Events Assistant (Fixed Term)

As the Events Assistant, you will play a vital role in our Events Team, ensuring the smooth running of a wide range of events at the Sainsbury Laboratory. These vary from academic conferences to individual speaker and VIP visits, many internal staff events and an outreach and public engagement programme, both on and off site.

Daily, you'll use your keen eye for detail and logistics to create visitor schedules, arrange travel and accommodation, organise catering and prepare events materials. Your role will include setting up in person, online and hybrid meetings using AV systems, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other tools providing technical support and a professional experience for all attendees. Your adaptability and resilience will be essential as you manage a variety of events, remaining flexible when challenges such as diary conflicts or technical issues arise.

You'll communicate with speakers, delegates, visitors and school children in a friendly and professional manner. There is also opportunity to exercise your creativity by designing posters, outreach materials and putting together the weekly staff newsletter.

Our friendly team is based in a lab that is built around fostering a collaborative and supportive atmosphere. SLCU is committed to staff development and encourages participation in the wide range of personal and professional development activities offered by the University.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th  February 2025.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 December 2026 in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button.

For questions regarding the application process,  please email HR@slcu.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference PT44691 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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