Lifecycle Events Assistant

The role

The team are responsible for ensuring that the University’s most visible, significant and largest events are successfully planned, delivered and evaluated. The team manage a range of high-profile events for current and prospective students which include a large programme of University Graduation ceremonies throughout the year and student registration events, including collection of University ID cards and completion of student document checks during welcome week.

What will you be doing?

The Lifecycle Events Assistant will assistant with the successful delivery of a programme of events, projects and related communication activities as part of the Lifecycle Events team. The post-holder will provide support to the Lifecycle Events Coordinator, Lifecycle Events Officers and Lifecycle Events Manager.

You should apply if
• You have experience scheduling and organising meetings, preparing agendas and taking notes and actions
• You can resolve enquiries independently or allocate to the most suitable member of staff
• You have the ability to work in a busy and demanding environment, under pressure at times
• You have great organisational skills
• You have the ability to manage information electronically through databases and spreadsheets
• You take ownership of any problems encountered in day-to-day work and flag urgent issues
• You have excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of applications
• Previous events administration experience is desirable but not essential
• Would like to progress your careers in events management

Additional information

Contract type: Open ended

Work pattern: Part time (28 hours per week)

Grade: F

Salary: £28,778 – £32,080 per annum pro rata

School/Unit: Education and Student Success

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Sunday 16th November

Interviews are expected to take place at the end of November (date TBD)

For informal queries about the role, please contact Jess Bishop (Lifecycle Events Manager) on Jess.bishop@bristol.ac.uk.

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people – because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

JOB NUMBER

SUPP112904

CONTRACT TYPE/WORK PATTERN

Open ended / Part time

POSTING END DATE

16 Nov 2025

FACULTY/DIVISION

Education and Student Success

SALARY

£28,778 – £32,080 per annum pro rata