Events Co-Ordinator – Basildon Borough Council
Basildon, Essex
Full-Time, Temporary
36.25 hours per week
£22.00 PAYE / £28.389 Umbrella per hour
Closing Date: Thursday 2nd April 2026
Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Basildon Borough Council in recruiting an Event's Co-Ordinator on an initial 3 month contract with view to extrend.
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be required to work on-site a minimum of 3 days per week.
Basildon Borough Council is one of the largest local authorities in the East of England region, serving a population of approximately 180,000 people. Regarded as a key economic hub employment ranging from engineering and research to development, distribution and financial services, Basildon is the second biggest economy in the Thames Gateway, outside of Canary Wharf. Basildon Borough comprises the six main settlements of Basildon, Billericay, Wickford, Westley Heights, Laindon, and Pitsea.
Working for Basildon Borough Council means making a practical and positive difference to the lives of people living and working in the borough and provides a fulfilling career.
We are looking for an experienced Events Coordinator to work within our communications, and events team. You will ensure the safe and effective delivery of events of different sizes and to different audiences, providing support to our partners and communities to deliver their events. You will have the ability to motivate individuals, give clear direction and support projects with bespoke plans to enable the events programme to be innovative, creative and delivered to a high standard. You will be experienced in event staff and volunteer management, community and commercial event planning, IOSH compliance and dealing with customers and partners effectively and professionally so will require excellent organisation, customer service and negotiation skills.
Time management, attention to detail and good organisation are key skills, as is the ability to connect and build rapport with a diverse range of colleagues and customers. It goes without saying, you will have experience running or working on events, with a sense of teamwork to involve the relevant people where needed. Self-awareness and cooperation are required to fulfil the role and also help to maintain the positive working environment and team dynamic.
We offer an excellent reward package including flexible working, hybrid working, generous annual leave entitlement, free parking, employee discount scheme and entry to the local government pension scheme.