We are recruiting for two Communications Team Coordinators

The two positions are Events Coordinator and Content & Communications Coordinator

Are you a dynamic individual with a passion for communications or events? Do you have impeccable time management and organisational skills? If so, then don’t miss this exciting opportunity to join Nesta and the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) team.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, keen to learn new skills, excel at multitasking, and have a keen eye for detail, we want to hear from you!

Events Coordinator 

About this exciting opportunity

You’ll be one of three Coordinators working across our content, marketing, media, events, digital platforms and campaigns units. 

You’ll primarily be working in the events unit, where you will take on a range of responsibilities including the end-to-end management of your own online and in-person events as well as assisting the Group Events Lead on larger, more complex events and series. 

The events team help to deliver Nesta’s mission and BIT’s strategy through digital and live events.  In this role, you'll play a crucial part in supporting our events function and ensuring the smooth operation of the wider Communications team.   

You will also help support the team with administration tasks, such as financial processing, managing our busy events email inbox, and keeping track of our events stock and equipment. You’ll also help with events research and management of our attendee feedback platform. 

Beyond events, you’ll also support the wider team in a range of communications tasks.  It’s certainly varied and there will be the opportunity to broaden your communication skills in a fast-paced, supportive and friendly team.

What we are looking for

We don’t mind if you don’t have loads of events experience but you will need to have brilliant attention to detail and impeccable organisational skills.

You’ll need to be comfortable with a broad variety of responsibilities with the confidence to manage and prioritise a busy workload. It’s a broad role so it’s well suited to someone keen to start or progress a career in events whilst gaining broader communications experience.

Reports to: Group events lead

Content and Communications Coordinator 

About this exciting opportunity

You’ll be one of three Coordinators working across our content, marketing, media, events, digital platforms and campaigns units. 

You’ll work across a variety of communications disciplines with a focus on the content and the campaigns units. 

The content team works across a wide range of disciplines - from graphic design work, to AV content production and brand guardianship across Nesta and BIT, including their respective sub-brands. We aim to deliver content that makes our strategy accessible, digestible and entertaining. From report production, to interactive features on the website, to video series explaining the work of our organisations and designed infographics, we strive for excellence in everything that we produce. 

In this role, you will support the work of not only the content unit, but also with the campaigns team who are embedded across communications and their respective missions. This role will support the campaigns team on day to day activities to ensure smooth collaboration across the organisation. 

You will also help support the team with administration tasks, such as financial processing, managing our content unit email inbox, and additional ad hoc administrative tasks. 

What we are looking for

You don’t necessarily need to have experience in design or branding, but we would love to see that you have brilliant attention to detail, a creative attitude to your work, a flair for visual design and impeccable organisational skills. 

You’ll need to be comfortable with a broad variety of responsibilities with the confidence to manage and prioritise a busy workload. - it’s a broad role so it’s well suited to someone keen to start or progress a career in communications. 

Reports to: Content lead 

What we offer

Salary: circa £27K plus an array of benefits, including private medical insurance, pension, dental insurance, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, eyecare vouchers and more.

Location: These roles are based in Blackfriars, London, with a hybrid working arrangement with two days working from the office. 

Term: Permanent

Hours: These are full-time roles but we offer a range of flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to take advantage of them. Many do. NB: There will be occasions when the communications team is required to work outside of normal office hours.

Making an application 

To apply for this role, please submit your application before 08:00am on 23 May 2024.

Interviews will take place w/c  27 May 2024.

About Nesta

We are Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency for social good. We design, test and scale solutions to society’s biggest problems. 

Our three missions are to give every child a fair start, help people live healthy lives, and create a sustainable future where the economy works for both people and the planet.

For over 20 years, we have worked to support, encourage and inspire innovation. We work in three roles: as an innovation partner working with frontline organisations to design and test new solutions, as a venture builder supporting new and early-stage businesses, and as a system shaper creating the conditions for innovation.

Harnessing the rigour of science and the creativity of design, we work relentlessly to change millions of lives for the better. Find out more at nesta.org.uk.

About the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT)

Founded in 2010, the Behavioural Insights Team has grown from a seven-person unit at the heart of the UK government to a global social purpose company of over 200 professionals across many offices around the world.  Throughout this growth and expansion our mission has remained the same: we create and apply behavioural insights to drive positive change and help people, communities and organisations thrive.  We do this by developing better systems, policies, products and services. We apply an evidence-based understanding of human behaviour and find out what works, for whom, and when.

At Nesta, we believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results. 

We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our workplace to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop. 

This means that when we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. It also means that we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful. 

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements.   

Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.