Events Officer

CBC Staff; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

CBC Staff in Cairns is seeking a part-time Events Officer to help bring civic and community events to life across the region. You’ll support planning, coordination and delivery of diverse events, working with a collaborative team.

This long-term temporary role offers 22.5 hours per week across three days, with flexibility and opportunities to engage with stakeholders, suppliers and local groups to create memorable community occasions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in event management, marketing or community engagement.
• Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and customer service abilities.
• Confidence working with a range of stakeholders, including senior executives and community representatives.
• A proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused approach.
• A current C Class Driver Licence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and delivering community and civic events from planning through to pack down.
• Managing event logistics, suppliers and stakeholder relationships.
• Supporting event promotions and community engagement initiatives.
• Working closely with internal teams, community groups and external partners.
• Assisting with event administration, reporting and event-related communications.
• Contributing to events that create positive outcomes for the local community.

Skills

Event management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Customer service

Senior stakeholder engagement

C Class Driver Licence

Job description

Bring events to life across Cairns in this part-time Events Officer role. Long-term opportunity with a collaborative team. Bring Cairns’ Community Events to Life.

Love the excitement of event day? Enjoy juggling multiple projects, working with a variety of stakeholders, and seeing months of planning come together in a memorable community event?

We’re partnering with a local government organisation to recruit an experienced Events Officer for a long-term temporary engagement. This part-time opportunity offers the chance to join a high-performing team responsible for delivering a diverse calendar of civic and community events that make a real impact across the region.

The Opportunity:

Working within a collaborative communications and engagement team, you’ll support the planning, coordination and delivery of a wide range of events. No two weeks will look the same, with everything from formal civic functions and community celebrations through to stakeholder engagement activities and special events.

This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can confidently manage competing priorities, and enjoys being both behind the scenes and front-and-centre when required.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating and delivering community and civic events from planning through to pack down
• Managing event logistics, suppliers and stakeholder relationships
• Supporting event promotions and community engagement initiatives
• Working closely with internal teams, community groups and external partners
• Assisting with event administration, reporting and event-related communications
• Contributing to events that create positive outcomes for the local community

About You:

We’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running and bring previous events experience to the team. You will ideally have:

• Demonstrated experience in event management, marketing or community engagement
• Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication and customer service abilities
• Confidence working with a range of stakeholders, including senior executives and community representatives
• A proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused approach
• A current C Class Driver Licence

Local government experience will be highly regarded but is not essential.

What’s On Offer:

• Long-term temporary engagement through to July 2027
• Part-time hours | 22.5 hours per week across 3 days
• Flexibility on working days
• Opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of community and civic events
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Valuable local government experience

To ensure compliance with Australian employment law, this role is only open to candidates who possess either the right to work in Australia, permanent residency, citizenship status or visa status.

• Long-term temporary engagement through to July 2027
• Part-time hours, flexibility for working days