Events Manager

Overview of Responsibilities

About us  

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.  

About the job

As Events Manager, you’ll lead the planning and delivery of high-quality internal and external events that support UKAEA’s strategic goals. You’ll shape the organisation’s long-term events strategy, oversee delivery across a wide range of national and international events, and help ensure every event reflects UKAEA’s brand and professional standards.

What You’ll be Doing

• Develop and deliver an events strategy aligned with UKAEA’s communications strategy and wider organisational goals.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of in-person events at Culham and external venues.
• Manage and mentor the events team, upholding high professional standards and supporting development.
• Oversee event budgets and ensure effective financial management.
• Maintain consistent event branding and corporate identity across all activity.
• Act as the main point of contact for event enquiries from initial request through to post-event feedback.
• Work with marketing, design, creative media and social media teams to promote events effectively.
• Champion and develop the use of Indico as UKAEA’s internal event registration platform.
• Evaluate event performance and use feedback and market insight to improve future activity.
• Assess potential strategic partnerships that could strengthen event marketing and delivery.

What You’ll Bring

• A relevant degree or substantial demonstrable experience in events management.
• Experience delivering a broad range of national and international events and exhibitions.
• Experience preparing and managing event budgets.
• Experience recruiting and managing external event support.
• Experience developing detailed event or project plans and ensuring consistent brand and messaging standards.
• Experience managing multiple event activities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually between 3-5 days in any given week) in line with business needs. We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role.

Benefits 

We have a generous range of benefits (see the full list here) and highlights include:   

• A salary of £58320
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus 
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution  
• 25 days annual leave plus 2.5 privilege days; 8 Bank Holidays
• 3 days of site closure over Christmas break  
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions  

Our commitment to ED&I 

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. 

Please email talent@ukaea.uk if you have any questions or require adjustments to help you participate fairly in our recruitment process, for example changes to the way we interview or share information. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. 

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made on merit and further information can be found here.