<< Back to search results

PGR Festival Coordinator

Details


1121471


Liverpool John Moores University


11/12/2026


Other - See Job


11th Dec 2026 to 28th May 2027


Smart Casual

Pay


£14.63


£1.77

Description

Role
********* LJMU RING-FENCED FOR CURRENT POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS ONLY **********

 
The Doctoral Academy is looking for enthusiastic and motivated Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) to help organise the Postgraduate Research Festival in May2027.
 
The annual Festival is a key event for the LJMU PGR Community. It provides an opportunity for PGRs from all schools and faculties to come together, showcase their research to a broad audience, network with fellow researchers, and engage in activities that support the postgraduate research experience. 
 
Details of previous Festivals are available on the Doctoral Academy website: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/thedoctoral-academy .
 
As a Festival Coordinator, you will work with Doctoral Academy staff to help shape and deliver the event. This will include developing the Festival programme coordinating activities and workshops, promoting the event to fellow PGRs, supporting speaker and exhibitor engagement, assisting with logistics, and helping to ensure a positive and inclusive experience for  attendees.
 
These roles offer an excellent opportunity to develop valuable transferable skills, including project planning, event management, teamwork, communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement, while making a meaningful contribution to the LJMU PGR community and enhancing your employability.

Duties and responsibilities
The coordinators will be employed on a part-time basis for a total of 50 hours between December 2026 and May 2027. 

 
They will be responsible for the following tasks:
  1. Developing programme content: deciding on a theme, keynote speaker(s), discussions workshops or other activities that will be engaging for a diverse PGR audience
  2. Event planning: attending regular planning meetings, using Teams site to share ideas and progress updates in between meetings; overseeing PGR presentation submissions; liaising with speakers, judges and facilitators; supporting venue set-up.
  3. Marketing and communications: developing branding for the event, promoting the festival to PGRs and encouraging engagement. Activities may include developing website and social media content, circulating calls for contributions, managing the PGR Festival inbox, producing a festival brochure.
  4. Event delivery and evaluation: supporting the event set-up, introducing speakers and co-chairing sessions, leading networking or social activities, facilitating PGR-led workshops or discussions and supporting the evaluation of the event.Planning meetings will normally be held on Fridays.

Skills and experience
Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

  • An understanding of the postgraduate researcher experience and a knowledge of the topics that would engage a diverse community of PGRs
  • Experience of attending PGR events and conferences
  • Planning and organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise workloads
  • Strong communication, interpersonal and team-working skills
  • Excellent writing skills with experience of producing high quality written documents

Desirable

  • Experience of supporting events and/or experience of delivering workshops or

Location
LJMU

Additional information
********* LJMU RING-FENCED FOR CURRENT POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS ONLY **********

 
 
Applications close on Thursday 19th November 2026. 

Apply for job