Events intern

• Salary: £14.80 per hour  
• Hours: 35per week
• Contract type: Fixed-Term Contract for 3-months
• Vacancy Reference: 26/12
• Closing date: Midnight, 1 April

Job Description Document

How to apply

Please provide a current CV along with a cover letter/statement outlining why you are suitable for the role (referencing your skills and experience against the person specification in the Job Description).   Candidates who do not provide a full application (including cover letter/statement) may not be considered.

Role Details

We are looking for a bright, motivated, and creative individual to join our Conferences and Events team who ensure the smooth running of events within our University.

This is a particularly exciting opportunity if you are interested in a career within the catering and events industry, as you will be providing valuable support to the team with day-to-day tasks, whilst gaining an understanding of the running of a busy conference and events department. 

Some of the duties you will be involved with are:

• Answering telephone enquiries and recording any actions required onto our conferences database
• Sending out quotations and contracts to clients relating to their bookings
• Assisting with the running of large events such as conferences and wedding receptions
• Posting information and updates onto our Social Media sites

This opportunity calls for a flexible, organised and customer focussed individual, who enjoys working as part of a team. Ideally you will have a hospitality or business focused qualification, experience within the conferencing and events industry, or the motivation and desire to pursue a career in this industry.

Interviews will likely be held week commencing 13 April. 

About us

Regent’s University London is a private university right in the heart of Royal Regent’s Park. We offer bespoke undergraduate and postgraduate education that begins with the individual, focussing on each student’s talents, potential, and aspirations.

Our study areas include business and management; liberal studies and humanities; fashion and design; film, media and performance; psychotherapy and psychology; as well as pathway qualifications in English language and other modern foreign languages.

We are a small, friendly and supportive University offering great benefits for our staff including:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional discretionary closure days over Christmas
• Beautiful campus in the heart of Regent's Park, a short walk from Baker Street station
• A range of great facilities on our stunning campus including free tea and coffee, flexible working spaces and free use of the campus tennis court and sport pitch
• Membership of a group personal pension scheme with a 7% minimum contribution by the University, with up to 10% contribution by the University
• Loans of up to £10,000, to include covering daily travel costs, rental deposits and bicycles
• Benenden medical cover - allowing access to medical services where there is delay in receiving NHS treatment 
• Employee discount service
• £6.50 a day allowance to spend in University catering outlets (when onsite)
• Blended (hybrid) and flexible working supported across the University, depending on the requirements of the role

Unfortunately, we will be unable to consider your application if you do not already have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this post.