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3 month contract with a local authority

Summary

• This is a 3 month contract with a local authority. The role involves supporting the planning, coordination, and delivery of the Borough Council’s events programme. The successful candidate will ensure that events of varying size, scale, and purpose are delivered safely, professionally, and to a high standard. The postholder will collaborate with internal teams, external partners, communities, and stakeholders to facilitate both council-led and community-led events, providing operational support, guidance, and compliance oversight to ensure successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, plan, and deliver a diverse range of council and community events across the borough, ensuring compliance with organisational goals and safety requirements.

• Prepare event schedules, staffing plans, site layouts, risk assessments, and safety documentation in line with IOSH and industry standards.

• Ensure events run smoothly by managing on-the-day operations, including set-up, logistics, staffing, volunteers, and post-event breakdown.

• Work collaboratively with partners, contractors, suppliers, and community groups to support their events, offering practical guidance, advice, and operational support.

Essential Experience Required

• Proven experience in coordinating or delivering events in a local authority, community, commercial, arts, or not-for-profit setting.

• Experience in managing event logistics, safety planning, staffing, and on-the-day operations.

• Strong experience working with community groups, volunteers, and external partners.

Essential Qualifications Required

• Educated to Level 3 or equivalent experience in Events, Communications, Tourism, Public Relations, or a related field.

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Additional Information

• Working hours: 36.25 hours per week

• Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be required to work on-site a minimum of 3 days per week.

• We operate on a bi-weekly payment schedule.

The role closes on 2nd April 2026, apply ASAP.

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