Events Officer

UCL - Institute of Education

About us

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Led by the Director and Dean, the UCL Institute of Education Directorate is the central administrative office for UCL Institute of Education and acts as the point of contact for senior central UCL officers, other faculties of UCL and external organisations.

It is responsible for setting, managing and monitoring the overall strategic direction and operational plans for UCL Institute of Education.

The Directorate’s Executive team comprises the following staff:

• Director & Dean
• Pro-Director Education
• Pro-Director Research and Development
• Director of Operations
• Director of Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs
• Head of Business Partnering for Finance

The Directorate works closely with the six Heads of Department, the Vice-Deans and the leads for professional services departments within UCL Institute of Education, including research services, business and enterprise, and marketing and communications.

About the role

The Department of Marketing and Communications is looking to appoint 2 full- time Events Officers. The successful candidates will be responsible for the planning, project management and logistical delivery of our student recruitment events, a range of faculty-level public events, international engagement activities, staff events and coordination of the faculty’s contribution to graduation ceremonies. The role is fast-paced and requires a high-level of coordination, organisation and output with 2-3 days on campus (or as required), to effectively prepare and deliver events. You will work alongside another Events Officer in the team to deliver the annual faculty events calendar. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team in a world-leading faculty.

About you

The successful candidates will have relevant qualification or equivalent experience, preferably in a relevant subject such as event management, hospitality, business management and/or marketing and communications. You will have strong experience of designing, creating, planning and managing in person large-scale events and/or student recruitment events from start to finish. In addition, you will have experience of using technology to deliver virtual events / events remotely and have a very high standard of organisational skill and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

Customer advert reference: B16-01979