Sponsorship and Exhibition Coordinator Bristol 2023

Jisc is the UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation for digital services and solutions. We believe education and research improves lives, and technology improves education and research.

Our vision is for the UK to be a world leader in technology for education and research and our mission is to power and empower our members with the technology and data they need to succeed. We know that digital technology has the ability to transform the student experience. We have the experience, expertise and know-how to drive that transformation.

About the role

This role sits within marketing and communications, reporting to the Sponsorship & exhibition manager as part of the events team. The events team is at the heart of Jisc’s engagement, with both our members and our customers. The highly experienced and passionate team deliver hugely successful events across a wide range of specialities and subject matters.

We are looking for a proactive and creative individual to assist in providing key support to the Sponsorship and exhibition manager in securing revenue generated by Jisc from commercial partners, exhibitors and sponsors as well as being actively involved in the organisation and delivery of exhibition and sponsorships at priority Jisc events.

You will also support the Senior event managers in the operational delivery of Jisc’s large events and work alongside our Event coordinator to support the delivery of a number of other smaller engagement activities ranging from in-person workshops to online events.

We value meeting based interactions and cross team working so there is the requirement to travel our Bristol office once a week. This will also give you further opportunity for collaboration, experimentation and creativity and to build relationships with the wider events team. The role will also involve UK travel including overnight stays.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working with external suppliers to ensure exhibition and sponsorship deliverables are implemented effectively
• Working with the Sponsorship and exhibition manager to generate income for Jisc and liaise directly with exhibitors, sponsors and partners to manage deliverables for the event
• Administrative tasks including maintaining our client database, exhibition inbox management, finance reporting, exhibitor and sponsor registration management and post event feedback
• Working with the wider marcomms team to produce exhibition and sponsorship material for events
• Being an active part of the event team and support with event delivery when required

Key Skills and Experience

• Previous experience of event and / or exhibition and sponsorship management and working with external suppliers live and or online
• Knowledge and understanding of effective live and online events delivery and engagement
• Excellent written and oral communications and interpersonal skills
• Strong administration and database skills, using multiple software packages
• Excellent written and oral communications and interpersonal skills

Don’t meet every single requirement?

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box but we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

Why work at Jisc

At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors.

We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we’re inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. So, if you are great at what you do and share our values, we want to hear from you.

At Jisc we believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life.

We offer hybrid working and although the majority of our staff work from home, getting face to face is something we value and find time for when we can. If you prefer an office environment all our hubs are open and offer a great space to work.

Our benefits are great too. We offer...

• Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and an additional three closure days over Christmas
• A generous pension scheme with above average employer contributions
• A range of leave options, including parental leave, volunteer leave and even career breaks.
• A generous budget to attend conferences and in-person training
• Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office
• A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning
• Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment, plus your own Wellbeing allowance to spend on wellbeing for you
• Financial well-being support
• Discounts on big-name high-street stores
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee recognition awards and travel loans

Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

At Jisc, we strive to be best in practice and are working hard to achieve progressive change. ‘Always inclusive’ is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status or gender identity.