Civic Events Officer

3 weeks ago


Knutsford, United Kingdom Knutsford Town Council Full time

**About this Role**

As Civic Events Officer you will support the Town Mayor by planning a programme of fundraising events to support their chosen charitable fundraising. We’ve held a range of events in the past including dinners at local restaurants, quiz nights, summer BBQs,a golf day, afternoon teas and even a children’s talent show The exact programme varies year on year and carries a flavour of the personality and aims of the incumbent mayor.

The Mayor of Knutsford is the town’s civic leader; they attend over 150 engagements every year from opening new shops or judging competitions to representing Knutsford at formal events of award ceremonies. The Town Mayor is elected from amongst the councillorseach May and serves a one-year term during which they raise thousands of pounds for their chosen charities and good causes. Your role will be to help make that happen.

The highlight of the fundraising programme is the annual Mayor’s Ball where over 100 guests don their best clothes for a night of entertainment, a great meal and a chance to win some great prizes in the raffle or auction.

In addition to our fundraising programme, you will also coordinate the civic community events which include the Civic Sunday service and parade, Remembrance Sunday services, occasional civic receptions, a community carol service and, of course, the MayorMaking mayoral handover

You will source sponsorship and donations from local businesses, negotiate terms for fundraising events and manage the mayor’s social media accounts. You will arrange publicity for events and council/mayoral activity and generally support the Town Mayorin the civic duties by managing civic invitations and coordinating their diary. The role also involves supporting and attending our community events programme as required.

The Civic Events Officer will also facilitate weddings at the cemetery chapel; this is a new service for the town council and as such is outside the core hours of the role and will be remunerated as it arises at a set rate of £100 per ceremony.

**Key Duties**
- Delivery of a programme of fundraising events for the Mayor’s chosen charities, including to an annual charity ball
- Obtaining sponsorship and donations to maximise the profits and attendance at fundraising events
- Delivery of civic events including Mayor Making, Civic Sunday, Remembrance Sunday, the Crib Service and ad hoc commemorations, celebrations and receptions.
- Effective management of civic invitations and the Town Mayor’s diary including to liaise with the Mayor’s Cadet
- Maintainance of accounting records for the Mayor’s Charity Fundraising account
- Operation of the Town Mayor social media accounts
- Supporting the Town Mayor in their duties (e.g. letter writing)

**About Us**
Established in 1974, the town council is the most local level of government for the town of Knutsford. Over the last ten years we have grown considerably, taking on new responsibilities and delivering a larger range of services all with the aim of makingKnutsford a better place to live, work and visit.

The council comprises 15 elected councillors and a team of officers led by the Town Clerk. We are accredited as a 'Quality Gold’ council in the national local council award scheme - one of only a handful in Cheshire.

We deliver a diverse range of services for the community. We run Knutsford Market Hall and two allotment sites, we provide 'platinum’ quality public toilets and own small open spaces such as Wallwood on King Street and Higher Town Green on Chelford Road.Since 2020 we also run Knutsford Cemetery and have just completed a refurbishment of our cemetery chapel.

We run a programme of community events which include a two-day Christmas Market and lights switch on, Knutsford Music Festival and the Pumpkin Path. The council also operates the Taste Knutsford tours and supports local businesses and a strong town centrethrough our Town Centre Management service.

Through the office of the Mayor of Knutsford we provide civic leadership and raise funds for local charities and good causes with an annual programme of fundraising events which include a charity ball.

Our Town Ranger is something of a local celebrity and tackles all the odd jobs that need doing to keep the town looking great and on top of all this we undertake numerous small projects to make Knutsford more special; from installing communicative blue plaquesand floral displays to supporting community organisations and representing the Town with external partners.

This is just a snapshot of what we do (and our website has loads more detail about all this) but we are proud to call ourselves a proactive council where the councillors and officers work cohesively together to deliver for Knutsford.


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