Senior Events Officer (Principal's Office)

About the Role

As the Senior Events Officer (Principal’s Office), you will support the delivery of high-profile events led by the Office of the Principal and Professional Services Directorates. Working within the University Events team, you will coordinate events that support Queen Mary’s strategic objectives and engage key internal and external stakeholders.

You will provide event planning, stakeholder management and operational support, helping to ensure events are delivered safely, effectively and to the highest professional standards. You will also contribute to event evaluation and continuous improvement, while supporting major University events including Open Days and Graduations.

About You

You will be an organised and proactive events professional with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. You will have experience delivering events and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

You will be confident working with senior stakeholders, providing excellent customer service and building strong relationships. Knowledge of budget management, procurement and event compliance requirements is essential, while experience of higher education, the public sector or high-profile events would be advantageous.

About the Department

The University Events team sits within the Communications team in the External Relations Directorate. The team delivers a diverse programme of events that support Queen Mary’s strategic priorities, including graduation ceremonies, Open Days, conferences and stakeholder engagement activities.

Working collaboratively across the University, the team provides professional event expertise and coordination to create impactful experiences that enhance Queen Mary’s reputation and strengthen engagement with key audiences.

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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