Hybrid Programme Support & Events Coordinator

West Sussex County Council; Bognor Regis; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

After 5 years: 28 days

Local government pension scheme

Opportunity to buy extra leave

Job summary

West Sussex County Council’s West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is seeking a Programme Support Assistant to join the Prevention team at Bognor Fire Station. You will support education and engagement programmes and assist operational crews with community work.

The role involves planning events, maintaining records, and building relationships with internal and external partners, with administrative duties across campaigns. Full-time, permanent role with some remote work and base-location attendance.

Qualifications

• BTEC Higher qualification or equivalent experience.
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and build productive working relationships.
• Strong IT skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with the ability to carry out word processing, data analysis, report writing, and maintain computer databases to a high standard.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills to assist with purchasing and budget monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support in the planning, development, and delivery of a variety of events.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with a wide and diverse range of people, including internal customers, team colleagues and external partners and organisations.
• Work to develop an in-depth understanding of one area of the Prevention Team, (e.g. Targeted Education, Safe and Well or Volunteers).
• Responsible for assisting operational crews, volunteers and others with events and campaigns. Including the arrangement of dates, sharing of information and distribution of resources and vehicles.
• Respond to a range of enquiries from customers, volunteers and operational crews, adjusting your communication style depending on the audience.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records, ensuring confidentiality of all individuals’ records.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Budget monitoring skills

Education

BTEC Higher qualification

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Databases

Job description

West Sussex County Council’s West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is seeking a Programme Support Assistant to join the Prevention team at Bognor Fire Station. You will support education and engagement programmes and assist operational crews with community work.

The role involves planning events, maintaining records, and building relationships with internal and external partners, with administrative duties across campaigns. Full-time, permanent role with some remote work and base-location attendance.