About The Role
South Ribble and Chorley host an exciting and varied programme of events – popular with both residents and visitors to the boroughs. Our events generate much more than audiences. They positively contribute to the local economy and support our communities. We are now looking for a dynamic and proactive Event Assistant to become part of our hard‑working team and contribute to our continued success.
Role: Events Assistant
Location: South Ribble and Chorley
Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent
Salary: £26,824 - £27,254
Closing Date: 22 February 2026
What you will be getting up to:
* You will work on an amazing event programme. Including; the Chorley Flower Show, the Chorley and South Ribble ‘Live’ events, the Chorley 10K, a Taste of Leyland, a host of Christmas events and many more.
* You will support the delivery of our larger events whilst taking responsibility for delivering some smaller events – making good use of and further developing your event management skills.
* You will have responsibility for administering the councils’ external event application system.
* You will support projects that make our events better.
* You will input into event programming – creating new and attractive ideas that will engage audiences.
* For events that you lead on – you will write event management plans, event risk assessments, write procedures and good practices and organise staffing.
* You will work within a vibrant, energetic team who work hard to deliver our extensive events programme for both Chorley and South Ribble.
* You will work with the councils’ Communications and Marketing team to promote our events to maximise attendance and ticket sales.
We are looking for someone who:
* Has a passion for leisure and culture including events.
* Has some experience of working at events.
* Delivers to high standards.
* Has a positive attitude. Is creative, hard working and dedicated.
* Is able to create and maintain excellent relationships within the council and to those stakeholders involved in our events.
Other requirements:
* This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.
* This role requires some unsociable – out of hours working including evenings and occasional weekends.
Our Benefits:
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
* Flexible working.
* Local Government Pension.
* Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments.
* Cashback website access for savings on brands you love.
* Free parking.
About Us
At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first‑class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They’re at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services.
Working Together
We share a number of our services with Chorley 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.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Danielle Sheldon - danielle.sheldon@southribble.gov.uk
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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