School Events Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

Wycombe Abbey is a world class school and is a place of educational excellence. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170-acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for over 650 girls aged 11-18.

We are currently looking for an organised, efficient and enthusiastic School Events Coordinator (Maternity Cover) to coordinate the planning of whole School events and provide support to other departments in relation to their event aims. The School Events Coordinator will assist the Operations Team with other administrative and operational management duties as required. This role is a fixed-term maternity cover contract for up to one year, starting from September 2023.

The ideal candidate will have strong event organisation and planning experience with an appreciation and understand of operations in an educational setting, preferably within the independent sector. Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements and risk assessments is an advantage. Excellent IT skills, including advanced word processing, database and InDesign experience are essential. Experience with Canva is preferrable, but not essential.

Hours of work : Working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09 : 00 - 17 : 30 (or 08 : 30 - 17 : 00) term time plus four additional weeks. We are potentially open to applicants looking to work 30 hours per week during term time plus four additional weeks during the School holidays as arranged with line manager. Some evening and weekend work to support events will be required.