Events Manager

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Culham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate bonus up to 7%

Relocation allowance (if eligible)

Flexible working options

Employee assistance programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Generous annual leave 25 days + 2.5/3?

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority in Culham seeks an Events Manager to lead the planning and delivery of internal and external events, aligning them with strategic goals and brand standards. The role oversees national and international events, managing budgets and developing event plans while mentoring the events team.

You will collaborate with marketing, design, and social media teams to promote events and expand partnerships, ensuring high professional standards and consistent branding across

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Events management

Budget management

Team leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Event promotion

Education

Degree in events management

Tools

Indico platform

Job description

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 worldbadly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industryand research organisations to achieveground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the gridby 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.

UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually between 3-5 days in any given week) in line with business needs. We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role.

We have a generous range of benefits (see the full listhere ) and highlights include:

• A salary of £58320
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave plus2.5 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,inclusionand accessibility, and stride to ensure fair representation across our workforce.

Please [e-mail] if you have any questions or require adjustments to help youparticipatefairly in our 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 onmeritand further information can be foundhere .

£58,320 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstandingdefined benefit pension scheme,details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporatebonus schemeup to7%and aRelocationallowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working optionsincluding family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Programmeand trained Mental Health First Aiders,
• Generous annual leaveallowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• A vibrantculturecommitted to equality and being fullyinclusive

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What can I expect from the application process at UKAEA?

Once you have submitted a formal application via our website, all CVs will be reviewed shortly after the closing date of the advert.

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as many electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

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 realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovation, Commitment, Trust, and Collaboration.

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