Events Coordinator in Oxford

Purpose of the role:

• Support Brookes Union to deliver its strategic and operational KPIs
• Support the Union to deliver its core function of representing students by enabling students to be active members of the Brookes community by delivering engaging community-focused events
• Support the elected officers to deliver high-impact and evidence-led campaigns and activities

Main responsibilities:

• To bring society and student-led activities and events on campus to life; with a focus on helping to build community and improve student engagement with Brookes Union.
• To plan and deliver a schedule of high quality, engaging and relevant events to students across all Oxford Brookes University campuses.
• Support colleagues, officers, students and student groups to plan, deliver and evaluate the success of events and activities on campus.
• Responsibility for developing and ensuring the adherence to the Union’s events planning procedures including budgeting, free speech regulations, health and safety policy and behavioural policy.
• Adequately risk assess or support others to risk assess their events activities ensuring these are in line with the Union, and Oxford Brookes
• University, health and safety policies and guidelines.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Communications and Engagement team to plan the promotion of events in line with the organisational calendar
• Support the delivery of the Union’s celebratory events including Freshers Fair, Union awards ceremonies, Elections/Results Nights and Teaching Awards and similar
• Lead on the Union's involvement in recruitment activity including our attendance at Open Days, Applicant Days and other similar activity in conjunction with relevant University Departments