Community Events Support Officer
Pay: £14.13
Hours: 25-30 hours per week (can be flexible)
Length: 3 months with opportunity for extension
Location: Redditch Town Hall / Hybrid. Occasionally required to work some weekends and evenings to attend events.
Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of Bromsgrove and Redditch Council for a temporary Community Events Officer to support events delivery and co-ordination of events, internal and external.
Main responsibilities:
To develop, implement, deliver and monitor cohesive and complementary events programmes, work with Park Project & Events Officer to ensure current services reflect the most effective use of resources, promote integration, assist in production of service and site-specific improvement plans to increase usage, attendances, participation and satisfaction ratings of service areas.
To assist the Service Management Team in providing strong, effective and cohesive service management through building effective working relationships with external partners, stakeholders and communities groups in order to develop and improve the provision of services to local residents, to develop activity programmes, projects and schemes that promote the positive impact that sport, physical activity, active recreation, arts and cultural experience can have on residents standard of living at all times.Role Specific Duties:
Assist with the Research & Development of events
Assist with sourcing, securing, and procuring external organisations and partners who will participate in the event
Contact and source third-party agencies, organisations and individual who align with the events
Identify what resources are required
Provide Briefings (verbal and written)
Obtain Quotes and Invoices
Attend site visits, document and evidence
Co-ordinate with external and internal departments and staff to assist with the planning and organisation (eg. procurement, payments, finance)
Maintain the 'Live Project Tracker' (setup project/work plan, budgets, supplier database and contact lists)
Ensure the project is running to schedule and within budgets
Assist with event management documents - event management plan, risk assessments, site maps and plans
Assist with event production, operations and event logistics
Assist with marketing and promotion of the event
Assist with site management, setups and pack downIf you have experience in Events, Marketing or Project Management please apply now