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Senior Marketing Officer (Events)
G07
Corporate Communications &
Marketing
Corporate Communications and
Marketing Manager
Post Ref. No.:
Location:
Directorate:
Responsible for:
(Staff)
SL0072
Bodlondeb, Conwy
Directorate of
Economy and Place
Event Assistants
Job Purpose
Assisting or leading the organisation, co-ordination and delivery of events; focussing on events
which under-pin the work of the Authority. Working in partnership with the community and
business groups, Council services, and other public bodies to achieve this.
Duties and Responsibilities - Job Specific
1. Lead as part of the broader Corporate Communications and Marketing Services
section in delivering an events management service.
2. Provide technical assistance to events and event organisers, both internally and
externally.
3. Manage the resources including budgets in partnership with the Corporate
Communications and Marketing Manager to deliver the above service.
4. Supervise Event Assistants and operatives to ensure the events run smoothly and that
safety of attendees is maintained.
5. Maintain a schedule of future events with which the Corporate Communications and
Marketing Manager and section is engaged, to support the effective use of resources.
6. Work with colleagues as appropriate to market and promote events.
7. Liaise and develop partnerships with external bodies as requested by the Corporate
Communications and Marketing Manager in order to effectively co-ordinate service
delivery and to maximise value to the County of events delivered by third parties.
8. Develop effective administrative procedures ensuring such processes are in harmony
with those employed throughout the Authority.
9. While your primary place of work will be at the Department in Bodlondeb, your duties
will take you out of the office to visit various establishments.
Duties and Responsibilities - Corporate
1. To be responsible for establishing good working relationships both internally and
externally.
2. Compliance with the Authority’s Policies and Procedures and to make known to Senior
Officers any areas which are not adequately covered.
3. To participate actively in supporting the Authority’s principles and practices of equality
of opportunity as laid down within the Equal Opportunities Policy.
4. To be responsible for the application of Health & Safety practices within the daily
operations, sharing a common responsibility for Health & Safety across the
department, directorate and Authority as a whole.
5. Employees will be required to give certain information relating to themselves in order
that the Authority may properly carry out its duties, rights and obligations as an
employer. The Authority will process and control such data principally for personnel,
administrative and payroll purposes.
6. As a term of your employment and in order to maintain effective departmental
operations, you may be required to undertake any other reasonable task,
commensurate with your grade, as determined by your Line Manager or Head of
Service.
Review Date/Right to Vary
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. The Authority reserves
the right, after appropriate consultation with you, to vary your duties and responsibilities within
the parameters of your grade and occupational competence in order to respond to changes in
the needs of the service.
Signed by: …………………………………………. Date: ……………………………..
Employee’s Name and Signature
Approved by
Head of Service: ………………………………….. Date: ……………………………..
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Post:
Senior Marketing Officer (Events)
Factor
Date:
Requirements
February 2014
How
Identified
Rank
E- Essential
D – Desirable
A-Advantageous
Proven experience in a project based /
events environment
AF, V, R
E
Knowledge of Health and Safety
legislation and Licensing issues
AF, V, R
E
Broad based IT skills
AF, V, R
E
Team player and good networker
externally
AF, V, R
E
An appropriate academic or
professional qualification to degree
standard or equivalent
AF, V, R
E
Ability to converse through the medium
of Welsh
I, R
A
Supervision &
Management
Ability to supervise Event Assistants
across a number of multi disciplinary
corporate events
AF, I, V, R
E
Ability to develop new ideas and
provide creative solutions to making
events attractive and appealing
AF, I, V, R
E
Creativity &
Innovation
Strong presentation and negotiating
skills
AF, V, R
E
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
AF, V, R
E
Ability to persuade and influence
I, V, R
E
Knowledge
& Skills
Contacts &
Relationships
Decisions/
Recommendations
Ability to recommend improvements to
events and grant support
AF, V, R
D
Ability to manage and co-ordinate
resources required to safely manage
events
AF, V, R
E
Resources
Physical
Demands
Ability to travel throughout the County I, V, R
and North Wales when required
Please Note: In order to be shortlisted for this post you will need to demonstrate that you meet
all the criteria ranked as E - Essential.
Identification of the requirements will be through the Application Form (AF), Interview (I), Test
at interview (T), Presentation at interview (P), Verification (V) or through a Reference (R)
E