Outdoor Events Assistant
Posted on 23 May 2022
- DirectorateBHCC: Economy Environment & Culture
- LocationBrighton
- Salary£22571 – £24920
- ContractPermanent
- Apply by 19 June 2022
| Job Summary | |
|---|---|
| Job reference | orbis/TP/201627/24049 |
| Positions available | 1 |
| Working hours | 37 |
| Closing date | 19 June 2022 |
| Job category | Tourism |
| Organisation | Brighton & Hove City Council |
Job introduction
The Brighton and Hove City Council Events Team have an exciting new opportunity for a new Outdoor Events Assistant. This role is a brilliant introduction to the world of outdoor events management and facilitation.
About the role
The Outdoor Events Officer is excited to offer a brand new role of Outdoor Events Assistant. This role will provide the right candidate with an excellent introduction to the world of outdoor events in one of the UK’s most dynamic events Cities.
With responsibility for the organisational, administrative and clerical support to the Events Office, the successful candidate will ensure the maximum effectiveness of the team and its responsibilities.
Providing an initial point of contact for internal and external communications, overseeing the community events programme, to ensure good local outcomes the successful candidate will gain a core understanding of the inner workings of a diverse and evolving events landscape.
This job will include paid overtime and some weekend/evening working and comes with a generous pension package.
Administrating a busy office with events ranging from 100-70,000 participants and spanning the sports, motoring, music and cultural sectors the successful candidate for this role will need to have an eye for detail and a passion for administration.
Alongside managing the administration of the office the successful candidate will also have ample opportunities to participate in “on the ground” roles in events in the city and help to manage the wider community events programme throughout the year.
As the first point of contact for events and filming for the City the right candidate will have the opportunity to gain experience across the full range of outdoor entertainment taking place in the City and will be at the heart of co-ordinating a busy and dynamic office. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and note taking skills and will always be seeking opportunities to improve our service to City residents and event organisers ensuring a positive experience of the City events programme for everyone.
Interview date: TBC
For an informal discussion, please contact Ian Baird – Outdoor Events Development Manager on ian.baird@brighton-hove.gov.uk.
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.