Events Coordinator

University College London Students' Union - UCL; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading students' union in Greater London is looking for an Events Coordinator to support the delivery of over 6,000 events each year. This role is central to enhancing student life by enabling students to find communities and experience new activities. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing large-scale events and strong project management skills. This full-time, permanent role supports hybrid working arrangements, offering excellent benefits and a vibrant work culture.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

High levels of staff engagement

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of a high quality programme of events.
• Collaborate with teams to develop and manage events.
• Foster a culture of excellent event management.

Skills

Experience supporting large scale events

Strong project management skills

Enjoy working across a diverse range of events

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting role in a unique organisation. Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world. We aim to build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see the world in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.

We are a registered charity employing over 150 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services of any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.

It's an exciting time to joinour growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking newStudent Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.

We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work. We will consider applications to work on a flexible and job share basis wherever possible. This role is based at our Bloomsbury campus with work across various football facilities across London.

The role is a full time and permanent contract. This role is based at our Bloomsbury campus with flexibility to work from home on a 40/60 basis (40% working from the office).

Events Coordinator

Events are a central part of student life at UCL – enabling students to find and form communities, experience new things, and make the most of life in London. Each year, the Students’ Union and its clubs and societies, deliver more than 6,000 events ranging from workshops to debates, exercise classes to socials. The Events Coordinator will support the delivery of a high quality programme of events, support teams across the Students’ Union to develop and deliver events, and work collaboratively to develop a culture of excellent event management.

Key Candidate Profile

• experience supporting large scale events
• strong project management skills
• enjoy working across a diverse range of events that directly impact the student experience