Event Assistant

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for a talented individual to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for? Read on to find out more

Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham’s citizens, visitors and investors.

Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.

We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We have always been open to flexible working and the COVID-19 pandemic provided us with some new options to work in a completely different way. We welcome a conversation about flexible working at the point of interview.

**Event Assistant, Nottingham Events role overview**

The City of Nottingham is renowned for its events offer. Our year-round programme of arts, cultural and sports events is a core part of this mix which makes Nottingham such a vibrant and atttarctive city to live, work and invest. Nottingham Events produce much of this event programming, including the annual Riverside Festival, the world famous Nottingham Goose Fair and one-off events such as the Nottingham Forest Premier League promotion homecoming. We also host a range of commercial events from the Splendour, Detonate and Meadowlands music festivals and Christmas events including Nottingham Winter Wonderland and Christmas at Wollaton illuminated lights trails to major international sports events such as the Accenture World Triathlon Mixed Relay and the Euro Para and UK Archery Championships.

We are now seeking an Event Assistant who is looking to further their career in events management. You will be part of a small agile team that conceptualise, develop and deliver our commissioned programme of events whilst also facilitating and providing client and venue management services to event promoters and community groups who make use of our fantastic range of public realm and greenfield venues.

**ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS**:

- Some experience of major event planning, delivery and management ideally gained within the outdoor events, festival or entertainment industries.
- A qualification in events managmement and a desire to work in the events industry.
- Experience in taking responsibility for individual programme elements and the ability to manage conflicting and competing deadlines.
- Experience of undertaking administrative and finance functions within a busy working environment.
- Willingness and flexibility to work evenings, early mornings, weekends and public holidays to ensure delivery of events.
- A degree of physical fitness sufficient to work outdoors across a variety of event venues.

For more information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification which are attached further down on this page.

**Useful information for Applicants**

**Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions information, which includes advice on pay, annual leave and hours of working, and our Total Rewards Package, which includes information on some of the great benefits when working for Nottingham City Council.**

**This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, as detailed in the job description and person specification, is an essential requirement for the role.**

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We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for? Read on to find out more
Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham’s citizens, visitors and investors.
Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.
We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days addition