Events Coordinator

About the Role
The role sits within the event management section of QM Venues, which is responsible for co-ordinating events that have been confirmed, by finalising details with the client (both internal and external), preparing event plans, co-ordinating with internal service teams and ensuring the event requirements are delivered.

The purpose of the role is to act as a link between QM Venues Sales and the event booker, acting as the subject matter expert for options around room lay-outs, catering, audio visual, risk assessments, staffing requirements and additional services.

About You
The candidate will have relevant experience in events or hospitality. Experience of using Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, Outlook) and experience in a customer focused environment.

Knowledge of event booking systems (QM use Kinetics) and experience within the higher education sector is desirable.

About the Department
QM Venues, managed by Queen Mary University of London's (QMUL) Estates and Facilities team, offers commercial event spaces across four Central London locations.

The Estates & Facilities Department manages day-to-day campus operations (security, catering, portering) and coordinates external venue hire.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

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