Campus Events Coordinator

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Relocation allowance

Staff development opportunities

Family-friendly workplace

Job summary

University of Bath is seeking a Campus Events Coordinator to manage a diverse programme of widening access and recruitment activities. You will plan, book and run events, coordinate logistics and provide admin support across residential and access programmes.

The role involves engaging with students, parents, schools and partner organisations, with occasional evening/weekend work and a 0.8 FTE arrangement until September 2027.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating events or similar administration.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent communication with students, schools and partners.

Responsibilities

• Schedule, organise and deliver events including campus and access activities.
• Take bookings from schools/colleges and manage logistics (rooms, catering, parking).
• Provide admin support for residential and access programmes, including timetables.
• Contact prospective participants and process applications; liaise with partners such as IntoUniversity.

Skills

Event coordination

Administrative support

Planning

Record keeping

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Campus Events Coordinator

The Student Recruitment and Admissions department at the University of Bath is looking for an organised and people-focused administrator to join us as our new Campus Events Coordinator.

About The Role

You will be a key point of contact for students, parents, schools and partner organisations, and will keep our events running smoothly through careful planning, accurate record keeping and close attention to detail. It is a varied role that would suit someone who has a strong eye for detail and enjoys working with people, managing several tasks at once and seeing an event come together.

As our Campus Events Coordinator, you will support the planning, organisation and delivery of a diverse programme of widening access and recruitment activities and events. This includes residential events for prospective Bath students, campus events and offer holder days. You will schedule and organise events, take bookings from schools, colleges and partner organisations, and help arrange the logistics that make an event a success, such as room bookings, catering and parking.

You will provide administrative support for our residential and access programmes, including the Autism Summer School, Discover Bath and Step into Bath. This involves contacting prospective participants, processing applications, supporting the development of programme timetables and preparing participant support plans. You will also work closely with partner organisations, including IntoUniversity, on the communication and administration of jointly delivered events.

About Us

Student Recruitment and Admissions is responsible for attracting, recruiting and admitting students to the University of Bath.

Our widening access and outreach work supports students from a wide range of backgrounds to progress to higher education, through programmes and events delivered on campus, in schools and colleges, and in partnership with other organisations. The Campus Events team sits at the heart of this work, delivering on campus activity for schools, colleges and individuals, the team run activities such as summer schools and outreach events that give prospective students their first experience of Bath.

Further information

This is a part‑time role, working 29.2 hours per week (0.8 FTE) over 4 days, although some evening and weekend work is required at busy times of the year, for which time off in lieu or overtime is provided.

It is fixed‑term until September 2027 to cover parental leave.

This role will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Steph Gan, Campus Events Manager ([e-mail]) however, please ensure that your application is submitted through the University website.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under‑represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family‑friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re Committed To Creating a Health-supporting Working Environment Where Everyone Can Thrive And Be At Their Best. We Offer a Range Of Resources To Enable You To Do That From Your First Day Here, Including

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

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Further Details

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Terms and Conditions of Employment

Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.

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