Organisation data: Course and Conference Office
Job number: HD01952
Contract Type: Staff Member
Job Function: Administrative Officer (gr. 4-6)
Closing date: 14 april 2021
The Course and Conference Office (CCO) is responsible for the logistical and operational fulfilment of EMBL's mission to provide exemplary training for the life sciences, making the laboratory the leading learning and meeting place for biologists in Europe. Join the team that delivers a world-class programme of international conferences, courses and events, primarily at the striking Advanced Training Centre (ATC). The ATC is EMBL's purpose-built venue, centred on a large conference auditorium, wet laboratories and computer-based training rooms and complete with social spaces designed to foster networking and collaboration. We offer an international working environment with superb benefits and facilities for staff.
This operational management post contributes to the leadership of the Course and Conference Office. Besides your supervisory role, you will produce your own share of the programme of events.
As one of two Course and Conference Team Leads in the CCO, you'll share in the overall management of the 20 person department, directly supervising assigned team members. The two team leads each additionally hold responsibility across the whole of the CCO, for one segment of the programme: specialising in either courses or conferences to ensure quality, consistency and continuous improvement in that area of focus.
For the current opening we seek an experienced events professional who combines leadership flair with the solid operational skills to independently deliver their own events projects. You would join us in the coming months, focusing on our conferences as we deliver our 2021 programme online in exciting new digital formats, whilst planning for a return to our venue, taking with us some of the better aspects of virtual events into the onsite programme... when conditions permit.
The post is based in Heidelberg with the team working remotely by default during the pandemic, but onsite for coordination of virtual events and for in-person onboarding and training sessions.
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The role requires occasional evening/weekend work or work at other EMBL sites and external locations.
The Course and Conference Office team is international, creative and collaborative in character. A warm welcome from a motivated and ambitious team of skilled events professionals awaits the right candidate. From audio-visual through catering to accommodation and facilities management, our key internal service partners are reliable and responsive in-house teams who operate to the highest standards. An events marketing team, administrative support and financial management all sit within the CCO, freeing the events teams to focus on their projects. We enjoy clear scientific leadership and direction at a senior level from our parent unit: EICAT-External Training.
EMBL is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation with a very collegial and family friendly working environment. The remuneration package comprises a competitive salary, a comprehensive pension scheme, medical, educational and other social benefits, as well as financial support for relocation and installation, including your family and the availability of an excellent child care facility on campus.
We are innovative and interdisciplinary laboratory with more than 1700 employees from many nations, operating across six sites: in Heidelberg (HQ), Barcelona, Hinxton near Cambridge, Hamburg, Grenoble and Rome.
Please note that appointments on fixed term contracts can be renewed, depending on circumstances at the time of the review. The pathway for Course and Conference Office staff at EMBL is commonly up to three consecutive three-year contracts, with clear progression opportunities within the team.
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EMBL - European Molecular Biology Laboratory
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