Head of Content (Maternity Cover)

Join GovNet, the leading events business serving the public sector, as the Head of Content. In this fixed-term maternity cover role, you will take ownership of the event programmes behind market-leading events such as HETT, DigiGov Expo, and Digital Defence Summit. You will combine strategic thinking, commercial awareness, and exceptional stakeholder management to create inspiring programmes that attract influential speakers and support the continued growth of these events. You will lead a team of Content Managers and work closely with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to ensure every programme delivers value for delegates, partners, and exhibitors.

• Assumer la responsabilité des programmes d'événements, en créant des programmes qui inspirent les audiences et attirent des intervenants influents.
• Diriger une équipe de responsables de contenu, en collaborant étroitement avec les équipes de vente, de marketing et d'exploitation pour garantir la valeur de chaque programme.
• Développer des agendas de conférences commercialement réussis qui attirent des décideurs senior, en recrutant et en gérant des intervenants de haut niveau.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to engage senior leaders
• A proven track record of researching markets and developing commercially successful conference agendas
• A strong understanding of the UK public sector and the policy landscape influencing healthcare and government technology
• Experience managing and developing people
• Strong operational event experience, including onsite conference delivery and speaker logistics
• Experience identifying, inviting and managing senior speakers and external stakeholders
• At least five years' experience producing large-scale conferences, exhibitions or B2B events
• Outstanding writing, communication and presentation skills
• Excellent organisational and project management skills
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance audience needs with sponsor objectives