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Recruitment Officer – Events

Job details
Posting date: 16 April 2024
Salary: £30,950 to £34,027 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 01 May 2024
Location: Derby, Derbyshire
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week
Company: University of Derby
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 0157-24

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Summary

Challenging, interesting and constantly changing, the University of Derby is an exceptional place to learn and an incredibly rewarding place to work.

Ours is an extraordinary educational environment and because we specialise in identifying and developing individual potential, you can be confident you'll receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.

Our combined higher and further education offering is spread over campuses in Derby, Buxton, Leek and Chesterfield and we have some of the best university facilities in the UK, investing more than £200 million in facilities in the last 10 years.

We achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and with more than 34,000 people choosing to study with us every year, we depend on the dedication of a team of 2,200 academic and professional services staff.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees a family-friendly, rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and creative individual who has a genuine passion for delivering high-quality face to face and digital events.

The Events team is part of our Student Recruitment team in the External Relations Department and supports the University’s strategic objectives relating to Undergraduate Student Recruitment and raising the University’s profile, reputation and impact locally, nationally and internationally.

The team has responsibility for the planning and delivery of a full and varied annual events programme, with a focus on delivering high quality events that have high impact. These include open days, schools and colleges visits, conferences, events hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, community events, inaugural/guest lectures, virtual events and many others.

You, along with other Marketing Officers in the team, will also work with the Content Team to develop robust events promotional and communication plans to ensure that attendance targets are met, and that the attendee and their guests receive the highest customer service, providing a seamless customer journey.

Interview date - 15th May 2024

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Hannah Wright, Associate Director - Student Journey via h.wright@derby.ac.uk

For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers under the Skilled Worker route for this role; however, applications are welcome from candidates who are able to demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Please visit Applying from Overseas - How to apply for a job at the University of Derby - University of Derby for more information.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.

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