Events Coordinator

Events Coordinator

Post No

10680

Salary

Starting from £14,985.48 to £15,972.48 per annum

Scale / Band

Grade 3

Hours

21 hours per week

Place of work

Commerce Way, Lancing, occasional working from home, on-site

Closing date

10th June 2026 at 23:55 pm

Interviews

TBC

Are you passionate about bringing outdoor spaces to life? Adur & Worthing Councils are looking for a proactive and organized Events Coordinator to help manage our vibrant calendar of events and markets.

As the Events Coordinator, you will provide vital administrative and occasional on-site support to the Events Manager. Working on a diverse program of outdoor events and markets across Adur and Worthing, tasks include processing initial applications, coordinating permissions and handling financial administration such as invoicing and raising purchase orders using the Council's finance software. Acting as a key liaison between council departments and external partners, on occasion you may be required to work flexibly, attending events in person to ensure successful delivery.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard DBS clearance.

If you have any questions or would like to know more about the job, please contact Events Manager - Lauren West via email, lauren.west@adur-worthing.gov.uk

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview.

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees. This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement

• Local Government Pension

• Training & development

• Occupational Health

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Employee resource groups/networks

• Buddy Support Programme

• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.

Fair, Green & Local - Please see link below to our corporate plan with our key priorities for Adur and Worthing (2025-2028):

https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/fair-green-and-local/