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Coordination Assistant - UK Smell Heritage Network

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1111449


UCL


01/06/2026


Other - See Job


3.75


Smart Casual

Pay


£21.98


£4.11

Description

Role

Unitemps are recruiting for a Coordination Assistant - UK Smell Heritage Network within the Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources department. The role is to work the date of 1st June 2026 and will run until 30th April 2026 part time at 3.75 hours per week. Payment is set at £21.98+ holiday pay per hour and the role will be HYBRID based.

Set within UCL’s Faculty of The Built Environment, The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources (BSEER) is comprised of four world-class Institutes, providing the expert knowledge collaborative research and teaching of UCL Energy Institute, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage and UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources. The role of the school is to facilitate the Institutes and help them establish themselves and grow, enabling them to focus on and develop their academic direction and strategies. BSEER serves two principal functions. It provides a framework for administrative support to the four Institutes, combining expertise in, amongst other things, management and delivery of research proposals, multi-disciplinary projects and teaching programmes. The School also provides a collaborative and flexible environment for the four Institutes to share knowledge and resources. Staff have the opportunity to move between disciplines and engage with the School’s shared problem domains of Energy, Environment, Resources and Heritage.
 
BSEER allows staff to participate more easily in multidisciplinary research to solve real-world problems, both at The Bartlett and in the wider UCL community.

Duties and responsibilities
The UK Heritage Smell Network connects people across disciplines to strengthen how we understand, interpret and protect olfactory heritage. It supports collaborative research, fosters inclusive practices in interpretation and wellbeing, and drives forward policymaking via evidence-based approaches to sensory engagement in heritage spaces.

The purpose of this role is to support the coordination and delivery of the UK Heritage Smell Network, ensuring effective communication, organisation, and knowledge exchange across academic, heritage, industry, and policy partners. The role will contribute to the successful delivery of key activities, including the Knowledge Exchange Workshop and the Smell Heritage Festival, and support the development of training and policy outputs.
 
  • Coordinate logistics and administration for network activities, including scheduling meetings, booking venues, and managing participant communications
  • Support delivery of the Knowledge Exchange Workshop and Smell Heritage Festival, including preparation of materials and coordination with partners
  • Manage communications with network members (currently c.40 organisations and individuals), including mailing lists, updates, and event invitations
  • Assist in the development of outputs such as a training framework, policy brief, and supporting documentation
  • Maintain and update the network’s online presence (website and communications channels)

Skills and experience
Essential

  • Undergraduate degree (or equivalent experience) in heritage, museum studies, humanities, social sciences, or related field
  • Experience in organising events, workshops, or collaborative projects
  • Experience managing and updating content on simple websites (e.g. CMS platforms)
  • Strong organisational and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks within limited time
  • Interest in interdisciplinary research, heritage, or knowledge exchange

Desirable

  • Experience working with cultural institutions, museums, or creative industries
  • Familiarity with sensory or olfactory heritage

Location
Hybrid

Additional information

Please note to be eligible to work within this role, you must have the right to work in the UK, be physically based in the UK and be able to travel to our London based office for a RTW check (if required). This job will close for applications at 11.59pm on 3rd May 2026. Interviews will be held shortly after.

Unitemps reserves the right to close this advert for applications prior to the date specified above, if a high volume of suitable applications are received.

If you have a full-time contract of employment with UCL, you are not able to work through UCL Unitemps at the same time.

Unitemps payroll is monthly, one month in arrears, please see the payroll dates here.

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