Events Manager

UK Dementia Research Institute; London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university seeks an experienced Events Manager for a fixed-term maternity cover role in London. The successful candidate will oversee a diverse range of events, ensuring high-quality experiences while collaborating with various stakeholders. This role offers the chance to enhance public engagement and strengthen the profile of influential institutions in the built environment.

Benefits

41 Days holiday

Hybrid working

Final Salary Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

On-Site nursery

On-site gym

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex events both in-person and online.
• Strong project management skills and excellent communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end event process including logistics and budgets.
• Promote events across channels to maximize engagement.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Event Planning

Tools

MS Office

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Eventbrite

Zoom

MS Teams

Job description

Ref Number B04-06067 Professional Expertise External Engagement, Communications, Marketing and Events Department UCL BEAMS (B04) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £43,374 £51,860 Contract Type Fixed-term Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment Yes Closing Date 21-May-2025

About us

We are The Bartlett, UCL’s global Faculty of the Built Environment. Individually, our departments lead their fields. In partnership, they develop new responses to pressing world issues. As a whole, they represent a world-leading, multidisciplinary faculty, united by the radical spirit of UCL. Our vision is of a world where everything that’s built aims to add to the well-being of people and the environment.The Bartlett is unrivalled in its breadth and depth of disciplines, programmes and departments. It is made up of 13 Schools, Institutes, Centres and Units, providing teaching and research in a wide range of subject areas to over 4,000 students each year from across the world.This role is part of The Bartlett Marketing and Communications team, delivering strategic communications and marketing for The Bartlett faculty and all departments.

About the role

This role is a fixed-term maternity cover role with a duration of 1 year.The Bartlett is looking for an experienced and proactive Events Manager to deliver an ambitious annual events programme across three of our departments: The Bartlett School of Architecture (BSA), the Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) and UCL Urban Lab (UL). From public exhibitions and high-profile lectures to conferences, panel discussions and receptions, this role involves the planning, delivery and evaluation of a range of events that showcase and promote the world-leading work of these departments.Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager, the post-holder will manage the end-to-end event process, from liaising with speakers and external suppliers, to managing logistics and student temps, overseeing budgets and ensuring a first-class attendee experience – both in person and online. As part of the wider Communications team, the Events Manager will also lead on the promotion of events across our channels, maximising engagement with target audiences. They will collaborate closely with academic leads, senior stakeholders and communications colleagues to ensure events are aligned with strategic goals and uphold UCL’s commitment to openness, inclusion and sustainability.This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering impactful events that strengthen the profile and public engagement of some of the UK's most influential built environment institutions.

About you

The successful candidate will have experience managing a range of complex events, both in-person and online, and be confident handling all stages of event delivery. Strong project management skills, a keen eye for detail and excellent communication abilities, both written and oral, are essential.They will be adept at juggling multiple priorities, working independently, and collaborating with a diverse group of stakeholders. Experience managing teams and external suppliers, evaluating event performance using data, and ensuring accessibility and inclusivity are embedded in event design is also required. A background in higher education events will be beneficial but is not essential.They will be confident using digital tools (MS Office, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) and event platforms (Eventbrite, Zoom, MS Teams), and demonstrate a proactive, solutions-focused approach. This role occasionally requires the ability to work outside of core working hours (9am–5pm), including attendance at evening and weekend events.If you wish to discuss the post informally, please contact Srijana Gurung [e-mail].

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:• 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme• Hybrid working• Final Salary Pension Scheme• Cycle to work scheme• Season ticket loan• On-Site nursery• On-site gym• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption payVisit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent.We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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