Events Development Officer

This is an exciting time to work within the newly established Leisure, Tourism, Heritage and Culture department within Neath Port Talbot Council. As a result of the recent approval of the new Neath Port Talbot Culture Strategy, Destination Management Plan and Heritage Strategy there is a renewed focus on investing in heritage, culture and tourism alongside our partners and stakeholders in the area. We are currently looking for an Events Development Officer to join our new Events and Film Office Service. The Events Development Officer will be responsible for supporting event organisers from across the region in alignment with the Neath Port Talbot Events Policy which is due to launch in April 2025. The postholder will play a key role in directly delivering a number of Council run events. The role will involve communicating directly with stakeholders across the region, to manage a seamless process of support to encourage a wide-ranging portfolio of events within the County. The post holder will also support the Senior Events Officer to deliver initiatives which support the wider delivery of the Culture Strategy, Destination Plan and the emerging Neath Port Talbot Events Strategy.,

• Provide expert advice and guidance both within the Council and to external event organisers on the feasibility of any new outdoor events.
• Devise, deliver and manage events and festivals run by the council.
• Provide expert advice and assistance to event organisers to deliver safe, well attended and well managed events in the County Borough
• Design a programme of support and seek funding to deliver initiatives which upskill event organisers within the area so that they are better prepared to meet the common challenges faced when organising events.
• Liaise with departments across the Council to facilitate a seamless service to event organisers.
• Actively participate in the Safety Advisory Group process.
• Monitor events taking place within the county and feed information into the Commercial Marketing, Tourism and Corporate Communications Teams to ensure events are promoted widely.
• Undertake detailed review and evaluation processes for events delivered by the Council to inform effectiveness against objectives and to inform future working practices.
• Develop a close working relationships with commercial and community event organisers and promoters and key regional and national partners.
• Engage and communicate regularly with local partners, government bodies, local communities and local Councillors in relation to events taking place in the area.
  
  This successful candidate should have a degree in a relevant discipline and experience of managing and organising events., Experience in organising and managing events
• Experience of dealing with the public
• A basic understanding of statutory and legislative requirements especially Health and safety, premise licensing and Safety Advisory Group process
• Experience of working in partnership to achieve common aims.
  
  Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. Also a guaranteed interview is to be offered to all employees of Tata Steel if;
• They are a current employee of Tata Steel who is at risk of redundancy; or
• they are a former employee of Tata Steel who was made redundant in 2024
Please note that the guaranteed interview is subject to the applicant meeting the essential criteria for the post being advertised At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot. We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.