Communications and Events Officer

Job title:

Communications and Events Officer

Company

University College London

Job description

About usThe UCL Department of Economics has an outstanding international reputation in key areas of current research. It is the only department of economics in the UK to have received the outstanding grade-point average (GPA) of 3.78 (out of 4) in the 2014 REF exercise, with 79% of all indicators of output rated at the highest level of 4*. According to the GPA on the overall score, the REF 2014 ranked the Department of Economics at UCL as:

• the top Department in the UK in the field of Economics and Econometrics
• the top Department at UCL, and
• the top Department in any field in any university in the UK

The Department is also a leader in economics education, with initiatives such as the Curriculum Open-Access Resources in Economics project (CORE) now being used by over 300 universities around the world.The department offers an undergraduate programme (including options for study abroad and a work placement year), an undergraduate affiliate student programme, postgraduate (MSc) programmes in Economics, Finance, Economics and Political Science and a vibrant, structured MPhil/PhD programme.The Department of Economics at UCL has an academic staff of 50, supplemented with full-time research staff and teaching fellows plus an active programme of academic visitors. There are currently over 1000 undergraduates and more than 150 taught graduate students studying in the department, alongside over 80 PhD students..About the roleThe role provides dedicated high-level executive and administrative support to the Communication Manger in internal Communications, events and visitors’ programmes.They will plan and prioritise a busy and varied workload in a fast-paced working environment, exercising judgement to manage competing priorities. They will also be expected to lead and contribute to a range of projects and activities to facilitate the delivery of a high performing service.As Communications and Events Officer, the postholder will provide proactive, high quality and professional support to the Communications Manager in satisfying the communications and events strategy of the department to a high standard.About youYou will be educated to a degree level in communications or marketing discipline or equivalent professional experience, have demonstrated experience in implementing communications across digital communications or marketing channels, have an experience of curating, creating and posting social media content (e.g. Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube), have an experience of editing and publishing website content through a Content Management System (e.g. Drupal),Experience of implementing email communications and campaigns through HTML platforms (e.g. Mailchimp).Experience of planning and delivering internal and external events e.g. lectures, seminars or conferences,Experience of contributing to initiatives that support Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within your team or organisationWhat we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days of holiday (including 27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days) • Hybrid Final Salary Pension Scheme • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insuranceOur commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 03:07:52 GMT

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