Community Events Coordinator

You’ll be responsible for:

• 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.
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders across Oxford Brookes University to ensure the smooth running of events and other Union activity.
• Build strong and collaborative relationships across Brookes Union, providing practical support for physical Union activity when needed.
• Support the Union’s income generation activities including facilitating brands and other organisations to advertise on campus.
• Provide effective and comprehensive line management for student staff, including objective setting, personal and professional development, performance management and wellbeing/pastoral support.

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