Conference and Events Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Downing College Full time

**Information for the role of Conference and Events Coordinator**:
Full time, permanent role

Salary £29,770 per annum for 36.25 hours per week

An excellent opportunity to work within a small team, at a prestigious organisation, in a varied and fulfilling role. You would be responsible for undertaking the selling and delivery of day meetings, functions, non-residential and residential events, providing a full event management service from concept to delivery.

To be considered for this interesting role, you will need to have:

- Demonstrable experience of selling and delivering conferences and events in a comparable venue.
- A thorough understanding of the work of a conference and events department.
- Familiarity with a hotel and event management software package, preferably Kx Conferencing or similar.
- The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, both face to face and over the telephone; together with excellent customer service skills.
- IT literate with a thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
- GCSEs (minimum) at Grade 5 in Maths or English, or equivalent.
- Good organisational and numeracy skills.

**Details of the role**

The post of Conference and Events Coordinator is a permanent, full-time, office-based role.

Hours of work are 36.25 hours per week with an unpaid 30-minute lunch break. The annual salary is £28,903 per annum for 36.25 hours per week (Step 36 on the College Salary Scale). In addition to the salary, we offer an attractive benefits package.

**Application Process**

Closing date**:Tuesday 9 September 2025 at 5pm**

Please note that the closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of suitable applicants.

Applicants who declare a disability will be offered an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job.

All applicants will be contacted once shortlisting has taken place.

For further information or, if you have any queries, please contact the HR Office

Downing College, Cambridge, CB2 1DQ

Tel: 01223 334820



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