Events Officer
Events Officer - fixed term contract/secondment for an initial 9 months with the potential to be made permanent
Salary: Band: 8 £33,945 - £36,647 p.a. (pro-rata) (£13,578 - £14,658 for 14.8 hours)- 8 hours: per week - working hours and days to be discussed at interview.
There will be a requirement for evening, weekend and Bank Holiday working as a core part of the role to meet the needs of the service (as and when required, although mostly during the summer months this also includes key events throughout the year).
Your New Role
The Events and Lord Mayor's Team is a fun, small and industrious group of people who manage, deliver and support all aspects of the allocated events within the Portsmouth City events portfolio. This includes regional, national and international level i.e. an annual programme of free public events such as Armed Forces Day, the Southsea Food Festival, the city's annual fireworks display, the International Kite Festival, series of car boot sales and Live at the Bandstand.In addition, the team is involved in one off events that take place in the city, which recently included events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day and 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. It also supports and advises a variety of external event organisers and supports the Lord Mayor's hospitality events and annual civic events.
We are looking to appoint an Events Officer responsible for supporting and delivering the full events programme including outdoor, civic and virtual events on time, with quality outcomes and within agreed budgets. You will assist in the full life cycle of events including planning from the initial brief, marketing, delivery and evaluation of events and application of learning to improve on future events.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role and the duties.
What you'll need to succeed
We're looking for a positive, energetic and experienced Events Officer to join our friendly team. With demonstrable knowledge and experience of planning, managing and delivering quality events and projects. You will have exceptional organisational, communication, IT and customer care skills.The ideal candidate will be a resourceful problem solver who is able to manage a complex and busy events programme. You will be proactive with excellent communication, negotiation, consultation and influencing skills tailored to meet the needs of a wide range of audiences and stakeholders.
In addition, you will be flexible as you will be required to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.
Please read the full job profile of what you need to enable you to do the role.
What you'll get in return
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/
Application process:
Please read the full job profile (click here) for further details on the post to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role stated in the who is the person.
When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points in the profile with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section.This is important, or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please read alongside the 'How to apply' information on the home page of the careers website. PLEASE DO NOT JUST SUBMIT A CV.
If applying as a secondment you will need permission from your current line manager releasing you for this secondment. Please state you have this on your application form.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Closing date: 11 October 2024 at 23:59 pm.
Interviews will be held week commencing 21 October 2024.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.