Senior Conference Producer - COP31

Role Purpose The Conference Producer shapes our sponsorship-driven events portfolio, delivering a commercially viable programme with a clear value proposition and tier-1 high-impact speakers that engage and attract global audiences.

About the Role You will own the creation and delivery of high-impact events, shaping content, agendas, and programmes that align with the climate agenda. These events aim to bring together decision-makers and policy experts. You’ll manage the end-to-end production process, from research and topic curation to speaker engagement, event execution, and post-event analysis. Working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, you’ll ensure every event delivers value for audiences, sponsors, and partners, while continuously exploring new themes and opportunities to maximise environmental and social impact. This is a unique opportunity for someone with experience in high-profile events, attended by senior representatives from regional governments, UN agencies, international and regional NGOs, investors, donors, research institutes, and solution providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and manage the full production lifecycle of events aligned with the climate agenda.
• Create a compelling event value proposition to attract high-level speakers, sponsors, key partners and the target audience, to be delivered through sponsorship and marketing briefs.
• Conduct in-depth research on market trends, competitor landscapes, and industry challenges, and translate this research into commercially attractive agendas. This includes session content, interviewers, speaker scripts and production briefs.
• Ensure a timely delivery of events, with accurate milestone tracking, that achieve set KPIs/goals. This will include the management of onsite event execution and post event analysis and reporting.
• Support the Commercial team by coordinating sponsorship participation, and establishing content and speaker inventories to support revenue targets.
• Design and implement strategies for audience acquisition and engagement.
• Work with marketing to keep event websites up to date with speakers, partners, sessions, and key information.
• Write promotional copy for marketing campaigns and editorial content.
• Keep your finger on the pulse by research and validation of new topics throughout the year to identify new timely launches.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in creating, managing and delivering international B2B conferences funded by sponsorship and delegate or membership revenue streams; ideally in sustainability, climate change, energy or agriculture.
• Events, by nature, are fast-paced, high-pressure environments, so you are someone who can adapt quickly and manage multiple priorities with ease.
• Proactive, detail-oriented and organised; able to work independently to deliver tasks and achieve project objectives.
• Experience in a single market sector, including evidence of strong relationships with key players across the industry, such as sustainable innovation, energy transition, investment, hydrogen, supply chains and climate policy.

Desirable

• Extensive knowledge about climate change, environmental policy, and sustainability frameworks.
• Knowledge and experience of climate issues, with reference to sustainability issues, subnational climate commitments and the UNFCCC COP process.
• Academic or professional background in sustainability, climate science, or related fields is also advantageous.

Benefits

• Salary: Competitive, Depending on Experience.
• Generous and achievable bonus scheme.
• Opportunity to work with globally recognised sustainability and climate leaders.
• Join a rapidly growing, mission-led company, making a positive impact on our planet.
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working – 2 days remote (3 days in our Victoria WeWork offices).
• 10 additional flexible remote working dates after probation.
• Ethical pension plan with 3% employers’ contribution.
• WeWork wellbeing benefits such as yoga sessions and meditation, Barista, community bar, table tennis, showers, and ability to bring your pet to work.
• Benenden Health Scheme.