£12.21 per hour + £1.47 holiday pay
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13 Jul 2025
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Role & Department Overview

The Disability and Inclusion Africa Network aims to improve understandings of disability in sub-Saharan Africa. 

The Network includes disabled persons, disabled person’s organizations, NGOs, policy makers, education and healthcare professionals, and academics. 

We host regular online workshops, international events, and a biannual conference. We also collaborate on funded research projects and fund small initiatives to improve the lives of disabled persons in sub-Saharan Africa. 

The conference will bring together researchers in the fields of genetics, ophthalmology, dermatology and oncology, those in the arts, humanities and social sciences, albinism advocates, associations and human rights defenders, to share expertise and new research findings. The event marks 10 years of the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on the Rights of Persons with Albinism. The current UN Expert will be one of our keynote speakers.

 
Preferred start date: 15th of September 2025
 
Expected end date: 17th of September 2025 
 
Weekly hours: 20 Hours in total, 15, 16, 17 September 2025
 
Location: On the Lancaster University campus

Job Description

Main Responsibilities:
 
  •  To support the set up for the conference on 15th September, including preparation of conference packs, name badges and welcoming delegates arriving early. 
  •  Assisting on the two days of the conference with welcoming and directing delegates, registration, and supporting the smooth running of the conference e.g. basic technical support to upload slides before panels, ensuring speakers are in the correct room, etc.

Person Specification

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:
 
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills  
  • Organization and time management  
  • Technical skills sufficient to support delegates to project slides onto screens in the conference room 
  • Problem solving and ability to adapt to last-minute changes 
  • Teamwork – ability to collaborate with event organizer and other assistants 
Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:
 
  • Verbal communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem solving
  • Multi-tasking
  • Organisation
For any queries about this role, please email [email protected]
 
 
 
 
 
 
You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Click here for help with your cover letter.
 
Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.
Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 
 
Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
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