Ceremonies and Events Manager - The Open University in Ireland

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The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The role

We are looking for a dynamic, creative and organised person with extensive industry experience to join our OU Ireland team as a Ceremonies and Events Manager. The successful applicant will be part of the Marketing and Communications team working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to raise awareness of the work of the OU in Ireland.

The post holder will co-ordinate a range of exciting events including the annual degree ceremonies in Belfast and Dublin. These are key events in the university calendar and require exceptional leadership, planning and co-ordination skills.

Skills and experience

• A degree and/or appropriate professional qualification, or equivalent skills and experience.
• Experience of multi-tasking, showing a clear ability to prioritise work and deliver projects within tight timeframes
• Experience of planning and delivering successful events both in person and virtually.
• Experience of developing and maintaining successful working relationships with internal and external partners to deliver agreed outcomes.

For further information about the role including a full person specification, please see the attached job description.

If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact Tara Craig via Ireland-Recruitment@open.ac.uk quoting the reference 20680.

How to apply

Unless otherwise stated in the advert, all applications are completed online via the OU Job’s page and following the instructions below and clicking the “APPLY NOW” link below. Applications submitted via 3rd party websites will not be considered.

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.

To apply for this role please submit the following;

• CV
• Personal statement, up to 1,000 words, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

The above documents will need to be submitted as one attachment during the application process, please include the personal statement followed by the CV in this document.

To ensure your file is uploaded to our system correctly, please make sure your document is saved with the following file name as appropriate to the vacancy you are applying for: reference, surname, first initial.

You will need to have your documents ready ahead of submitting the electronic application.

You will receive updates regarding your application from resourcing-applications@open.ac.uk. Please ensure this email address is added to your list of trusted senders. Please also keep an eye on your junk folder to ensure you do not miss any important updates regarding this role.

You can view your application communications on the Candidate portal.

Please note: If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that on this occasion you have not been selected for interview, however we thank you for your interest in The Open University and encourage you to apply for future positions.

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Closing date: 03 February 2023

Interview date: W/C 13 February 2023

We value diversity and we recognise that different people bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge and culture, and that this difference brings great strength.

We offer a range of inclusive employment policies which include family and carer friendly flexible working arrangements and have many supportive staff networks and wellbeing services. We also endorse the principles of Athena SWAN, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity. Our Staff Benefits page under Employment provides further links and information.