Head of Events and Marketing (Interim)
Listed by Roehampton Students' Union
Applying
Application deadline: Sun 30 Apr 2023 23:59
Candidates wishing to be considered for the role are asked to submit a completed application form and Equality and Diversity Monitoring form by e-mail to rsu@roehampton.ac.uk by 23:39 on April 30, 2023.
Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Please prepare your application in relation to the person specification.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about these roles, please contact rsu@roehampton.ac.uk to arrange a call.
An immediate start is sought and early applications encouraged. To ensure service continuity, RSU reserves the right to close the recruitment process if suitable candidates apply, are selected and can start immediately.
Salary
£39,141.00 This post is initially offered on a fixed-term contact basis with an immediate start to July 31, 2024.
Any offer of employment is subject to right to work in the UK clearance.
Hours
35 per week Monday to Friday. Proposals to work this post at a reduced FTE (to a minimum of 0.5 FTE) will be considered. If you would like to discuss this as part of your application, please state this in your supporting statement.
Interview
Interviews will take place in person after the bank holiday from the end of the week commencing May 1, 2023.
Details
Role Purpose
The Head of Events and Marketing oversees delivery of a set programme of key flagship student events and communications and marketing operations for Roehampton Students’ Union. The role will focus on the delivery of the Fresher’s Week programme whilst maintaining the union’s day-to-day running of core term-time events progamme and communications functions.
As a member of the union's Senior Management Team, the role supports the implementation of key commercial activity that enables the union's core business of representation, development, and support to reach far into our diverse membership of students. In addition, the role oversees the way in which the union and its elected officers communicates with its members through physical materials, the web, and social media platforms.
The appointed candidate will have proven experience in events, communications, and people management. They will have experience of commercial, operations, and leadership in the area of events and marketing and have strong competency in planning, budgeting and financial management, and problem solving. We consider our events are considered to be of the highest standards in terms of quality and safety, so the appointed candidate will have an excellent understanding and experience of applying health and safety policy regulation and licencing policy to events. They will also be capable of working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and be able to coordinate activities to promote the impact of the students' union.
Now is an exciting time to join Roehampton Students’ Union, as we prepare for the start of the next academic year and another memorable Fresher's Week for our new and returning students, our Events and Marketing team play an active role in providing the right environment for students to feel represented, welcome, and engaged with university life on campus.