Job Description

The Events Team is an integral part of the Student Recruitment and Marketing service, delivering a dynamic and engaging event programme that aligns with the University's strategy and highlights its values and achievements. Our events range from corporate and recruitment activities to graduations, welcome and registration sessions, career fairs, alumni events, degree shows, and research-focused events.
This role will primarily focus on the recruitment events portfolio, which includes but is not limited to undergraduate and postgraduate open days; offer holder days, selection events, taster days, higher education fairs, campus visits etc to support the University to meet its student recruitment and widening access targets. In addition to your portfolio, you will collaborate with the wider Events Team, assisting with event planning and delivery across other areas when necessary.
About You
To excel in this role, you will bring a broad range of event management experience, combined with an impeccable attention to detail when it comes to planning and execution. You are a creative problem solver, able to develop innovative ideas and turn them into successful events.
You will work with the Recruitment Event Manager and wider team to ensure that our events meet the needs of our audience and support university recruitment targets. You will have experience of working with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that every event is seamlessly delivered. You will use processes and documents to plan the logistics of our recruitment events and our attendance at various HE fairs.
With an understanding of digital platforms and communications, you'll use various channels and systems to manage your workload and keep your stakeholders on track.
As part of this role you will also support the recruitment and training of student ambassadors and supervise ambassadors and event staff at events.
If you're passionate about events and are ready to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you!
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our lively campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in , one of the UK's most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a .
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we're always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you'll thrive.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please contact Zoe MacDonald by email: . Between 15th - 22nd September, please contact Jemma Bateman .
Shortlisting is expected to be completed by early October but the interview date is yet to be confirmed.
This is a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week.
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for 3 days per week with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of this right, please refer to the for information on which documents are acceptable.
Advice to applicants
We'd love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.
Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the , and include specific examples wherever possible.
Once we have completed shortlisting, we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.

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