Events Executive (Corporate)

FTE: 1FTE (working 37 hours per week)     

Duration of Contract: Fixed Term for 1 year (Maternity Cover)

Annual Leave: 25 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: Bishops Square, Hatfield

Main duties and responsibilities

We are looking for a talented and motivated event professional to join our team to manage a busy corporate events calendar, from concept to execution and evaluation. The Events Executive (Corporate) will play an integral role in the development, implementation and evaluation of all corporate campaign activity for the University. While the role may occasionally involve supporting hybrid or virtual events, the primary focus is on the planning, coordination and management of in-person corporate events.

This role has shared management responsibility of the Events Coordinator with the Events Executive (Recruitment). You will manage the content on the events sections of the University’s external website and internal staff intranet, support and advise event organisers across the University on best practices within events management and bring ideas and recommendations to the table based on the latest event insights, trends, legislation etc.

Skills and experience required

The successful candidate will have strong experience of event management, and experience of managing and liaising with different stakeholders/clients with a strong ability to form good relationships and act as an events consultant – recommending other tactics to achieve objectives where appropriate. You will have an understanding of the importance of a defined events strategy with the strong ability to multitask, with excellent IT skills and good organisational skills with a can do attitude to problem solving.

You will have experience of acting as an events consultant and have confidence providing insights on key trends and industry developments that may influence event planning or new initiatives. You will have an understanding of how to communicate effectively with key audiences and create clear, compelling event messages. Good judgment, being adaptable and flexible to team and workload requirements along with the ability to demonstrate initiative and be able to innovate and be creative is essential.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a minimum of a degree or equivalent or proven professional work experience.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

Internal applicants – please ensure you apply via your employee self-service portal.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Georgia Murnane at g.murnane@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 02 October 2025

Interview Date: 15^th and 16^th October 2025

Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts

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