Events Officer

SALARY & HOURS: £27,650.00 per annum, 35 hours per week

The University of Buckingham has a unique atmosphere, unlike that of any other higher educational institution. Despite being one of 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.  Our size enables us to foster a very personalised, supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment, with lots of opportunity for development, something which we are very proud of. 

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 Officer is responsible for planning, managing and delivering the University’s major events, festivals, celebrations and ceremonies and for maintaining the requisite frameworks to enable the successful delivery of other events across the University. In doing so, the Events Officer 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.

The successful applicant will have 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.

This is an exciting role that is integral to the university’s events function.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box, but we are invested in our people and their development, so we encourage you to apply if you believe you have the majority of the skills and experience required and are keen to develop further!

What can we offer you?

We might be small, but we can still offer plenty of perks!  In addition to an Aviva Pension scheme, we offer: 

• Beautiful working environments across our campuses in Buckingham and Crewe, with plenty of space
• 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
• Nursery on-site at our Crewe campus
• Discount of courses for staff and their families

Informal enquiries may be made to James Kerr at Email james.kerr@buckingham.ac.uk. 

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held during week commencing 27^th January 2025.

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