Bracknell Town Centre Events and Marketing Manager
We??re looking for an ambitious person who can manage the day-to-day activities of our busy town centre as well as help promote it, run fabulous and charming community events and work closely with other stakeholders.
Do you have lots of ideas and excellent organisational skills? Are you a good trouble-shooter with excellent customer service skills? Could you pull together large-scale community events from securing funding to planning and risk assessment to arranging photographers and booking performers? If so, we want to hear from you.
This is a unique post working closely with both our economic development and regeneration team and our communications and marketing team. Both teams are small, friendly, hard-working and dedicated. We display a ??can do?? attitude but aren??t frightened to challenge and try new things. We work with hundreds of staff as well as other groups and councillors daily. We often have to think on our feet within short deadlines; no day is ever the same!
Key... responsibilities...
?? Oversee and guide operational town centre management activities, working with various partners like The Lexicon, highways, the police, public health, and property owners.
?? Create and run events and activities to promote Bracknell town centre and encourage economic success and community cohesion.
?? Work closely with The Lexicon management team to plan and execute popular events and marketing campaigns.
?? Identify and implement improvements to make the town centre more appealing and address any visitor/ stakeholder concerns.
?? Manage the budget for town centre activities and secure sponsorship/ grant funding for activities, events and other costs associated with the post.
Our benefits include??
?? Generous annual leave of 28 days increasing to 33 days after 3 years?? service (pro rata for part time).
?? Annual leave purchase policy.
?? Opportunities for flexible and agile working, to support our employees?? work-life balance.
?? An inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks including sports and social clubs.
?? Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave.
?? Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
?? Local government pension scheme.
?? Life insurance cover (linked to the pension scheme).
?? A great office location next to travel links and the regenerated town centre.
?? Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees?? health and wellbeing.
?? Staff dental and health plans.
?? Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
?? Supermarket discount.
Interview date
Interviews will be held on 20th November, 2024.
Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.
We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.
Want to ask us a question?
For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact:
Alayna Razzell - Head of Communications and Marketing
Tel Number: 01344 352323
At Bracknell Forest we champion equality, diversity and inclusion. At Bracknell Forest Council, we are always learning, ambition and inclusive. Please see our candidate pack for more details.
We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.
Candidates currently residing in the UK who require sponsorship to work are encouraged to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) based on the relevant criteria. Please be aware that sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.
No agencies please
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