Place Assistant

South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership; Horncastle; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Benefits Platform (retail, holidays, &

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible Working

Agile Working

Car mileage reimbursement

Career progression opportunities

Long Service Recognition

Job summary

South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership (SELCP) is recruiting a Place Assistant on a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2027, with possible extension. You will support the Place Team in delivering place-based initiatives, destination marketing, business and community engagement, and events across the sub-region.

You will provide high-quality administrative and digital support, coordinating work across councils, local partners, community groups, and cultural programmes, including

Qualifications

• Highly organised and digitally confident with a passion for supporting communities.
• Experience delivering administrative and digital support across multiple partners.
• Ability to coordinate work across councils, partners, community groups and businesses.
• Flexible, adaptable and able to support events and place-based projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and financial support (raising orders, processing invoices, preparing agendas and reports).
• Help collect, organise and present data such as website analytics, footfall and engagement figures.
• Support business and community engagement, including forums, workshops and enquiries.
• Assist with planning and delivery of local events, festivals and place-based projects.
• Maintain and update websites, social media content and newsletters.
• Help deliver marketing materials and destination promotion campaigns.
• Work with partners, suppliers and community organisations to ensure smooth project delivery.

Skills

Organised

Digital confidence

Proactive

Administrative support

Data collection

Events support

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

We are recruiting for a Place Assistant to join East Lindsey District Council on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027 with possible extension to 31st March 2028.

Are you highly organised, digitally confident, and passionate about supporting communities, local places, and businesses? We’re looking for a proactive Place Assistant to join our dynamic Place Team and help deliver projects and activities that make our towns, communities, and visitor economy thrive.

As a Place Assistant, you’ll play an essential role in supporting the delivery of place-based initiatives, destination marketing, business and community engagement, and events.

You’ll provide high¿quality administrative and digital support, helping to coordinate work across councils, local partners, community groups, businesses, and—at times—arts and cultural programmes, including activity linked to National Portfolio Organisation (StoryTellers).

No two days will be the same—one day you may be handling digital content for a visitor campaign, and the next you might be supporting the delivery of a local event.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing day¿to¿day administrative and financial support (raising orders, processing invoices, preparing agendas and reports)
• Helping collect, organise and present data such as website analytics, footfall and engagement figures
• Supporting business and community engagement, including forums, workshops and enquiries
• Assisting with planning and delivery of local events, festivals and place¿based projects
• Maintaining and updating websites, social media content and newsletters
• Helping deliver marketing materials and destination promotion campaigns
• Working with partners, suppliers, and community organisations to ensure smooth project delivery

This position is a shared role within the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership (SELCP) and forms part of the S113 agreement between the participating partnership Councils in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement 1st October 2021.

BENEFITS:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, enjoy peace of mind with generous employer contributions to a scheme designed to provide long-term financial security after your working life
• Generous annual leave scheme +option to buy more
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Benefits Platform including retail, holiday, and leisure discounts
• Cycle to work scheme*
• Flu Jabs
• Free Eye Test voucher for regular screen users
• Flexible Working Policy
• Agile Working Policy*
• Car mileage reimbursement*

Excellent career progression and training opportunities

Long Service Recognition*

Salary sacrifice car scheme roles over 33k*

*Certain restrictions may apply

ABOUT US:

Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council have formed the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. The largest Council Partnership in the country. Since October 2021, the Partnership Councils have been working closely to deliver improved services to the communities in the sub-region and already there have been many positive outcomes.

Over time, it is envisaged that services will become formally shared across the three Councils creating the opportunity for colleagues to be involved in new and innovate areas of work.

The Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to ensuring all recruitment processes are non-discriminatory and that no potential or current employee is treated unfairly. Find out more about our Equal opportunities on our website

The Council reserves the right to change the closing date, depending on application numbers. Interviews may be arranged virtually/ in person when suitable candidates apply which may be prior to the closing date.