UCL200 Events and Programme Coordinator

Students' Union UCL; England; Hybrid; GBP 23,400 - 28,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

High levels of staff engagement

Job summary

A student union in London is seeking an experienced events professional for a full-time role. The position involves supporting event delivery for UCL's 200th anniversary, managing various logistics, and building stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills and experience with large-scale events. This contract position offers a salary of £26,000, generous holidays, and support for hybrid working arrangements. Evening and weekend work will be required.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large scale events to an exceptional standard.
• Strong project management skills.
• Comfortable managing and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support event deliveries for UCL's 200th anniversary.
• Deliver project management for events and programmes.
• Build relationships with stakeholders for shared goals.
• Coordinate logistics including venue and catering.
• Assist with budget tracking and procurement.

Skills

Event delivery

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Job description

Overview

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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 100 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 join our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student 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. This role is based at our Bloomsbury campus with work across various football facilities across London.

The role is a full time and fixed term contract until 31 December 2026. The role will involve some evening and weekend work to support event delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support the celebrations of UCL's 200th anniversary through high-quality event delivery.
• Deliver excellent project management for events and programmes.
• Build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
• Coordinate event logistics including venue, catering, transport, and technical requirements.
• Assist with budget tracking and procurement where required.
• Support evening and weekend event delivery as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large scale events to an exceptional standard.
• Strong project management skills.
• Comfortable managing and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Job type: Contract

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Location: Bloomsbury campus, London, England, United Kingdom

Salary: £26,000.00-£26,000.00

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