Events Manager

Fusion Energy Base; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £58,320

7% corporate performance bonus

Final salary pension scheme with 21.5%

25 days annual leave + 2.5 privilege +

3 days site closure over Christmas

Flexible working options

Job summary

UKAEA Culham is seeking an Events Manager to lead and deliver high-quality internal and external events aligned with strategic goals. You will shape the events strategy, oversee delivery at Culham and external venues, and mentor the events team to uphold professional standards.

You'll manage budgets, maintain branding across activity, coordinate with Marketing and Design, and champion Indico as the internal registration platform, driving continuous improvement through feedback and market

Qualifications

• Degree or substantial demonstrable experience in events management.
• Experience delivering national and international events and exhibitions.
• Experience preparing and managing event budgets.
• Experience recruiting and managing external event support.
• Experience developing detailed event or project plans and ensuring consistent brand and messaging standards.
• Experience managing multiple event activities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver an events strategy aligned with UKAEA’s communications strategy and wider organisational goals.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of in-person events at Culham and external venues.
• Manage and mentor the events team, upholding high professional standards and supporting development.
• Oversee event budgets and ensure effective financial management.
• Maintain consistent event branding and corporate identity across all activity.
• Act as the main point of contact for event enquiries from initial request through to post-event feedback.
• Work with marketing, design, creative media and social media teams to promote events effectively.
• Champion and develop the use of Indico as UKAEA’s internal event registration platform.
• Evaluate event performance and use feedback and market insight to improve future activity.
• Assess potential strategic partnerships that could strengthen event marketing and delivery.

Skills

Event management

Budget management

Team leadership

Project planning

Education

Relevant degree or substantial demonstrable experience in events management

Tools

Indico

Job description

Events Manager

Overview of Responsibilities

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.

About the job

As Events Manager, you'll lead the planning and delivery of high-quality internal and external events that support UKAEA’s strategic goals. You'll shape the organisation’s long-term events strategy, oversee delivery across a wide range of national and international events, and help ensure every event reflects UKAEA’s brand and professional standards.

What You’ll be Doing

• Develop and deliver an events strategy aligned with UKAEA’s communications strategy and wider organisational goals.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of in-person events at Culham and external venues.
• Manage and mentor the events team, upholding high professional standards and supporting development.
• Oversee event budgets and ensure effective financial management.
• Maintain consistent event branding and corporate identity across all activity.
• Act as the main point of contact for event enquiries from initial request through to post-event feedback.
• Work with marketing, design, creative media and social media teams to promote events effectively.
• Champion and develop the use of Indico as UKAEA’s internal event registration platform.
• Evaluate event performance and use feedback and market insight to improve future activity.
• Assess potential strategic partnerships that could strengthen event marketing and delivery.

What You’ll Bring

• A relevant degree or substantial demonstrable experience in events management.
• Experience delivering a broad range of national and international events and exhibitions.
• Experience preparing and managing event budgets.
• Experience recruiting and managing external event support.
• Experience developing detailed event or project plans and ensuring consistent brand and messaging standards.
• Experience managing multiple event activities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• A salary of £58,320
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave plus 2.5 privilege days; 8 Bank Holidays
• 3 days of site closure over Christmas break
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions

Our commitment to ED&I

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. Please email [e-mail] if you have any questions or require adjustments to help you participate fairly in your recruitment process, for example changes to the way we interview or share information. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made on merit and further information can be found here.

Salary

£58,320 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension

Programme

External Communications

Department

External Communications

Discipline

Other

Site Location

UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Type of Employment

Full-time

Reference Number

REF4462T