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This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants. Community and Events Officer About the Role We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Community and Events Officer to join our team. This role is vital in creating and maintaining strong community engagement, supporting civic initiatives, and promoting events and venue bookings across the city. You will play a key role in delivering impactful programs that empower local communities while ensuring the smooth planning and coordination of events. Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver community engagement initiatives that encourage participation and social impact.
• Organise and promote a range of events that support local culture, heritage, and civic pride.
• Work closely with local stakeholders, including community groups, businesses, and partners, to enhance public involvement.
• Manage event bookings, logistics, and on-the-day coordination to ensure smooth execution.
• Support the marketing and promotion of events and venues to maximise engagement and attendance.
• Assist in securing funding and sponsorship opportunities to support community-led activities.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of community initiatives and events, providing reports and recommendations.
  
  We are looking for a proactive individual with strong organisational and communication skills.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Experience in community engagement, event management, or marketing.
• Strong relationship-building skills to connect with diverse groups and stakeholders.
• Excellent project management abilities, with the capability to plan, and coordinate events successfully.
• A passion for events and civic engagement.
• Knowledge of venue and event promotion, including digital / social media marketing.
• Ability to work flexibly, occasional evenings and weekends, as required.
  
  Stoke-on-Trent City Council is a unitary authority employing approximately 4,600 staff who deliver 700 services to more than 260,000 residents. Our city comprises of six towns: Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall. We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. We have undergone significant changes over the last few years. New ways of working have already transformed many service areas and we are determined to continue to develop more innovative approaches to ensure that we can maximise the benefits of transformation.
Our city Although the 13th largest city in the UK, Stoke-on-Trent is rapidly outstripping a number of parts of the country with our economic growth and recovery. Stoke-on-Trent is a city with a strong sense of civic pride - we've been voted the kindest city in the UK - and a place where you'll receive a hugely warm welcome. We have a rich and diverse culture, steeped in our prestigious industrial heritage as the celebrated 'world capital of ceramics'. But we don't just want to celebrate our proud past - we firmly believe that Stoke-on-Trent's best years are ahead of it. We are determined to raise aspirations and match them with high-quality education and health provision, as well as improved opportunities to secure fulfilling and well-paid work. Through uniting social and economic opportunities, we are maximising the full power of the city council as a secure and steadfast institution within the city.

When you work for Stoke-on-Trent City Council you'll be helping to improve the lives and wellbeing of our residents. We'll provide you with support, learning opportunities and flexible working options and some amazing benefits including; a competitive salary, generous holidays, an excellent defined local authority benefit pension scheme, annual leave purchase scheme, cycle to work schemes just to name a few. We also have access to lifestyle benefits which offer a wide range of discounts such as family days out, travel, retail and many more. Our commitment to you Vibrancy and diversity are two of Stoke-on-Trent's greatest assets. A city founded on creative endeavour should value and celebrate the multitude of voices, ideas and identities that shape its culture. We are committed to creating a culture which is truly inclusive, where all staff feel valued, listened to, supported and able to do their work to the best of their abilities at all times. And we must ensure that our decisions and policies nurture and empower communities across our city and do not inadvertently disadvantage groups and individuals that we want to help to thrive. Our approach to Equality and Diversity is an invitation to all our communities to work with and for us so we can continue to improve how we deliver services residents need. Our employee networks are inclusive, open forums for colleagues with similar lived experiences. They allow staff to meet, support and mentor each other, alongside being a voice for under-represented groups to advise and support the organisation when developing policies and services.