Events Associate
Digital Catapult is a UK deep-tech innovation organisation accelerating the practical application of advanced digital technologies.
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About Digital Catapult
Digital Catapult is an independent, not-for-profit member of the Innovate UK Catapult Network. It bridges industry, government, investors and academia to help deep-tech businesses scale, improve industrial supply-chain resilience and advance data-driven open future networks through collaborative R&D, specialist facilities, innovation programmes, ecosystem support and membership services.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will support the planning and delivery of internal and external physical, virtual, and hybrid events. You will coordinate event logistics, agendas, content, suppliers, registrations, speakers, catering, audiovisual delivery, guest engagement, feedback, and impact measurement. You will also support event marketing, resolve delivery issues, manage budgets and staffing rotas, and ensure events meet their objectives.
Requirements
- Experience in operational delivery for physical and virtual events
- Experience supporting the design of event content
- Stakeholder management, organisation, and communication skills
- Project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Willingness to work flexibly outside normal office hours, including early morning or late evening events
- Successfully complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance before starting employment
Responsibilities
- Support the scoping, definition, creation, and production of events to meet strategic objectives
- Plan, develop, and deliver in-person, hybrid, and online showcase events and accelerator demo days
- Manage event execution, content, agendas, logistics, and issue resolution
- Support event marketing activities to reach key audiences
- Coordinate room setup, delegate registrations, speaker management, catering, audiovisual delivery, visuals, materials, client relations, delegate engagement, feedback, and impact measurement
- Ensure hosted and co-hosted events meet programme requirements, target audiences, and objectives
- Handle catering orders and budgets, staffing rotas, event-day responsibilities, and supplier coordination
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, bank holidays, and 3 days between Christmas and New Year
- Double-matched pension up to 10% of salary
- Discretionary company bonus
- 4% of salary for selectable benefits, including a health cash plan, private medical insurance, holiday purchase, or pension top-ups
- E-Vehicle Scheme
- Cycle2Work
- Tech Scheme
- Gym discounts
- Give As You Earn
- PerkPal
- Life insurance at four times salary
- Free employee assistance programme and financial wellbeing advice
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Hybrid working
- Company social events
- Free office snacks
