Public Events & Compliance Officer (Hybrid)

Canterbury City Council; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous leave allowance

Public sector pension

Training & development

Discounts for employees

Park & Ride / cycle scheme

Employee wellbeing program

Job summary

Canterbury City Council is seeking an Events Officer to coordinate how community, charity, and commercial events are planned and approved for council-owned spaces. The role acts as a central contact for event applications, guiding organisers through council processes and coordinating input from multiple departments.

You will manage a varied portfolio of applications, identify risks, and ensure compliance with safety and legal requirements, while supporting occasional direct event delivery when

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of Outdoor Event Management and health and safety.
• Familiarity with the Purple Guide and industry standards for event planning.
• Strong IT skills to enable management of multiple systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Support community groups, charities and commercial organisers to holdsafe andwell managed events on council owned public open spaces.
• Provide advice and guidance to event organisers on industry best practice, event safety management and relevant legislative requirements.
• Coordinate consultation and approval processes across council departments and partner agencies, including emergency planning and Safety Advisory Group representatives where appropriate.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with event organisers, residents, businesses, council services and partner organisations.
• Identify potential safety, operational, environmental and reputational risks and work collaboratively with partners to agree suitable mitigations. Maintaining accurate records and manage a diverse caseload of events, ensuring deadlines and statutory requirements are met.
• Manage event applications from initial enquiry through to approval, ensuring organisers provide all required information within agreed timescales.
• Review event management documentation, including risk assessments, site plans, traffic management proposals and operational plans, ensuring applications meet required standards.
• There will be the opportunity to occasionally support the council in directeventdelivery and event management.

Skills

Outdoor Event Management

Health & Safety

IT skills

Risk assessment

Tools

Purple Guide

Job description

Canterbury City Council is seeking an Events Officer to coordinate how community, charity, and commercial events are planned and approved for council-owned spaces. The role acts as a central contact for event applications, guiding organisers through council processes and coordinating input from multiple departments.

You will manage a varied portfolio of applications, identify risks, and ensure compliance with safety and legal requirements, while supporting occasional direct event delivery when