Events and Community Engagement Officer

The Events and Community Engagement Officer will take the lead on the successful delivery of our established calendar of annual events - and explore opportunities to spread awareness of our work further in relevant communities., Prior's Court is seeking an Events & Community Engagement Officer to take the lead on managing our calendar of annual events - and also explore opportunities to spread awareness of our work supporting autistic young people with complex needs.

Sitting within our Marketing & Communications team, the Events and Community Engagement Officer will be tasked with providing a professional approach to our range of events throughout the calendar year., To provide administrative organisational support for our four major annual events - a music festival, a staff awards ceremony, World Autism Acceptance Week and our four-week-long "Summer of Fun" event for the young people we support. You will report to an "event lead" for these events who will guide and support you - this may change as your experience and knowledge of our organisation grows.
- To be the main organiser of smaller regular events. This includes staff recognition events, staff engagement events, networking events for corporate supporters, community engagement events (e.g. externally hosted summer fairs), events involving the whole Prior's Court community of staff and families of the young people we support (Bonfire Night, Christmas Carol Concerts etc.), attendance at autism/special educational needs industry events, and fundraising events (off-site music concerts).
- To react proactively to ad-hoc unscheduled organisational events/ those not in the pre-existing annual events calendar.
- Arrange for all events to be staffed to an appropriate level by appropriate Prior's Court staff members. E.g. autism specialists for attendance at autism industry events or office staff supporting the running of special events on-site.
- Secure competitive quotes for third-party contractors for events, where required, and manage relationships with third-party suppliers.

There is also the potential for growth in the role to lead the delivery of our range of events for the autistic young people with complex needs we support. This gives you the opportunity to learn more about autism, learning disabilities and complex needs - with specific autism training available.

This role would be ideal for an experienced events management experience looking for a position without regular weekend working. Or, it may be suitable for a person with burgeoning events knowledge looking for a role in the charity., Disability Confident
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Salary: Up to £26,500 FTE, depending on qualifications and experience
Contract type: 37.5 per week (part-time hours will be considered)

Largely Monday to Friday but occasional weekend working if events demand.