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Events Officer - Public Programmes (Secondment Cover) Salary on a scale from £25 220 p.a. plus excellent benefits The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. We support the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities. A free destination for the incurably curious, Wellcome Collection provides a public face for the Trust, through an innovative programme of intelligent and experimental exhibitions and events about the science and culture of medicine. We have an exciting opportunity for a temporary Events Officer. As Events Officer you will assist the Events Manager in developing and running the public events programme. This will include taking responsibility for researching and managing specific activities and ensuring the smooth running of events, producing audience development plans and liaising closely with a wide range of internal and external contacts. You will need to demonstrate: * previous experience of running public events in the arts, museums or galleries sector and/or within a science communication/public engagement environment * a relevant degree or equivalent training * familiarity with contemporary medicine and science, especially topics of ethical and public concern * excellent communication skills, first-class organisational ability and an ability to rapidly develop good organisational awareness * the energy and enthusiasm to assist in the creation of a range of lively and well-attended science-related events. This role is offered on a contract to cover a secondment, which we expect to run until the beginning of November 2011. Due to the nature of the work, a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau check will be required. For more details and to apply, visit www.wellcome.ac.uk Alternatively, you may send a full CV and covering letter to: HR, Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE or to [log in to unmask] Application deadline: 10 November 2010 Interview date: 24 November 2010 VALUING DIVERSE AND TALENTED PEOPLE The Wellcome Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales, no. 210183. This message has been scanned for viruses by Websense Hosted Email Security - www.websense.com ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] **********************************************************************