Events Officer Crick Events, Francis Crick
4+ days a week in office
Biomedical research institute
Posted today
Biomedical research institute
1001+ employees
Posted today
4+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To discover without boundaries.
Role
Who you are
- A substantial track-record of project managing and delivering high-profile events, and managing multiple stakeholders
- Demonstrable experience of providing excellent customer service and working in a customer focused environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including tact, diplomacy, and the ability to work with people at all levels including high profile guests and stakeholders
- Excellent oral and written skills across a range of formats including promotional materials, intranet and website
- Facility with matrix working (working closely with other teams to deliver objectives)
- Evidence of working closely with hospitality providers and proven success of managing suppliers/agencies
What the job involves
- Reports to: Events and Conference Manager
- This is a full-time, permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment
- The Francis Crick Institute is looking for an outstanding event professional to join our busy and creative Events team
- This is an exciting opportunity for someone with the experience, enthusiasm and confidence to deliver exceptional events while representing one of the world's leading biomedical research institutes
- From major conferences and VIP visits to scientific symposia, lecture series, corporate hospitality and staff celebrations, our events play a vital role in fostering collaboration, sparking new ideas and strengthening the Crick’s reputation as a global leader in life sciences
- You will also contribute to the development and delivery of selected public engagement events, helping to connect our science with wider audiences
- Working across a programme of up to 150 events each year, you will manage a diverse portfolio of in-person and hybrid events, collaborating with stakeholders from academic, commercial, philanthropic and public sectors
- This role offers the chance to take ownership of high-profile events from planning through to delivery, combining excellent organisational skills, technical expertise and outstanding communication to create memorable experiences that reflect the excellence of the Crick
- If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and are passionate about delivering world-class events, we'd love to hear from you
- These include but are not limited to: Event management and delivery for both external and internal facing events:
- Responsible for all pre-event planning, including making arrangements with the following teams: catering, AV, logistics, security, housekeeping, reception and safety
- Draft and issue venue hire contracts to clients, liaising with Crick legal team as needed
- Provide clients with detailed quotes for third party services, hospitality, AV and any other hired in equipment and services
- Create and manage expenditure records and ensure events are delivered within agreed budget-track and regularly update stakeholders on finance
- Maintain clear communications with timely and detailed event briefings for relevant teams to ensure effective use of resources and quality delivery across all event elements
- Communicate and promote events to both internal and external audiences, working closely with the wider Communications and Public Engagement teams:
- Create and manage event content and listings on the intranet (CrickNet)
- Create and manage event content and listings on the external website
- Work with colleagues in the Digital team to develop promotional content for events
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The Francis Crick Institute was founded in 2015 through the merger of the MRC's National Institute for Medical Research and CRUK's London Research Institute. Its mission is to push the boundaries of our understanding of how life works, and it is the largest single-site biomedical research institute in Europe.
One of the Institute's strengths is its ability to collaborate extensively with external research groups, boasting partnerships in more than 90 countries. These collaborations, however, pose data protection challenges due to the need to transfer vast amounts of sensitive information across borders. The Institute has addressed this by developing its own Trusted Research Environment toolkit, which allows remote teams to share data securely and compliantly in the cloud.
The institute secured £1 billion in funding back in 2022 and is maximising its effectiveness through the BRIDGE network and investments in AI and machine learning. A notable example is Google’s subsidiary DeepMind establishing a research lab within the institute to enhance biology and genomics research.
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Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2022
$1.3bn
GRANT
Total funding: $1.3bn
Company benefits
- 28 days of holiday each year, plus three additional days (usually taken over Christmas) and bank holidays
- Defined contribution pension scheme, with the Crick contributing between 3% - 16% of salary
- Life assurance
- Season ticket/car parking loan
- Annual leave purchase
- Childcare support allowance
- Back-up dependent care
- Discounted annual gym membership
- Bike to Work scheme
- Payroll giving
- Shopping discounts
Company HQ
Somers Town, London, UK
Leadership
Paul Nurse
(CEO)The first Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute. Was previously President of Rockefeller University in New York. In 2001 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine as part of a team that discovered the role of protein molecules that control the duplication of cells.
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