Activity & Events Coordinator

BPP Education Group; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organisation based in London is seeking an Activity & Events Coordinator to enhance student experience. The role involves planning and delivering engaging events, ensuring compliance with health and safety policies, and working collaboratively with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have proven leadership skills in a customer-focused environment and a strong background in event management. This permanent position offers a salary of £30,000 with benefits including free course study and hybrid working.

Benefits

Free course study

Generous annual leave

Healthcare and dental plans

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a customer-focused role.
• Experience in planning and delivering events.
• Proven experience in managing health & safety in an events capacity.
• Superb communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in working in a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organisation and delivery of events.
• Maintain a resource plan for event delivery.
• Foster community across staff and students.
• Liaise with stakeholders for event coverage.
• Utilise marketing channels to engage students.

Skills

Leadership in customer-focused roles

Event planning and delivery

Health & safety management

Communication and collaboration

Problem-solving skills

Job description

# Activity & Events Co-Ordinator## Job Introduction**Activity & Events Coordinator**Here at BPP Education Group, an opportunity has arisen within Customer Experience for a student centric and passionate individual to join the team as an Activity & Events Coordinator. You will be responsible for customer/student experience in all BPPs study centres, working collaboratively across teams in BPP to deliver an exceptional customer/student experience.It is a great time to join BPP Education Group as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP Education Group such as:* Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.* With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.* We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.**What you’ll be doing**In this role you will be accountable for the customer/student experience in all BPPs study centres, working collaboratively across teams in BPP to deliver an exceptional customer/student experience.You would want to create a buzz in our centres. The role will also include co-ordinating staff events in centres fostering a sense of community for all members of the university.The post holder will be working with a range of stakeholders to co-ordinate and deliver high quality events for our study centres. This will include managing a budget for events and ensuring events are being held in all London centres, working with Centre Support Managers to ensure there is sufficient resource to plan and deliver excellent and engaging events.The role will include delivering consistency where possible and engaging with external stakeholders, including businesses in the local community to come into our centres.As such, you will be responsible for:**PRINCIPAL JOB ELEMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**Responsibilities include but are not limited to:* Leading on the organisation and delivery of events in-line with the university engagement strategy* Ensuring events are compliant with local health & safety policies and procedures including completing risk assessments* Maintaining a resource plan to deliver events including preparation, delivery and breakdown* Fostering a sense of community across staff and students by creating a calendar of events for staff to attend* Liaising, collaborating and co-ordinating with stakeholders to ensure sufficient coverage of activities across all London university centres* Creating and maintain a full calendar of activities and events accessible for all university staff* Utilise marketing channels and existing onboarding opportunities to engage with students* Maintaining seasonal and appropriate displays in centres including ensuring up-to date posters are displayed* Use existing mechanisms to track KPIs (attendance, engagement and student satisfaction) and feedback to report and improve on future events* Create reports and summaries based on each quarter of events* Manage and maintain a stockroom of supplies maintaining sustainability and ensuring a return of investment (ROI)* Create and maintain a supplier list for utilisation during events* Working with Head of Centre Support to ensure service is being delivered within the allocated budget* Ensure all areas of recreation are well-stocked maintained for students and staff* Co-ordinating Induction Welcome Fairs for new students on a monthly basis* Ensuring each cohort has a unique international festival co-ordinated within their first term* Engage with the local community including local gyms to collaborate on activities in our study centres**What we’re looking for**To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:**SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS - ESSENTIAL*** Proven leadership in a customer-focused role* Experience in planning and delivering events* Proven experience in managing health & safety in an events capacity* Superb communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills* Experience in working in a high-pressure environment**SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS – DESIRABLE*** Experience in working in higher educationThe interview process for this position will consist of the following stages:* Competency style interview with two team members – 60 minutes**Please note** that the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic DBS and credit check.*BPP Education Group are proud to be a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!**BPP Education Group actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices****BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.***The following content displays a map of the job's location.| OpenStreetMap contributors### Activity & Events Co-Ordinator* **Salary** £30,000* **Frequency** Annual* **Job Reference** bppuniversity/TP/5264/1243* **Contract Type** Permanent* **Closing Date** 13 February, 2026* **Job Category** Student Support* **Business Unit** Customer Experience* **Location** Portsoken, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 14 January, 2026