Senior Conference Producer - COP

The Programme Manager role is a rare and important opportunity to play a key role in shaping the world's climate transition. You will lead delivery of Climate Action's flagship programmes: the Sustainable Innovation Forum, convened at the annual UNFCCC COP, and the Climate Innovation Forum, convened during London Climate Action Week and an exciting new launch Climate Implementation Forum during Climate Week New York, alongside key milestone moments across the global climate calendar.

You will unite the decision-makers who hold the power to drive positive change.

You will be comfortable operating at the highest levels of the UN, business and government, with a strong working understanding of climate policy and the UNFCCC COP process.

This role suits an ambitious, highly passionate programme producer with sustainability and climate/sustainability knowledge and event content production experience, looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to help build a world-class portfolio of events that deliver genuine global environmental and social impact.

Climate Action has been at the intersection of climate change policy, innovation and sustainable finance over the last 19 years, working in formal partnerships with multiple UN Agencies and key stakeholder groups to create and deliver high impact forums, digital content and the Climate Action Coalition. Based in London, but global in reach, our events include the Climate Innovation Forum during London Climate Action Week, the Sustainable Innovation Forum, Climate Implementation Summit and the Climate Action Innovation Zone alongside the annual UN COP meetings, and the Sustainable Investment Forums in Climate Week New York.

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• Produce cutting-edge programmes that balance commercial/sponsor needs with target audience needs
• Curate and shape session formats and topics designed to move beyond surface-level discussion and deliver genuinely fresh, high-impact conversations that leave audiences with something to act on
• Design and continually evolve session formats and topic angles to avoid repetition, ensuring every discussion feels current, sharp, and worth the audience's time
• Take ownership of event content strategy and delivery plan includes programme delivery for in person, digital, hybrid & physical events (incl. conferences, webinars, podcasts, and round tables)
• Develop, implement, monitor, and ensure event content strategy is delivered, key milestones are met, and event targets are on track through the event life cycle.
• Refresh programme formats and secure new speakers each event cycle by staying current with industry trends and developments
• Maintain the online agenda (event website) as the live, accurate source of record at all times
• Keep the live agenda accurate and current as the single source of truth
• Ensure agenda content aligns with speaker and sponsor/partner objectives
• Prepare weekly reporting documents to provide team status update on speaker recruitment and agenda delivery
• Submit a weekly production status report to line manager every Friday by end of day
• Ensure each panel or dialogue features at least 2–3 sponsors with strong editorial balance
• Uphold diversity benchmarks:50% gender parity (minimum 40% per gender), 25% ethnicity diversity, No all-male or all-single-region panels
• Research and draft conference programmes, validating them with the market through research calls
• Lead on delivering event briefs for the marketing and sales
• Oversee production assistants and freelance producers supporting programme delivery, as required
• Draft written interviews, scripts and production briefs for moderators and chairs
• Lead…