What's involved with this role: JOB TITLE: Events Officer REF: Bradford 5268384 Pay rate: £17.29 per hour PAYE The role: On behalf of a local council, we are seeking an Events Officer to lead on the direct delivery of Civic events and activities and to support colleagues to deliver exceptional one-off events in the District. You will ensure the smooth running of the Civic Affairs team activities, playing an active and engaged role in the work of the team, deputising for the Civic Affairs Manager at events when required, making some autonomous decisions with guidance whilst maintaining relationships with a team player attitude. Key Responsibilities: To deal with queries and requests regarding Civic event activity, to maintain accurate costing records and to provide expert and coordinated advice, To support and assist the Civic Affairs Manager in planning and managing key Civic events in the Mayoral calendar. Devise or contribute to strategies for crowd management, transport and contingencies for the effective and efficient management of Civic events. To manage with guidance or assist the Civic Affairs Manager in managing event personnel and resources and contribute towards resolving the overall health and safety issues affecting Council employees To coordinate the Civic Affairs team and Council resources and procedures to enable the creation of Civic events to be as seamless and timely a process, To work within the financial budget for the event and organize and maintain systems to track expected expenditure against actual expenditure. Liaise with stakeholders, if necessary, acting as Chair at meetings with guidance Support with promotional material and marketing campaigns for events and for other activities To work effectively with the Lord Mayor towards their goals and ambitions whilst having a keen awareness of the restrictions of the Mayoral role What the client is looking for: Previous experience as an Events officer ideally within a local authority or public sector organisation A confident communicator with experience in planning and delivering public events Previous experience in supporting promotional material and marketing campaigns for events and other activities A keen eye for detail with the ability to think on your feet, and a flexible, team-oriented attitude. A good understanding of local government Excellent stakeholder experience How to Apply Quote the Job Title and Reference Number in your application. Submit your CV in Word format. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis—early submission is recommended. If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. "XI AD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.