Work shadowing opportunity at our annual conference
Each year we hold an annual conference for our members. This year the conference will be held in person at the Wellcome Collection, on Saturday 8 November 2025. This event allows a great opportunity for the right individual to gain experience in organising and managing events.
About the opportunity
The opportunity is to shadow our staff in organising and delivering this year’s annual conference.
The opportunity will include:
- two half days in the office or online with our team to learn about organising an in-person event
- supporting our team for a full day at our annual conference, shadowing and supporting the Events Officer and Senior Communications Officer, and observing how a professional in-person event is run
- an opportunity to review the day with the Events Officer in an online call, share feedback and ask questions
We will seek to make any reasonable adjustments required to suit individual needs, for example around travel times, accessibility support at the conference venue, or adjustments to the format of written materials shared during shadowing. Please contact us to discuss.
Who can apply?
As part of our commitment to being a disability confident employer, this opportunity is open to disabled people who have faced barriers to work experience and employment due to disability. We understand this concept in relation to the social model of disability, which recognises that people are disabled by barriers in society, not by an impairment or difference.
You may not explicitly identify yourself as ‘disabled’ but nonetheless be eligible for this work shadowing. Please see the government’s definition of disability for guidance.
This opportunity might be suitable for those currently out of work, that are studying or recently graduated, or someone looking to change career and gain a greater understanding of a role in events.
If you are not sure whether you are a suitable applicant, please feel free to contact us at events@baat.org or leave a voicemail on +44 (0) 20 7686 4216.
If you require any support or reasonable adjustments in making an application, please email us at hello@baat.org to discuss. An example of a reasonable adjustment may be submitting a video application as an alternative to the form below.
Deadline for applications: 21 September 2025
Informal interviews: week beginning 29 September 2025
Get in touch
For further information (or an informal chat) please contact hello@baat.org.