Events Assistant Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Events Assistant
UE05, £25,742 - 29,605 per annum, Full-time, Open-ended
Engagement & Communications Team, Edinburgh College of Art, CAHSS
The Opportunity
We are looking for an Events Assistant to join the Engagement and Communications team at Edinburgh College of Art. The role will provide administrative and practical support to the year-round ECA event calendar. The post-holder will lead all aspects of ECA events administration, support event delivery and coordinate and oversee a pool of Student Events Assistants.
Your skills and attributes for success
- Educated to at least N/SVQ 3 or equivalent level, plus typically at least 2 years’ relevant work experience
- Experience of scheduling and practical organisation of in person and digital events and/or creative outreach events such as exhibitions, performances, etc.
- Excellent Event organisational, and administrative skills, with a high attention to accuracy
- Ability to exercise judgement and initiative to work without direct supervision and prioritise own work within the annual cycle
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to juggle competing priorities and adapt to rapidly changing situations
- Excellent communication, liaison and interpersonal skills and enjoys working with a wide range of colleagues and audiences
Click here for a copy of the full job description. Please complete the application form and include a short cover letter, outlining your suitability for the role.
We are open to considering requests for (non-contractual) hybrid working that combines remote and regular on-campus work. Please note that within the Engagement and Communications Team, Monday and Tuesday are designated days on campus. However, you will be expected to be on campus for additional days, including evenings and weekends, to support events and meetings as required.
Closing date: 15th September
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
A positive, friendly and rewarding place to work. You will benefit from a wide range of staff benefits. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
If invited for an interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
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