  • Substantial proven experience in healthcare congresses

About Ashfield Event Experiences


Ashfield Event Experiences (AEE) is an award-winning global events agency, specialising in healthcare, that creates and delivers engaging experiences that inspire lasting change.

We are one of the largest global events agencies with teams dedicated to the healthcare industry, with offices in the UK and the US.

We deliver more than 2,500 events each year in over 50 countries, across live, virtual and hybrid.


What sets us apart is that unparalleled experience and expertise for creating and delivering any type of healthcare meeting or commercial event.

Ashfield Event Experiences is a division of The Creative Engagement Group.

The Creative Engagement Group is made up of a flexible ecosystem of specialists across highly integrated divisions, partnering with clients to provide employee engagement, learning & training solutions, scientific engagement, capability building, live & virtual experiences, film, digital, and immersive content all underpinned by applied behavioural science.


TCEG is an equal opportunity employer - committed to encouraging Diversity, Equity and Inclusion among our people and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

As an agency, we want to be truly representative of all sections of society and for all our people to feel respected and able to give their best.

Our aim is to create a culture where equality, fairness and respect for all our people happens autonomously.
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