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Sarah Jones BA (Hons) ACIPP, events manager Rachel Wheeler ACIPP, events and training executive Capr é ce Johnson ACIPP, events and training co-ordinator Nell Dare BA (Hons) ACIPP, events and training administrator The events team
Can you describe the events team for us, so who are they, what do they do and what are their backgrounds? Sarah Jones is the events manager and is responsible for delivering all the CIPP events with the support of the events and training team: Rachel Wheeler, Capréce Johnson and Nell Dare. Rachel is our events and training executive and works with our sponsors for online and face-to-face events. She also works closely with our trainers on the training courses the CIPP delivers. Capréce, our events and training co- ordinator leads on booking venues for the education services department, as well as coordinating the speakers for our Annual Conference and Exhibition. Nell, our events and training administrator works within the training team and processes bookings and invoices, while handling day-to-day enquiries. For events, Nell leads on the administration, as well as liaising with
external suppliers to order merchandise and putting the finishing touches to events, such as ordering decorative table centres and chairs. What are the main priorities of your roles and how do they fit together? We’re a small but busy team. We all have our areas to lead on: l Sarah on strategy and scheduling l Rachel on training and sponsorship l Capréce and Nell on day-to-day co-ordination and administration. However, we all work closely together and help one another. Overall, our priority as a team is to ensure that anyone who attends a CIPP event or training course has a great and enjoyable experience. What skills does an events team member need? What skills doesn’t an events team member need is probably an easier question to answer! There are a variety
of qualities we need to possess, but the most important ones are probably that we must be extremely organised, have great attention to detail and must work together collaboratively, both as a team and with the wider organisation. We’re essentially the face of the CIPP at events, so we must be resilient and prepared to resolve any issues that could arise. With the CIPP hosting events throughout the year, which is each of your favourites to run and attend? A unanimous vote on this one: the Annual Conference and Exhibition, and the Annual Excellence Awards! Although they are the hardest to organise, the buzz at the events and seeing everyone enjoying all the hard work we have put in makes all that hard work more than worthwhile. The glitz and glamour of the Annual Excellence Awards is unparalleled, and along with the great atmosphere of the evening, this makes us all really proud of the work we do. n
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Issue 96 | December 2023 - January 2024
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