Senior Programme and Events Co-ordinator

Are you passionate about supporting businesses that create an impact on society, the environment and the economy?

Do you enjoy the challenge of driving company engagement through content generation, sharing opportunities and providing tailored support?

If so, come and join our dedicated team of central SETsquared staff!

About us

SETsquared is a partnership of six leading universities (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey) and has a range of research commercialisation and business support programmes to help start-ups and scale-ups flourish and grow. It has been ranked the Global No 1 university-business incubator since 2015. 

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Programme and Events Co-ordinator to work across our funded projects which offer high-quality business and innovation support to businesses.

You'll play a key role in developing and implementing strategies, activities and systems to engage with our communities of business founders and you’ll be the key point of liaison between our online communities. Understanding what’s relevant in each sector and making sure the online platform reflects that will be a core part of your responsibility. You’ll also ensure the right support is offered to the right members, the most relevant introductions are being made. You'll oversee the work undertaken by the Programme & Event Coordinator, delivering events and training within the programmes frameworks, supporting the targeted outreach to recruit innovative companies.

The community platform requires an eye for detail with content creation and moderation responsibilities, as well as the ability to build positive working relationships as you’ll be working with companies to support their user experience. This role will be working in a complex environment covering a wide stakeholder group and geography, working under pressure deadlines whilst maintaining high quality work. So we are looking for a self-starter with genuine enthusiasm and passion about creating communities through shared experiences, researching relevant opportunities for founders and creating/editing engaging content.

You should be:

• someone who has experience creating exciting and engaging content, with the ability to use their creative skills to captivate users across various mediums.
• someone who can work independently on projects while also collaborating effectively with teams to achieve shared goals.
• an organised individual, capable of managing multiple priorities while consistently producing high-quality content for external audiences.
• someone with strong copywriting skills and a keen attention to detail.

Further information

This is a full-time role for a fixed-term period until 31 July 2025.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact:

Karina Moore, Programme Manager, at kh711@bath.ac.uk.

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students.

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