Students' Union UCL

Students Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. UCL students have the potential to do anything, and the Union plays an essential role in helping them to achieve things they may have never thought possible. As a charity we employ over 130 career staff and over 250 part-time student staff, and deliver a wide range of services and representative functions for students. We work in partnership with UCL towards a fantastic experience for all of our 48,000 students and to ensure that university life enables them to develop the skills, experience and confidence to become the leaders of the future. Our vision is of an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students unions in the UK and the world. It's an exciting time to join our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL s ground-breaking Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community. We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work. The role is a full time and permanent role. The role is based at our Bloomsbury campus. We will consider applications to work on a flexible and job share basis wherever possible. We are looking for a Theatre Technician to join the Bloomsbury Theatre team as a skilled and supportive multi skilled technician, delivering expert guidance across lighting, sound, stage management, and set construction. You'll mentor students, lead technical operations for UCL and commercial productions, maintain equipment and spaces, and help shape a safe, creative learning environment all while working flexibly across a dynamic schedule of live events. Do you have experience in working as a full-time technician in a commercial theatre? Do you have experience training students or young people in technical theatre? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you. Our ideal candidate will have experience working as a technician programming and operating consoles for lighting or sound on theatrical shows and/or events, a working knowledge of current Health and Safety legislation and its practical application in a theatre environment, and a proven ability to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload.