Visits & Internal Events Manager

Company Description

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. 

Job Description

This role involves responsibility for all elements of stakeholder visits to UKAEA sites – ranging from politicians and other VIPs to government, industry and research partners – making sure that our visitors have a high quality experience and that visit objectives are achieved. It also includes responsibility for the company’s roster of internal events; managing individual events to an excellent standard and developing a programme of high quality staff events to inform and engage UKAEA’s people.

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What you'll be doing...

• Manage and coordinate UKAEA’s programme of stakeholder visits, from enquiry through to delivery.
• Act as the primary contact for visit requests, overseeing scheduling, logistics and planning.
• Advise senior stakeholders on visit objectives, delivery and outcomes.
• Host and escort visitors, ensuring a professional, safe and engaging experience.
• Support UKAEA sites in delivering consistent, high-quality visitor experiences.
• Recruit, train and manage volunteer guides and presenters for stakeholder visits.
• Develop and improve visit management processes, systems and reporting.
• Plan and deliver internal engagement events, including staff awards, receptions and organisation-wide events.
• Lead event delivery teams and provide guidance on event management across the organisation.
• Produce risk assessments and ensure compliance with safety and security procedures for visits and events.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing events, visits or stakeholder engagement activities.
• Experience coordinating external stakeholders or working in a customer-facing environment.
• Experience planning and delivering projects to agreed timescales and budgets.
• Strong organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines..
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships quickly at all levels of the company.
• Excellent oral and written English skills, educated to A-Level standard or with equivalent professional experience.

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here and highlights include: 

• £40402 base salary 
• 7% corporate performance bonus 
• Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution 
• 25 days annual leave, 2.5 privilege days and 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.  

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit. Further information can be found here.