Event Officer
| Posting date: | 09 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,064.26 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 February 2026 |
| Location: | Canterbury, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Canterbury City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CCC0767 |
Summary
Are you looking for a new job opportunity for the new year? The External Development team at Canterbury City Council are looking for an Events Officer to join their team on a part time basis.
This is a fantastic opportunity if you are enthusiastic in ensuring the district has excellent quality, safe and diverse events.
What’s in it for you?
A Salary of £35,064 pro rata
Cost of living pay award negotiated annually as a salary increase
Flexible, hybrid working - we understand the importance of a good work-life balance.
We offer a generous annual leave entitlement! You’ll receive 23 days annual leave which increase with service, plus bank holidays, PLUS 3 given days which are usually used over the Christmas period when our main offices are closed. You’ll also have the option to buy more annual leave.
A fantastic local government pension scheme.
We’ll support and encourage your career by providing excellent opportunities for training and development.
Employee benefits, including multiple retailer and lifestyle discounts to help you get the most out of your money and enjoy your free time.
An easier commute: free use of Canterbury’s Park and Ride, flexi bus tickets, and a cycle to work scheme.
Stay healthy: Access to free counselling, advice and webinars through our employee assistance programme, as well as contributions to the cost of Flu Jabs.
About this role:
This role includes working across multiple departments to coordinate, give specialist advice and update all the necessary teams to ensure the events are successful from street cleansing to emergency planning.
Here’s what you’ll get up to:
You will support external commercial opportunities to host safe and well managedevents on council owned public open spaces.
You will support event organisers to deliver sustainable events that follow industry standardhealth and safety requirements.
To work with partners internally and externally to effectively manage the use of public open space for the enjoyment of visitors and residents including working with Case Services to ensure events are well spread across agreed event locations in the district.
To manage relationships and expectations between groups and other council departments to enable successful delivery of the event programme.
To identifyany risks to the council, from safety concerns to reputational harm as early as possible and work with multi agency colleagues to advise on suitable mitigations.
There will be the opportunity to occasionally support the council in direct event delivery and event management.
Working Pattern
Flexible working hours around event delivery including evenings and weekends.
Permanent contract with Part time hours, 15.5 hours a week
Hybrid working, with regular days in the new St Georges Lane offices in line with our Smarter Ways of Working Policy.
About You, the ideal Events Officer for the job:
The successful candidate will have a range of experience in organising outdoor events from working with Safety Advisory Groups to managing relationships with residents and stakeholders.
If you want the chance to make a real impact in the district and are looking for a new challenge, then please apply today! Simply click the “Apply online” button and create your account to begin your application form. The closing date for applications is Sunday 8th February 2026.
For an informal chat to find out more about the role or what it is like to work for Canterbury City Council, please contact Alison Small by emailing alison.small@canterbury.gov.uk
Interviews will be held on Monday 16th February 2026.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at Canterbury City Council.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in everything we do. We provide a safe and welcoming environment where everyone is valued, included, and respected.
Our diversity strengthens our ability to serve the diverse communities we support through our work.
To demonstrate this through our actions, all applications are anonymised for the shortlisting panel, allowing all applicants to be assessed on merit alone.
This is a fantastic opportunity if you are enthusiastic in ensuring the district has excellent quality, safe and diverse events.
What’s in it for you?
A Salary of £35,064 pro rata
Cost of living pay award negotiated annually as a salary increase
Flexible, hybrid working - we understand the importance of a good work-life balance.
We offer a generous annual leave entitlement! You’ll receive 23 days annual leave which increase with service, plus bank holidays, PLUS 3 given days which are usually used over the Christmas period when our main offices are closed. You’ll also have the option to buy more annual leave.
A fantastic local government pension scheme.
We’ll support and encourage your career by providing excellent opportunities for training and development.
Employee benefits, including multiple retailer and lifestyle discounts to help you get the most out of your money and enjoy your free time.
An easier commute: free use of Canterbury’s Park and Ride, flexi bus tickets, and a cycle to work scheme.
Stay healthy: Access to free counselling, advice and webinars through our employee assistance programme, as well as contributions to the cost of Flu Jabs.
About this role:
This role includes working across multiple departments to coordinate, give specialist advice and update all the necessary teams to ensure the events are successful from street cleansing to emergency planning.
Here’s what you’ll get up to:
You will support external commercial opportunities to host safe and well managedevents on council owned public open spaces.
You will support event organisers to deliver sustainable events that follow industry standardhealth and safety requirements.
To work with partners internally and externally to effectively manage the use of public open space for the enjoyment of visitors and residents including working with Case Services to ensure events are well spread across agreed event locations in the district.
To manage relationships and expectations between groups and other council departments to enable successful delivery of the event programme.
To identifyany risks to the council, from safety concerns to reputational harm as early as possible and work with multi agency colleagues to advise on suitable mitigations.
There will be the opportunity to occasionally support the council in direct event delivery and event management.
Working Pattern
Flexible working hours around event delivery including evenings and weekends.
Permanent contract with Part time hours, 15.5 hours a week
Hybrid working, with regular days in the new St Georges Lane offices in line with our Smarter Ways of Working Policy.
About You, the ideal Events Officer for the job:
The successful candidate will have a range of experience in organising outdoor events from working with Safety Advisory Groups to managing relationships with residents and stakeholders.
If you want the chance to make a real impact in the district and are looking for a new challenge, then please apply today! Simply click the “Apply online” button and create your account to begin your application form. The closing date for applications is Sunday 8th February 2026.
For an informal chat to find out more about the role or what it is like to work for Canterbury City Council, please contact Alison Small by emailing alison.small@canterbury.gov.uk
Interviews will be held on Monday 16th February 2026.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at Canterbury City Council.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in everything we do. We provide a safe and welcoming environment where everyone is valued, included, and respected.
Our diversity strengthens our ability to serve the diverse communities we support through our work.
To demonstrate this through our actions, all applications are anonymised for the shortlisting panel, allowing all applicants to be assessed on merit alone.
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