Public Engagement and Festival Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom University of Cambridge Full time

The Cambridge Festival shares the research of the University of Cambridge with the public. Now in our fourth year, we are looking for someone with a passion for public engagement and events to help plan and deliver the next Festival, which will take place in March 2024.

The role-holder will take responsibility to develop and deliver our schools and family programme for the Festival, alongside supporting our year-round University-wide activities. This is an exciting chance to engage with people both locally, globally, develop new activity strands, and support researchers across the University to engage.

They will also build and manage working relationships with key public engagement and informal educational providers, both internal and external to the University, providing information, advice and training where appropriate.

The role holder will also lead on coordinating our volunteer programme that supports our festival event delivery.

On an ongoing basis, they will support the Festival Manager to deliver the Cambridge Festival, including the development of festival strategy, logistics, evaluation and health and safety protocols.

The role is located in the central Public Engagement Team, part of the Office of External Affairs and Communications at the University of Cambridge.

Interviews for this position will take place Tuesday 8 August 2023.

This role is Temporary Cover position for Maternity and expected to last for a period of ten months.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.



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