Head of Conferences and Meetings

About the role

• Salary: £50,957 per annum
• Type of contract:
  Permanent
• Location:
  
  Hybrid (On site attendance required on events and team days)
• Working hours:
  
  Full time, 35 hours per week

RCOG Events is undergoing an exciting period of transformational change. We are bringing our flagship World Congress in-house and have recently established a new Events Board to shape the strategic direction of our courses, workshops, meetings and congress portfolio, aligned to our new five-year corporate strategy.

To support this transformation and growth, we are seeking a Head of Conference and Meetings to lead our portfolio of meetings and conferences, including our flagship World Congress. This is a pivotal leadership role with the opportunity to shape how we deliver world-class education and global knowledge exchange for the women’s health community.

You will combine strategic vision with operational excellence — embedding new ways of working, strengthening capability within a newly formed team, and ensuring our events are innovative, financially sustainable, and impactful. Working closely with senior stakeholders, volunteers and partners, you will help position RCOG conferences and meetings as the premier global platform for professional development in women’s health.

This is a unique opportunity to lead lasting change while delivering high-quality events that directly contribute to improving healthcare for women and girls worldwide.

• Lead the strategic and operational delivery of the RCOG World Congress and other major conferences, ensuring quality, innovation, and financial sustainability.
• Drive the successful transition of Congress in-house from an external provider, embedding effective ways of working and ensuring high performance across the team.
• Lead, develop, and motivate the events team, fostering capability, innovation, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including volunteers, partners, and specialist societies.
• Expand the events portfolio, identifying opportunities for growth, new revenue streams, and global reach.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys leading transformational change, delivering large-scale events, and shaping the strategy and growth of a globally recognised programme.

We are looking for someone with a proven track record in leading complex international conferences or congresses and in embedding new ways of working within a team. The ideal candidate will be strategic, commercially aware, and able to influence stakeholders at all levels while developing and motivating their team.

• Significant experience leading the delivery of large-scale, multi-workstream events or congresses, ideally international in scope.
• Demonstrable people leadership skills, including coaching, developing teams, and embedding sustainable processes.
• Strong commercial and strategic awareness, including managing budgets, revenue growth, and financial sustainability.
• Experience influencing and managing complex stakeholders, committees, and partners.
• Ability to introduce innovation and continuous improvement in event delivery, format, and delegate experience.

Please note that while we are looking for someone who has significant experience leading large‑scale, complex conferences or congresses and a strong track record of driving commercial growth through events, we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are strategic, collaborative, and motivated by leading positive change.

If you are excited about joining the RCOG at a pivotal moment of transformation, with ambitious goals for growth and a supportive, inclusive culture, we would love to hear from you. We will support you to get up to speed, but confidence leading large, multi-workstream events and developing high‑performing teams from the outset will be important.

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working environment and free…