Lithgow City Council
Events Coordinator

Posted: 13 Apr
Closes: 06 May

Lithgow, New South Wales

Full-time

Description

The Opportunity

Lithgow City Council are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and organised ‘people person’ to take ownership of our community and tourism focused events program in the Events Coordinator role. If you have prior experience delivering successful events, or visitor journeys, and enjoy working with local communities and businesses we would be keen to talk with you. If you are also looking to further develop your experience in marketing, events planning and customer engagement, then this is a great opportunity to live and work only a few hours drive from Sydney with the benefits of the regional and outdoors lifestyle.

Reporting to the Tourism Manager, you will be responsible for the development, coordination and support of a variety of inclusive community and major events that are engaging and exciting and deliver high social, cultural, and economic value. You will be adept at working with internal and external stakeholders across a wide range of event types, including providing advice to stakeholders on risk management, and mandatory requirements under the local government act and other applicable legislation.

This is a dynamic role which requires a fluid, community-focussed approach that responds to the needs and aspirations of an evolving demographic.

The delivery of inclusive and major successful events will assist in achieving the objectives of Lithgow City Council’s Corporate Plans including the Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program, Destination Action Plan, Brand Strategy and Lithgow Evolving Economies Plan.

More specifically, your duties will include (but will not be limited to):

Organise and co-ordinate events and conferences managed by the Tourism and community development teams in conjunction with all key internal and external stakeholders
Through consultation with internal stakeholders organise and co-ordinate identified internal Council events
Develop, update, and maintain Lithgow’s Events Strategy in conjunction with other council strategies and relevant council staff
Co-ordinate the production of high-quality safe events including the development of risk management plans and traffic management plans
Provide professional and informed advice and assistance to event organisers, authorities, businesses, and other relevant stakeholders including advice on risk mitigation, sponsors, funding, event logistics, networks, and current event issues
As the central point of contact for external events, assist stakeholders in the process of developing lease and license agreements for hire of council administered venues
Develop and implement quality marketing and promotional strategies for events in conjunction with the Tourism Manager and council’s communication team.
Commit to the continuous improvement of local events and conferences

For more detail about the specific duties and responsibilities of the position, please CLICK HERE for the complete Position Description.

About you

The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:

Qualifications in marketing, communications, public relations or event management or relevant experience in the field
Demonstrated understanding of processes involved in planning, promoting, and managing events
Demonstrated success in developing and implementing marketing and communication strategies
Experience and record of success in event management including event marketing and promotion
Effective organisational skills and ability to manage tasks with tight deadlines
Relevant experience in the research and evaluation of events and their performance
Highly developed interpersonal skills including a demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders and experience in working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders
An understanding of risk management procedures and methodologies as applied to events
Relevant experience in attracting and maintaining sponsors for events
Current C Class Drivers Licence

In addition, an ideal candidate would have an understanding of local government processes and a highly developed understanding of statistical data and its implementation in assessing the impact of events.

Salary and Benefits

If you are looking for a change of lifestyle, a new adventure, or to take the next step in your career, this is the role for you.

Between $1,549.78 and $1,734.01 per week, commensurate with your skills, qualifications and experience.
Permanent, Full-time, 35 hours per week
Ongoing learning and development opportunities
Mobile phone and laptop
Work/Life balance with a rostered day off every 2nd week

Please contact Shaun Elwood, Director of People and Places on 6354 9918 for further information.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON Sunday 5 May 2024 at 4pm AEST.

Please note: To be considered for this position, candidates must address all selection criteria. Those who do not address the selection criteria with examples will not be considered.

Applications generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI) may not be progressed in the recruitment process.

Preferred applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical, which includes a drug and alcohol screening and functional assessment. Preferred applicants may be subject to reference checks, driving history checks, qualification checks, a NSW Police Check, a Working with Children check and confirmation of your Right to Work in Australia.

You must be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or a permanent resident or have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.