Markets Events and Communications Manager

Tameside Council recognises the role of our markets in delivering and enhancing the cultural life and vibrancy of the town centres that our Markets are at the heart of; they provide a space in which communities can come together, access services, enjoy leisure activities and shop. To support this we are seeking to appoint a Markets Events and Communications Manager to lead in delivering a high quality, and vibrant markets events program within the borough of Tameside

The Council is committed to improving the town centres within the Borough, with a number of our towns about to undergo transformative improvement works following the Council's success in securing significant funding from the Government. These improvements will see Tameside's market offer revitalised and evolved to meet the needs of modern day and thriving market towns with additional events and activity. The successful applicant will play an important role in supporting the delivery of these improvements.

You will be responsible for leading and managing a varied and vibrant Market Events and Communications program targeting the fulfilment of the services markets strategy.

This is an opportunity for a driven and self-motivated individual to join our markets team. You must relish change and challenges and be familiar with both delivering and managing events. You must be an active problem solver and be able to bring creative ideas to the table and actively participate in discussion and planning of activities.

Have a collaborative approach to place based working, maximising opportunities to grow and develop the markets events offer within the borough

Have excellent attention to detail, be organised, flexible, able to work independently and as part of a team and possess excellent communication skills, Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.