4240 - Leadership Engagement and Events Officer x 3

Academi Wales is transitioning to Arwain - Wales National School for Government, supporting the development of confident, capable and connected leaders across One Welsh Public Service. Through leadership programmes, conferences, schools, coaching, board development and collaborative learning, Arwain brings together public service leaders from across Wales to improve outcomes for citizens and communities.

The Leadership Engagement and Events Teams are responsible for planning and delivering leadership training and a portfolio of high-profile national events and leadership programmes, including Summer School, Winter School, board leadership events, conferences, leadership forums and development programmes.

The Leadership Engagement and Events Officers will play a pivotal role in the planning, coordination and delivery of leadership events and learning programmes across Wales.

Working as part of a small and agile team, postholders will ensure events are professionally organised, accessible, bilingual and customer-focused, providing an excellent participant experience from initial enquiry through to post-event evaluation.

The role combines event management, stakeholder engagement, customer service, financial administration and operational delivery.

We are actively seeking leadership engagement and event specialists, with an ability to contribute effectively within a high performing team. You will be involved in designing, developing and delivering engagement activities (online and in person) which will support leaders to develop in a range of leadership and development models, programmes and workshops. The successful candidates will be expected to work across Wales; this will include overnight stays.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, self-motivated, innovative and creative, with the ability to inspire leaders from diverse backgrounds to develop through our engagement activities and events. They will be an excellent communicator who can multitask in a dynamic environment with changing demands, including finance and procurement, application processing and sifting, developing literature and online resources, communications and marketing. They will need to be both proactive and responsive before, during and after engagement activities and events, determining what support is needed in the moment. They will also provide feedback and insights to the wider Academi Wales team to inform future business planning.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Please apply to see further details on criteria.

Welsh Government, like all other Government Departments use Success Profiles when we recruit. For each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job. It raises performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

The selection process and stages are:

Number of Stages:2 stage process

Stage 1Application Form

Stage 2Interview

Sift

In the event of a large number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted against the lead assessment criterion: Experience 1.

Only candidates who meet the required standard will progress to a full sift against the remaining application criteria.

Interview arrangements

Interviews will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams. Following the full sift, candidates will be ranked in total score order and the top-scoring applicants will be invited to interview.

A 5-minute presentation will form part of the interview and will be assessed against Managing a Quality Service. Further information will be provided to candidates if they are invited to interview. Candidates may use slides or present verbally.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for this opportunity. Any candidate who is successful in being offered reserve status will remain on the reserve list for 12 months.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.