Events Associate

3 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom University of Manchester Full time

About this Role

Are you an ambitious and passionate Conference or Events professional looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have great communication and organisational skills? Then the Events Associate position at The University of Manchester could be for you

As an Events Associate, you’ll join a highly supportive team who deliver exceptional customer service to internal and external clients, undertaking administration and support of assigned meetings and events, working within our dedicated conference venues.

The University of Manchester, Conferences and Venues (C&V) provides conference, meeting and event venues, accommodation, and services throughout the University. We offer year-round dedicated facilities to multi-sited venues for various national and international events. We pride ourselves on offering a high-quality service to all our clients.

Due to the requirements of the events, there will be some early morning, evening and weekend work involved with this role.

You will focus on:

  • Supporting clients throughout the event journey, including on the day event/venue delivery, ensuring that the highest attainable standards in the provision of facilities, services, product/brand quality, customer service and hospitality are consistently reached.
  • Maintaining clear and accurate event tracking information and event administration.
  • Overseeing the preparation of facilities and services to ensure the success of your events.
  • Up-selling the University’s conference facilities and services throughout the client’s event journey.

About You:

As an Events Associate, you will have the following:

  • A qualification in a hospitality or business related subject, or professional qualifications combined with demonstrable professional skill and/or knowledge gained through relevant industry experience.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Evidence of readily accepting individual accountability and effective use of initiative.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise your own workload.

What you will get in return:

You’ll feel valued as an Event Coordinator at The University of Manchester, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • 23 days Annual Leave entitlement plus 4 University closure days over the Christmas period, plus bank holidays.
  • A generous contribution-based pension scheme.
  • An annual pay review, plus incremental salary increases within the grade.
  • Purple Place lifestyle benefits - exclusive access to discounts across UK’s major retailers including supermarkets, technology, fashion, travel, and much more
  • Free eye examinations with discounts on glasses and contact lenses.
  • Savings on food and cafes on campus.
  • Salary exchange for childcare vouchers, workplace nursery scheme, cycle to work, or increased pension contribution.
  • And much more Find out more by following this link: The University of Manchester Rewards and Benefits.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note, under the new immigration rules this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Ollie Beaumont, Venue Manager.

Email: Ollie.Beaumont@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

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