Student Casual – Travel Survey Operative – Conferences and Events – Grade 2 – 907646

Post Title Travel Survey Operative

College/Division Campus Services

School/Department Conferences and Events

• Full time/Part time Part time
• Duration of the Post 12/10/2026 – 11/01/2027

Grade 2

Hourly rate £13.45 per hour plus holiday entitlement

Number of positions available 4

Closing Date 29/09/2026 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

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Job Context

The University of Birmingham’s Venues and Events team host conferences, events and meetings on campus and at The Exchange.Sustainability is important to how the team operates and we are working hard to encourage delegates to make sustainable commuting choices when attending events on campus. As a Travel Survey Operative, you will contribute to this work by recording how delegates have travelled to events.

Role Summary

We are looking for confident and personable candidates to work individually or in pairs during registration at an event.You will approach delegates as they arrive to ask them how they travelled to the venue and where they travelled from and record the information.

Main Duties

• Attend a select number of events on campus or at The Exchange during registration
• Engage delegates in the survey by asking travel questions and explain the reasons for the survey if needed
• Manually record the information and ensure that it is returned to the Venues and Events team
• You will need to be flexible in terms of working patterns as event dates and times will be ad-hoc

Required knowledge, skills, qualifications & experience

• Experience working or volunteering in a role with contact with the public
• Strong interest in sustainability issues or related course subject
• Professionalism and punctuality

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Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively

For any informal queries, please contact Annaliese Stanton ([email hidden])

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Valuing excellence, sustaining investment

We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

The University of Birmingham restricts all students to working up to 15 hours per week during term time. 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 15 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