If you would like to be nominated for this role, please complete your details below and we will be in touch to discuss next steps.
Aims and Objectives of the Specialist Group
- Develop and promote a professional specialism within dietetics
- Represent a defined group of members
- To keep Dietitians up-to-date on Paediatric Dietetics as appropriate
- To provide support when requested and able to members and outside bodies on paediatric nutrition
- To raise the profile of Paediatric Dietitians
- To be pro-active in engaging with outside bodies involved in childhood nutrition
- To continue running the Group’s Paediatric Masters Course Modules as both Masters modules with Plymouth University
- To audit our caseloads to provide information on caseload level management.
- To increase links with Department of Health, Food Standards Agency, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal college of midwives, Royal College of Nursing, Community practitioners and Health Visitors association, UNICEF and other relevant bodies
- To help fund activities within the Paediatric Group e.g. development of resources, running courses, support for research and audit
- To organise one study day per year
- To help keep members up to date via newsletter, website (discussion forum), Twitter and any other relevant social media platforms
- To continue updating and printing Paediatric Group leaflets with relevant groups and organisations
- To devise guidelines and position statements as relevant and keep a record with review dates
- To produce responses to relevant topical issues and consultations in a timely and constructive way
- To finance any work of the Group to develop paediatric dietetics
- To promote our diet sheets within the U.K. by attending conferences and advertising
- To encourage engagement of group membership to share in promotion of our profession and group
- To foster similar working relationships with all companies supplying paediatric nutritional products whilst working in partnership where appropriate to inform members and develop new products.
What the role has to offer
We are seeking 2 skilled and creative Events Officers to coordinate, plan, and execute a wide range of paediatric nutrition and dietetic events, including webinars and study days (each role will lead one of these, with cross cover and support expected). The ideal candidate will have passion for creating engaging to meet the training needs of paediatric dietitians across the UK. The Events Officers will be responsible for managing all aspects of event planning, from initial concept development to post-event evaluation, ensuring seamless execution and attendee satisfaction.
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Understand new insights and preferences of the needs of paediatric dietitians to plan events with the committee
- Develop event agenda and related documents, budgets (working with our treasurer), and venue options (study day lead only), tailored to meet requirements
- Source and negotiate with speakers, sponsors and partners, arranging contracts where necessary and overseeing other arrangements.
- Coordinate/secure services such as catering (study day lead only) and equipment/technical requirements.
- Oversee event setup to ensure everything is in place according to plan and ensure the service agreement is met in regards to venue, speaker/sponsor/partner, logistics, delegate registration and budget of the event.
- Work with the communications of the committee to ensure relevant information is shared and marketed in a timely fashion.
- Supervise and ensure smooth operations during the event.
- Serve as the main point of contact throughout the event planning process, addressing any concerns or issues that arise promptly and professionally.
- Conduct post-event evaluations to assess the success of the event, gather feedback from attendees, and identify areas for improvement.
- An understanding of the code of conduct in regards to events organisation in line with recommendations for paediatric nutrition professionals and industry Many of the above tasks are in conjunction with the team at the BDA (and/or at BDA venues and with BDA approved suppliers) so you would not be expected to perform these independently.
Training, support and resources
As the Events Officer you’ll work with volunteer team who offers support, guidance and advice to the postholder. Support for this role is offered by key committee members including the Chair, Treasurer, Social Media Officer, Sponsorship Officer and Website Editor who work as a team to set event strategy, determine priorities and lead the committee to success.
We have a variety of resources, tools and training available to support this role including:
- Full induction with BDA staff and a full handover from the previous postholder.
- The BDA offers a bespoke service level agreement package to help committees manage their events. With agreement from the committee the postholder is able to use this service, working with the Events Team to plan and manage group events.
- Training and development opportunities to help build personal and professional skills including workshops, webinars and the BDA’s annual volunteer conference.
- Access to our volunteer handbook and volunteer hub providing a range of resources and guidance.
- Regular communications including a monthly volunteer ezine with BDA updates and opportunities.
- Networking with other volunteers through events, webinars and access to our volunteer forums.
Length of service and commitment
Committee meetings are held up to 4 times a year (mandatory attendance to at least 2 of 4 meetings), plus a varying ad-hoc meetings and flexible amount of work in between times. The PSG aims to hold one study day (in-person or virtual) event which includes the Annual General Meeting and 3 webinars for members each year. The Events Officer is elected to the role for a two year term of office and should serve no more than two consecutive terms of office. However you can give reasonable notice to end your volunteering if you are no longer able to fulfil your role.
Recruitment method
For an informal chat contact the Chair of the PSG - [email protected] If you would like to apply for the role, please complete a nomination form by 25 March 2024.
All nominations should be proposed by a committee of the PSG and seconded by 1 other member. Where two or more applications are given for one position, a vote will be held by the group members.