Festival & Events Coordinator

Edinburgh University Students' Association is looking to recruit a Festival & Events Coordinator to join our Festival team. Edinburgh University Students’ Association is an award-winning organisation, which exists to provide diverse services, representation, and welfare support to the community of over 49,500 students at the University of Edinburgh. By providing opportunities, helping to create change and offering support, we’re here to help students get the most out of their time in Edinburgh.

We have five venues around the University of Edinburgh campus – Teviot, King’s Buildings House, Potterrow, the Pleasance and Edinburgh College of Art’s Wee Red Bar – which house our offices, cafés, bars, clubs, spaces for students to meet, study and socialise. These spaces transform into some of the most well-loved Edinburgh Festival Fringe venues throughout the month of August each year. We are a registered charity and all of the income we generate from our commercial activity goes back into supporting our members. We’re also an organisation with a strategic commitment to support and empower all our staff, and have some exciting plans for the future. Plus, over 90% of our staff would recommend the Students' Association as a place to work. There’s never been a better time to apply and join our organisation. We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Edinburgh University Students’ Association is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

The Role

The Festival & Events Coordinator supports the planning, coordination, and delivery of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and any other key events activity across the organisation. The role works closely with the Festival Business Manager and internal teams, external partners, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure the Festival is delivered safely, professionally, on time and within budget. The role is to provide clear, timely and accurate information to peers, colleagues and external clients as required. Along with day-to-day administration duties, the role will support with staff recruitment and training administration which will be required over this period.

The role will suit someone with experience of events coordination, an interest in large scale events planning and who can demonstrate excellent planning, communication, administration, organisational and time management skills. The post holder will possess strong written and communication skills, as well as the confidence and ability to build successful relationships with a broad spectrum of clients, stakeholders, and suppliers. This post requires a keen eye for detail, patience as well as a client/customer focused approach. Evening and weekend work will be required during the Fringe Festival period.

The Person

An individual with a passion for festivals, events, organisation and customer service who thrives on delivering memorable experiences. An individual who can multitask, demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, and who is adaptable to change. We are looking for an excellent communicator with great planning and organisational skills. The post holder will have the ability to build and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, colleagues, and stakeholders. A person with very high expectations of themselves and others, with a passion for detail and the ability to maintain service delivery at a consistently high standard.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary: £15.02 per hour.
• Holiday paid at 15.55% in January, April, July and September.
• Flexible hours and a fun, diverse and exciting work environment.
• Company pension with NEST.
• Enhanced company sick pay.
• Discounts on food and drink across our venues.

Hours: 30 hours per week.

Work Location: In-person. Available to work from 1 June to 31 August 2026 inclusively. This is an extremely busy period, and as such holiday requests may not be possible during these dates.

Application Process

To apply via our online portal, click 'APPLY NOW' on our website. You can also download a full job description and person specification on our website, and read our Candidate Privacy Notice to find out how we look after your data. The closing date for applications is 12:00 on 7 April 2026. Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date. Further information will be sent to shortlisted candidates. We strive to let all candidates know the outcome of their application within 3 weeks of the closing date.