Event Assistant Apprentice

Job number

**PRO01289**
- Faculties

**Provost’s Team**
- Departments

**Enterprise**
- Salary or Salary range

**£29,199 per annum**
- Location/campus

**South Kensington and White City Campus - Hybrid**
- Contract type work pattern

**Term time - Full time - Fixed term**
- Posting End Date

**9 Sep 2025**

**About the role**:
Excited about the opportunity to deliver world-class events within a world-leading
organisation? Looking for your first big role where you can earn while you learn? Then
this could be exactly the opportunity for you
Imperial College London - the best university in the UK and Europe - engages with a
range of other organisations to make a meaningful difference in the world by bringing
game-changing science and technology to people who need it most, through
partnerships with some of the world’s biggest companies.
To support our ongoing work and key priorities we are delighted to be advertising for
an Event Assistant (Apprentice).

**What you would be doing**:
You will play a crucial role in supporting the planning, coordination, and delivery of a
diverse range of events at Imperial College London specifically aimed at engaging with
our industry audiences to help promote the work of our thriving research community.
Working closely with experienced event management professionals, communications
and marketing specialists within Imperial Enterprise and across the wider university,
you’ll have an unparalleled opportunity to contribute to the vibrant life of a world-leading institution with a focus on industry engagement, which is key to Imperial’s Science for Humanity strategy, and you can begin to develop a rewarding career in events management.
The role is fully aligned with the Event Assistant Apprenticeship Standard, which is a
level 3 qualification (A-Level equivalent).

**What we are looking for**:
You’ll be an enthusiastic and intrepid learner, eager to get to know the ins-and-outs of an operation when it comes to delivering events. You’re the sort of person who is happy to get stuck in and also to know when something needs to be escalated up to your manager or key partners to ensure that an event or project continues to progress.

Able to think quickly and act appropriately within a tough situation, we’re looking for
someone who is excited to join a small team with a lot of ‘customers’ across the Division, and you’ll need to be able to manage your time well alongside the expectations of the Apprenticeship qualification that you’ll be completing as part of your role.

**What we can offer you**:

- With the opportunity to work at Europe’s leading university and with a range of
entrepreneurs, influential academics and researchers and with some of the world’s
biggest companies, you’ll have a chance to meet hundreds of people who are literally
changing the world in which we live.
Alongside the opportunity to enhance your personal network through this role, we can
also provide:

- Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including up to 40 days off per

year)
- A nationally recognised Apprenticeship qualification while working at Imperial

(specific to this role)
- Cross-team learning to evolve your knowledge of the ways in which universities

operate
- Regular in-work team building and development events, including sector-leading

professional development opportunities**Further information**:
Apprenticeship Standard, which is a level 3 qualification (A-Level equivalent). You will be enrolled after you start working at Imperial and expected to complete the
Apprenticeship while fulfilling the requirements and responsibilities of this position.

Type of contract: full-time, 24-months

**Available documents**:

- Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.- Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

**About Imperial**:
Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.

Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, here at Imperial we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.

As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.

This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial College London.

**Our Culture**:
Our values are at the root of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and innovation.