Engagement and Events Assistant

1 month ago


Leeds, United Kingdom University of Leeds Full time

**Engagement and Events Assistant**:
**Salary: Grade 5 (£**24,285** - £27,929 p.a. depending on experience)**

**2 roles available**

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

**Do you have experience in assisting with communications projects or events and are you looking for your next role? Would you like to use your expertise and skills to support **engagement** with key stakeholders? Are you well-organised with good attention to detail to help deliver a range of activities and events?**

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The University’s Communications and Engagement team is responsible for planning, designing and delivering high quality engagement with staff, students and external audiences. We are looking for two Communications and Events Assistants to join the team. You will work with colleagues from the Communications and Engagement team and across the University to help plan, brief, deliver and evaluate communications and engagement activities, from internal campaigns to events.

The first of these roles will support the delivery of the University’s advocacy and engagement strategy. This strategy aims to improve direct engagement with key audiences, especially opinion formers and influencers, to build the University’s reputation.

The second will be based in the Internal Communications team. This role will support the delivery of creative events and communications plans to facilitate staff and student engagement with the University’s strategic ambitions.

It is important to note that some events may be held off-campus and out of hours.

**What we offer in return**
- 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - that’s 42 days a year
- Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance;
- Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls;
- Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more;
- Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more

**To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact**:
David Pickering, Engagement and Events Manager


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