The Software Sustainability Institute is expanding and we are looking for a talented and experienced Events Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and chairing our two main events, as well as providing event organisation support and advice for other smaller events. This is a wonderful opportunity to join the SSI team when we are expanding our reach and implementing innovative event management practices. The post holder will be expected to bring dedicated events experience to the role and will join the SSI team at an exciting time.
The Events Manager role is based at the SSI and requires a degree in a relevant subject or equivalent formal training, hands-on experience in similar or related roles, knowledge and understanding of event management practices, and good use of IT tools, including event management tools. The successful candidate should have a proven record of managing multiple projects of significant complexity, as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills.
In addition to a competitive salary of £39,347 to £46,974 per annum, the successful candidate can expect to work in an exciting, positive, creative, challenging, and rewarding environment, with opportunities to travel within the UK and sometimes internationally. The SSI also offers comprehensive staff benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options.
About the SSI
The Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) facilitates the advancement of software in research by cultivating better, more sustainable, research software to enable world-class research (“Better software, better research”).
Based at the Universities of Edinburgh (EPCC), Manchester, Oxford and Southampton, the SSI draws on a team of experts with a breadth of experience in software development, project and programme management, research facilitation, publicity and community engagement.
About EPCC
EPCC is the UK’s leading centre for Supercomputing and Data Science expertise. Since its inception in 1990, EPCC has gained an international reputation for leading-edge capability in all aspects of high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and novel computing. EPCC hosts and manages an extensive collection of HPC systems that includes ARCHER, the UKʼs £43 million National Supercomputing Service.