Major Festivals and Events Officer

**Assist in the delivery of a wide range of community events**:

- **Temporary up to 14 months (parental leave relief)**:

- **Salary circa $75K p.a. + superannuation**

**About Us**

City of Ryde, just 12 kilometres from Sydney CBD, is a place of unique lifestyle and opportunity. It is home to an engaged and culturally diverse community of around 130,000 people, and a strong and growing Smart City economy including more than 13,000 local businesses, Macquarie Park, world-class hospitals, and a leading university. All balanced with beautiful bushland, riverfront parks, open spaces, and sport facilities.

Our council delivers a broad range of services, projects, programs, and events. We are actively committed to innovation, sustainability, resilience and providing exceptional customer experiences, and this relies on attracting and keeping great people. We offer a range of benefits, including flexible work arrangements, health and wellbeing programs, a learning and development program including study support, and a reward and recognition program.

**About the Role**

We have an exciting opportunity to join City of Ryde's Events Team on a temporary basis up to 14 months (parental leave relief)

As the Major Festivals and Events Officer you will provide high quality administration and organisational support across the Events section to assist in the implementation and delivery of a wide range of major festivals. This is an interesting and varied role in a fast paced and supportive team environment. These events include the Granny Smith Festival, Australia Day celebrations, Cork and Fork, Lunar New Year, Christmas celebrations and others. As part of this role you will be required to support events occurring in the evenings and on weekends as necessary.

**About You**

You have strong organisational and communication skills with an ability to effectively manage multiple aspects of event planning and delivery. Your excellent attention to detail helps in ensuring that every element runs smoothly. You bring a customer service mindset and possess adept problem-solving abilities, and are a great team worker.

In addition, you will also have:

- A recognised tertiary qualification in events/public relations and/or marketing, or have significant relevant work experience
- Well-developed written communications skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to converse confidently with a wide range of stakeholders including community groups, business associations, vendors and suppliers within the industry
- Current driver's licence preferred

Note: This is a child-related position and a current Working With Children Check is mandatory.

Your commencing salary will be **circa $75,000 + superannuation** with the actual level dependent on your experience and qualifications.

**Culture & Benefits**
- Free shuttle bus between the North Ryde Office and North Ryde Metro Station
- Commitment to providing opportunities for work/life balance
- Hybrid work from home and office arrangements available for eligible positions
- Flexibility regarding start and finish times to suit your lifestyle
- Work 37.5 hours and enjoy a rostered day off approx. every 3 weeks
- 3 extra grant days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday
- Various health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, skin checks, etc.)

**How to apply**

**Closing Date**: Sunday, 13 October 2024 at 11:30pm

If you would like to know more, please see the position description or contact Nakita Schumann-Mitchell on 0468 580 211 for a confidential discussion.

**City of Ryde is committed to Equal Employment and Child Safety