Events and Ceremonies Manager

SALARY & HOURS: Band 4 depending on experience. This starts at £32,587 per annum. 35 hours per week. 

The University of Buckingham has a unique atmosphere, unlike that of any other higher educational institution. Despite being the UK’s smallest university and the only independent university to hold a Royal Charter, Buckingham has staff from over 60 countries, making it a truly distinctive work environment.  Whichever of our locations you find yourself working in, you will be sure to feel a part of our friendly community.  

The Corporate and Professional Services departments are the cornerstone of the University.  They each provide essential and valuable support to both each other and the Academic departments, helping the University to function in the most efficient and productive way, ensuring that the students’ experience is second to none. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled and enthusiastic Events professional to make a difference across the whole of The University of Buckingham. 

The Events and Ceremonies Manager is responsible for planning, managing and delivering the University’s major events, festivals, celebrations and ceremonies and for implementing the requisite frameworks to enable the successful delivery of other events across the University. In doing so, the Events and Ceremonies Manager will ensure that the University’s events programme delivers the best possible stakeholder experience while driving brand awareness, engagement and reputation. 

The role leads on the delivery of a diverse range of events across the university all the way through to graduation ceremonies, ensuring events align with our strategic aims. This role will also develop the University’s Events function, centralising and coordinating all university events to enable successful implementation and optimised brand experience. 

The successful applicant will have significant experience of running events and proven experience managing complex event planning and delivery with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

They will demonstrate strong event management, planning and collaborative skills. They will have the ability to engage key stakeholders and develop and maintain processes to enable the smooth running of a diverse range of events. They will have the ability to influence and negotiate at many levels. 

What can we offer you? 

In addition to an Aviva Pension scheme, we offer: 

• Beautiful working environments across our campuses
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Christmas closure
• On-site gym and exercise classes
• On-site catering facilities
• University bookshop with staff discount (Buckingham)
• Free on-site parking
• Excellent opportunities to network and continue learning across a variety of departments
• Discount of courses for staff and their families 

The closing date for applications is 10th May 2024. 

It is anticipated that interviews will be held during week commencing 13th May 2024. 

Please note: if successful, any offer is subject to standard checks, including qualifications, eligibility to work in the UK on a permanent basis and DBS (if applicable) 

For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website via the 'Apply' button above.

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