Student Casual – Activity and Evaluation Assistant – Public and Cultural Engagement – Grade 4 – 905190

Post titleActivity and Evaluation AssistantCollege/DivisionExternal RelationsSchool/DepartmentPublic and Cultural EngagementFull time/Part timePart timeDuration of the PostStart date: 01/10/2026Grade4Hourly rate£15.14 per hour plus holiday entitlementNumber of positions available3Closing Date13/09/2026 at 23:55 Please note that this vacancy may be taken down early depending on the number of applications received. We advise you to submit your application promptly. Our offer to you At the University of Birmingham, Worklink is the dedicated student employment service which helps students to find flexible, well paid part-time roles that fit around your studies. Each year, the University invests more than £2.5 million to employ 3,000 of our own students in a wide range of roles, supporting our student community into part-time work. Roles available via Worklink include a range of positions, including administrative roles, support staff such as cleaners or baristas, research roles and many more. Jobs through Worklink help you to gain work experience, develop skills relevant for your future career, and improve your soft and hard skills in a professional setting. Enhance your CV and get valuable experience ready for graduate roles and feel connected to your university and local community. Our jobs are flexible and can be scheduled around your academic commitments, so you can focus on your studies first. Our team are passionate about supporting students into work. Worklink are based in a central location on campus which is easily accessible for students and can also be contacted online. Find out more about working through Worklink here [https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/student-experience/careers-and-employability/part-time-work-opportunities-for-students] or via the student intranet [https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/student/worklink/index.aspx].   Job Context The University of Birmingham (UoB) is one of the UK’s first civic universities. The Exchange, its public-facing venue in Centenary Square in Birmingham city centre, acts as a focal point for civic, public, and cultural engagement. The Exchange brings together the University’s research, teaching, and networks to create a space for curiosity, celebration, collaboration, and change. Through free public exhibitions and community engagement programmes, our ambition is to enable people from Birmingham and the wider region to engage with the University’s work addressing the complex challenges of our time. The Exchange is housed in the former headquarters of Birmingham Municipal Bank, built in 1933, and we actively celebrate the heritage of this distinctive building through the Unlocking the Vaults project.  In 2026, The Exchange will host Helios a spectacular new artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. At five metres in diameter, it reveals stunning, detailed imagery of the Sun’s surface, combining sunlight with an immersive surround sound composition. The accompanying exhibition and events programme will delve into sun-related research themes, including helioseismology, space weather, solar energy, and climate adaptation.   Job Summary This role supports the Public Programme team in engaging diverse public audiences with the work of the University of Birmingham at The Exchange. Responsibilities focus on welcoming visitors, preparing for and delivering events and activities, and supporting evaluation processes. The role may involve evening and weekend work. Shifts are agreed in advance and offered on an ad hoc basis, depending on the programme of planned events and activities.   Main Duties • Work with the Public Programmes Team and The Exchange Venue Team on the setup and delivery of events. • Provide a warm and friendly welcome and be a point of contact for visitors, families, speakers, artists, community groups as well as freelancers and academics running events.  • Carry out participation / evaluation questionnaires with attendees. • Distribute surveys to exhibition visitors and event attendees.  • Observe exhibition visitors and take notes. • Assist with delivery of engagement activities for a wide variety of audiences. • Provide a range of administrative and practical duties to ensure events run smoothly.  • Co-ordinate booking sheets and maintain attendee logs using agreed systems. • Organise materials and set out and replenish items.  • Signpost visitors, and encouraging visitors to participate in future activities. • Assist with welfare and access requirements. • Feed into future programming and projects. • Ensure that all duties comply with the Health and Safety, Data Protection Act and other legislation.  • Identify and report any health and safety/operational concerns. • To undertake any such duties as may reasonably be required by the project team.   Required knowledge, skills, qualifications & experience • To be positive, enthusiastic, friendly and to enjoy meeting and talking to people.  • Experience of working in public facing capacity on events with communities and the public. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong listening ability. • Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to engage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. • Enthusiastic to explain the work and significance of the University of Birmingham to a wide range of audiences. • Ability to work effectively across different teams. • Experience of self-management and administration within a busy and evolving environment • An active interest in how Universities engage with public audiences • Able to demonstrate energy, determination, and resilience • Able to demonstrate the External Relations Values and Behaviour (innovative, responsible, collaborative, open and ambitious) • Confident using IT, primarily Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Outlook and Teams • Ability to think identify health and safety/operational concerns   Further Details Interviews will be held on 23rd and 24th September 20 26. For any informal queries, please contact Kate O’Connor (k.oconnor.1@bham.ac.uk) The University of Birmingham restricts all students to working up to 20 hours per week during term time for a maximum of 13 consecutive weeks. If your application is successful and your course does not follow the usual academic term timetable (e.g.  PGT, PGR or PhD student), you and your supervisor must formally agree vacation periods if this role exceeds 20 hours per week. In addition to this, please be aware if you are an international student you will be required to apply to the Registry for the appropriate authorised absence.  You are only eligible to apply to this role if you are a current University of Birmingham student. If you are not a University of Birmingham student your application will not be considered. To work you will need to carry out a right to work check. These checks will need to be completed prior to work commencing. 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