Events Coordinator

Today, the University of Glasgow is one of the world's top 100 universities and ranked 12th in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Impact Rankings 2024, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the best universities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Events Coordinator to join the College of Social Sciences.

In this role, the successful candidate will primarily deliver events for the strategically important Executive Education business stream within the College of Social Sciences. Additionally, the postholder will assist the Events Manager in delivering key strategic events for the College. Working with a range of internal and external partners, they will take lead responsibility for events from inception to delivery and will also provide post-event evaluation. They will be highly organised with strong attention to detail, able to balance competing deadlines in a dynamic and demanding environment and will also be familiar with best practice events organisation.

This post is full time (35 hours per week – however a reduction to 28 hours per week may be considered) and is offered on a fixed term basis for up to 18 months in the first instance. Please note that there may be a requirement to work occasionally on evenings and weekends depending on the events schedule.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

Apply online at: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/events-coordinator?source=gla.ac.uk

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