Communications and Events Officer

at  University College London

ABOUT US

The UCL Department of Economics has an outstanding international reputation in key areas of current research. It is the only department of economics in the UK to have received the outstanding grade-point average (GPA) of 3.78 (out of 4) in the 2014 REF exercise, with 79% of all indicators of output rated at the highest level of 4*. According to the GPA on the overall score, the REF 2014 ranked the Department of Economics at UCL as:

• the top Department in the UK in the field of Economics and Econometrics
• the top Department at UCL, and
• the top Department in any field in any university in the UK

The Department is also a leader in economics education, with initiatives such as the Curriculum Open-Access Resources in Economics project (CORE) now being used by over 300 universities around the world.
The department offers an undergraduate programme (including options for study abroad and a work placement year), an undergraduate affiliate student programme, postgraduate (MSc) programmes in Economics, Finance, Economics and Political Science and a vibrant, structured MPhil/PhD programme.
The Department of Economics at UCL has an academic staff of 50, supplemented with full-time research staff and teaching fellows plus an active programme of academic visitors. There are currently over 1000 undergraduates and more than 150 taught graduate students studying in the department, alongside over 80 PhD students.
You can access further information about the Department at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/economics/.

The role provides dedicated high-level executive and administrative support to the Communication Manger in internal Communications, events and visitors’ programmes.
They will plan and prioritise a busy and varied workload in a fast-paced working environment, exercising judgement to manage competing priorities. They will also be expected to lead and contribute to a range of projects and activities to facilitate the delivery of a high performing service.
As Communications and Events Officer, the postholder will provide proactive, high quality and professional support to the Communications Manager in satisfying the communications and events strategy of the department to a high standard.