Epsrc Events Officer - Swindon, United Kingdom - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
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Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Salary:
£28,489


Hours:
Full Time / Part Time (Min 0.8 FTE)


Contract Type:
Open Ended


Location:
Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire (Hybrid Working)


Closing Date:
Thursday 18 April 2024


About Us:


The Events Team sits within the Business Improvement Team at EPSRC, providing planning, organisational and logístical support of corporate events to teams across the wider organisation.


Job Overview:


As part of a small Events team, you will work in partnership with many colleagues across EPSRC to manage and support external corporate and delivery events (such as workshops, show cases and conferences) to engage with our various scientific communities and stakeholders in line with EPSRC's objectives.

The role includes providing support at in-person events across the UK, requiring regular travel and overnight stays.


Key Responsibilities:


  • Planning and managing support of EPSRC events and ensuring events are completed to a high standard and to timescale and meet the agreed requirements of the commissioning officer
  • Delivery of a range of physical and hybrid events, to include workshops, show cases and conferences in consultation with commissioning officers across EPSRC
  • Effective staff and resource management and delivery of events by event coordinators
  • Effective working relationships with other delivery and partner organisations to deliver high quality, cost effective events
  • Effective working relationships with colleagues and suppliers to deliver high quality, cost effective and innovative ways to deliver events
  • Update and manage best practice documents as a resource for colleagues across EPSRC and source of expertise in event management.

Person Specification:

Essential

  • A positive approach and the ability to work independently, flexibly and contribute as part of a team and with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels
  • Effective organisation and planning skills, including the ability to prioritise and manage complex activities and a varied workload (including conflicting demands)
  • Problem solving abilities
  • Good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office packages: Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and an ability to learn new systems
  • Effective communication skills (verbal, presentational and written)
  • Ability to travel and stay overnight.
Desirable

  • Stakeholder focused to deliver events, while meeting the requirements of EPSRC's corporate objectives
  • Recent experience in an event commissioning role

Location & Travel Requirements:


How To Apply:


UKRI seeks to ensure it creates and maintains a system of openness, fairness and inclusion - a collaborative, trusted environment, which is attractive to and accessible to everyone who is interested in developing their career with us.


About the Engineering and Physical Sciences Council (EPSRC)


The Engineering and Physical Sciences Council (EPSRC) is a partner organisation within UKRI, providing essential research and skills for all sectors of the economy, and through this aims to enhance long-term societal well-being and prosperity.


About UK Research Innovation (UKRI)
UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK.

Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation.


Supporting some of the world's most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world.

We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills and business-led innovation.


Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI.


How we support EDI in the workforce


At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed in an environment that enables them to do so.

We also value diversity of thought and experience within inclusive groups, organisations and the wider community. For further information, please visit 'How we support EDI in the workforce'.


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