Job Details

Do you have the vision and drive to lead the planning and delivery of the programme for the annual State of the Art Congress for 2026 and 2027?

The role is accountable to the Society via the Honorary Secretary who holds the role of Strategic Director for SOA. The role will be responsible for managing the Chairs and Speakers of the multi-stream Congress to ensure breadth of multi-professional programme content and successful delivery of the event.

The SOA Programme Director is a Specialist Advisor to the Council of the Society, which meets four times a year and advises the Trustee Board.

This role starts in January 2025 and is expected to end in August 2027. In the first five months, the post holder will shadow the current SOA Programme Director for SOA25 and attend weekly meetings of the SOA25 Project Board. The postholder will be Programme Director for SOA26 and SOA27 (subject to annual review; an extension for a third year would be considered).

Nominations for the role will be considered by the Society's Executive Committee.

To Apply

Please read the application pack and send a brief CV (no more than 2 pages) and a 500-word covering statement to explain how you will meet the requirements of the role to ...@ics.ac.uk by 10am Tuesday 14 January, 2025.