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About The Role
Role: Events Manager
Location: Chorley and South Ribble
Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
Salary: £43,693 - £44,711 (plus 6% car allowance)
Closing Date: 6 July 2025
Are you a creative and driven events professional ready to lead a dynamic programme of events that brings communities together and boosts the local visitor economy? Chorley and South Ribble Councils are looking for an enthusiastic Events Manager to join our team on a 12-month contract (covering maternity).
What you'll be getting up to
As Events Manager, you'll be at the heart of designing and delivering an exciting and diverse events programme across both boroughs. From community celebrations to large-scale public events, you'll ensure every occasion is safe, successful, and memorable. You will:
* Develop and manage a year-round events programme for both councils.
* Lead and inspire a team of Events Officers and Assistants.
* Oversee event planning, risk assessments, and health & safety compliance.
* Manage event budgets, sponsorships, and funding opportunities.
* Collaborate with internal teams, elected members, and external partners.
* Represent the councils at the Event Safety Advisory Group.
* Support and advise external event organisers and internal teams.
Who we're looking for
We're on the lookout for a passionate and experienced events professional who can bring creativity, leadership, and precision to our events programme. The ideal candidate will have:
* A relevant degree or equivalent practical experience in events management or a related field.
* A proven track record with at least two years of experience delivering large-scale public events.
* Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and manage a team to deliver high-quality, safe, and engaging events.
* Excellent communication and organisational abilities, with a knack for solving problems calmly and effectively under pressure.
* In-depth knowledge of event planning processes, including health and safety legislation and sustainable event practices.
* A flexible and proactive mindset, with a strong customer focus and the ability to build positive relationships with colleagues, partners, and the public.
Other requirements
* This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.
Our Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
* Hybrid/agile working from day one
* Local Government pension
* Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
* Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
* Volunteering days
* Free parking
* Car Allowance
Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We're always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you're interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the "Contact Us" form on our careers website.
About Us
Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first-class services and promoting the well-being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we're always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit.
Working Together
We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.
Additional information
Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.
Equal Opportunities
We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.
We're committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.
If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
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