Events Officer

(HEO5) $77,409 to $86,072 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Full time, fixed term position ending August 2025 available immediately.

A great opportunity for an event professional to join The University of Adelaide and contribute to strategic marketing and student recruitment initiatives, through the management of large-scale events.

Working within a team of event professionals, the Events Officer role is responsible for the end-to-end management of high-quality external engagement events.

Encompassing all facets of event management including planning, budgeting, briefing, operational coordination, promotion and communications, event execution and review, events within this portfolio include large-scale recruitment such as the University’s Open Day.

This is a highly collaborative role, working closely with faculty and marketing and recruitment teams, as well a diverse stakeholder group both internal and external to the University.

To be successful you will need:

• Demonstrated experience in event management, including planning, budgeting, briefing, operational coordination, promotion and communications, event execution and review.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating multiple tasks, implementing plans to achieve define outcomes and solving problems in an innovative and creative manner.
• Demonstrated experience with online events and an understanding of digital event experiences.
• Demonstrated experience setting and meeting deadlines, monitoring and reviewing standard processes, with a particular focus on high level planning and prioritising skills.
• Experience in organising event content or branded materials.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your division's broader role

The Division of External Engagement is committed to the University’s growth ambitions through best practice marketing, the generation of international opportunities, and the forging of deep industry, media and alumni connections.
Learn more at: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/external-engagement/

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description.

Applications close 11:55pm, 29 February 2024

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position; contact:

Becci Love
Manager, Events
E: becci.love@adelaide.edu.au

You'll find a full position description and/or selection criteria below: (If no links appear, try viewing on another device)

The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

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Advertised: 15 Feb 2024 12:00 AM
Applications close:29 Feb 2024 11:55 PM

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