iCAST Facility Coordinator (fixed-term)

About us:

The innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST) is a unique research and development centre established to drive a step-change in the innovation of companies working in green growth. 

The Facility Coordinator will be working in the iCAST Creative Hub, a University of Bath facility located in the historic Brunel Carriage Works adjacent to the railway station in Swindon.

Unit 7 of The Carriage Works has been renovated specifically for iCAST and the University took possession in October 2023. 

The iCAST Creative Hub will host events, meetings and initiatives for iCAST partners and its cluster of over 100 member companies in support of co-creation of R&D and facilitation of growth and investment in the sector. 

About the role:

The post holder will be required to provide efficient and effective daily running and administration of the Facility and will work collaboratively with iCAST Coordinator, iCAST Manager, iCAST Industry Manager and Directors.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to ensure the day to day management of the Creative Hub, event organisation and dedicated support to iCAST Management Team.

The Co-ordinator role requires excellent coordination and administrative skills and good experience managing interactions with a broad range of stakeholders as well as running a facility.

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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