Brighton & Hove City Council – Events Officer

Job introduction

An exciting vacancy has arisen for an Event Officer to join our Outdoor Events team, that manage, organise and promote a culturally diverse programme of outdoor events for Brighton & Hove City Council.

About the role

Brighton and Hove City Events team are seeking a motivated new team member to join us in steering the development of the City’s outdoor events programme. With responsibility for ensuring the efficient flow of information both internally and externally, as well as having a vital role in working onsite at events as a representative of the City, this role is ideal for someone who wants to be at the heart of the City’s cultural offer.

With good rates of pay, an excellent benefits package and paid overtime this role is ideal for candidates looking to make a mark in the local events industry.

The role includes office work managing the flow of information between internal departments and external agencies and operators. Manage, organising and promoting a culturally diverse programme of outdoor events and specific focus on facilitating and overseeing commercial filming projects, which take place on the City’s public open spaces.

The successful candidate will also act as Designated Premises Supervisor (the day to day control and management of the venue) for the Council’s 16 licensed public open spaces where events with audience capacities of up to 70,000 persons take place.

Interview date: TBC

For an informal discussion, please contact Ian Baird – Outdoor Events Development Manager on ian.baird@brighton-hove.gov.uk

This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it’s what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, LGB, female or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.

Files

• Event Officer JD
• Applicant Cover Letter
• Our Values and Behaviours