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Job Description
Contract Type: Fixed Term to 31st March 2026
Working Hours: 37 hours per week including regular evening and weekends where required
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is 25992 (Level one) - 26835 (Level three) per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Location:Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG
We are seeking an Event Assistant who is looking to further their career in events management. You will be part of a small agile team that develops and delivers 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.
Weve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity youve been looking for Read on to find out more
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 attractive city to live work and invest in. Nottingham Events produces and delivers much of this event programming including the annual Nottingham Light Night the world-famous Nottingham Goose Fair and one-off events such as the Nottingham Forest Premier League promotion homecoming. We also host around 250 events each year in our parks and public open space venues from music festivals and major sports events to brand activations and community events.
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme we strive to create an innovative inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
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 develops and delivers our commissioned programme of events whilst also providing client and venue management services to event promoters brands film and TV productions and community groups who make use of our fantastic range of public realm and greenfield venues.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
Some experience of major event planning delivery and management ideally gained within the outdoor events festival or entertainment industries.
A qualification in events management 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 venue sales 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.
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.
For informal enquiriesplease contact Patrick Loy Head of Nottingham Events & Tourism by email at
Closing Date: Sunday 13th July 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held:Week commencing 14th July
If you have any technical issues when completing your application please contact our Employee Service Centre: applying to this job you agree to ourTerms & got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity youve been looking for Read on to find out more
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme we strive to create an innovative inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
Employment Type
Temp
