Arts and Events Officer

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade G SCP 23 £30,151 - SCP 28 £34,723

Hours: 36 Hours per Week 

Base Location: Arts and Engagement Team office, Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre

Closing Date: 11th October 2023 

Assessment Date: To be arranged

An exciting opportunity to help create, deliver and support diverse, vibrant range of events and activities in Tameside. 

Tameside MBCs Arts and Engagement team develop, manage and support the borough’s cultural programme including events. Some of the events the team delivers include the annual Armed Forces Day, Christmas celebrations, Whit Friday brass band contests and summer theatre programme often in partnership with other council officers, community groups, individuals and arts organisations. The team also work closely with our cultural sector and communities to collaborate,deliver and develop opportunities for all to be creative. 

The successful candidate will have responsibility for the event and activity delivery, ensuring events are exciting and innovative but also delivered on time, professionally staged and in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.This frequently means delivering the creativity and workshops independently whilst overseeing other volunteers and other freelancers. The successful candidate must be experienced in events management, working closely with communities, be able to work to tight deadlines and able to work with many key stakeholders. 

The successful candidate will be familiar with delivering arts projects and have experience of both delivering and managing these. 

This is an opportunity for a driven and self-motivated individual to join a small team of creative arts and events officers.  They will have the opportunity to gain much practical experience in a wide range of arts and engagement work and with wide ranging group of stakeholders.  The individual must relish a challenge and be an active problem solver.  They must also be able to bring creative ideas to the table and actively participate in discussions and planning activities.  

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