Senior Conference Producer

Location: London (40 Queen Street, EC4R 1DD), with hybrid working – 2 days in the office
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Salary: £41,500–£46,500 per annum, depending on skills, experience and alignment with the role, in line with our pay policy
Responsible to: Director of Professional and Programme Development

About Chartered ABS

The Chartered Association of Business Schools (Chartered ABS) is the voice of the UK’s business and management education sector. We support our members to maintain world-class standards of teaching and research, help shape policy, and create opportunities through dialogue with business and government.

Our work spans policy and lobbying, professional development, research and events. Our market-leading events portfolio includes two major annual conferences attracting 400+ delegates, professional development programmes, conferences and seminars, as well as a range of online events.

The opportunity

We are looking for an outstanding Senior Conference Producer to join our friendly, collaborative team and play a leading role in shaping some of the most important events in the UK business and management education sector.

You will lead the end-to-end production of five major Chartered ABS events each year, developing high-quality, relevant and commercially attractive programmes for our members and wider audiences.

These currently include:

• Chartered ABS Annual Conference
• India–UK Business School Dialogue
• Small Business Charter Annual Conference
• Professional Managers’ Annual Conference
• Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference

You will research emerging issues and sector developments, gather insight from members and stakeholders, shape compelling programmes and session formats, and identify and secure high-quality speakers, chairs and facilitators.

You will take ownership of the production process from initial programme development through to delivery, working closely with colleagues across events, marketing and communications. You will also manage relationships with speakers, programme partners, sponsors and other stakeholders, ensuring that contributions are effectively integrated into the programme while maintaining its quality and coherence.

For the Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference, you will additionally manage the call for submissions and assessment process, working with academic reviewers to develop selected contributions into a coherent, multi-stream programme.

Alongside these five major events, you will contribute to our professional development programmes, community meetings and other in-person and online events as required.

About you

You will be an intellectually curious, creative and highly organised event producer who enjoys turning ideas, research and stakeholder insight into engaging and relevant programmes.

You will bring:

• Experience of researching, developing and producing conferences, event programmes, training courses or professional development activities.
• Experience identifying, approaching, securing and managing speakers, chairs, facilitators or other programme contributors, including senior stakeholders.
• Excellent research, writing and editorial skills, with experience producing engaging copy for programmes, webpages, speaker communications or promotional materials.
• Strong project and organisational skills, with experience managing multiple programmes or projects concurrently and maintaining detailed production schedules.
• Experience working collaboratively with colleagues across areas such as events, marketing and communications.
• Excellent relationship-management and communication skills, with the confidence to work with senior speakers, partners, sponsors and external stakeholders.
• A proactive and adaptable approach, with strong attention to detail and the ability to remain calm and effective when priorities or circumstances change.

Knowledge of the UK higher education sector, business schools or the professional development needs of university staff would be desirable. Experience using project-management systems, digital tools or automation to improve production processes would also be an advantage.

Working at Chartered ABS

In return, we offer flexible working and a friendly, down-to-earth, hardworking and collegiate environment. Our values guide how we work with colleagues, members and partners and are central to how we deliver our work.

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role to people@charteredabs.org by 30 September 2026.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications, so early applications are encouraged.

The Chartered Association of Business Schools is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to discuss how we can best support you.