About the role

Permanent Part-time role (21 hours per week).

The role of Corporate Events Officer is positioned within the Corporate Communications department. The role provides effective day-to-day and strategic planning, development and implementation - including the delivery, marketing, communication and logistics - of a broad range of organisational events and civic celebrations. The purpose of the role is to deliver organisational and civic events through target events that raise the profile of Penrith Council and Penrith City.

Essential criteria

• Tertiary qualification in Event Management, Marketing or a related discipline. • Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing events, festivals, civic celebrations or organisational events. • Demonstrated experience developing and implementing an integrated marketing/communications campaign for an event. • Experience working across multiple stakeholders to deliver events, festivals, civic celebrations, or organisational events. • Financial experience i.e. budgets, sponsorships or grants. • Strong administration skills and PC skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishing and typing skills. • Current Class C Driver's Licence and own reliable transport.

Desirable criteria

• Experience implementing civic protocol. • Strong organisation, analytical, problem solving and communication skills (written and verbal). • An understanding of marketing / communications principles. • Experience working with and managing volunteers/voluntary organisations.

Commencing salary: $50.96 - $59.00 per hour, plus 12% Superannuation.

You will be required to undertake employment checks, which may include a Criminal History Check, Qualification Check, Working with Children Check, Medical Declaration and/or a Functional Test, as relevant to the position for which you have applied. Where a Criminal History Check is required and has returned a result that indicates disclosable court outcomes, you will be required to provide a copy of the report to Penrith City Council, for review, in order to progress through the recruitment process.

How to Apply

Visit careers.penrith.city to view the position description and to find out more information about employment with Penrith City Council. To submit your application, please apply online using the link below.

In addition to a cover letter and resume, applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to the selection criteria (listed above) as a part of their initial application. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.

Completed applications must be received by 11.55pm on the closing date. Please allow 4 weeks from the closing date for the processing of your application.

For further information about the position, please contact Andrew Farrell, Communications Coordinator, via email to [email protected]

Council is a Child Safe Organisation, for more information about this please see our website.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.

About us

At Penrith City Council, we’re passionate about people; in our community and in our workplace. We want you to be able to be your best self and we get that work is just one part of your life, so we’re here to support you in the moments that matter. As the winner of the 2020 Local Government Excellence in People and Culture Award and an Excellence Award winner in the 2020 Australian HR Awards, you can be confident in joining a workplace that offers truly outstanding benefits, including:

• A range of flexible work arrangements
• 18 weeks paid maternity leave
• Health and wellbeing leave
• 15 days personal leave
• Significant financial and leave support for undertaking further education
• Diverse salary packaging
• Free access to all Ripples venues
• And much, much more!

Penrith is a City with exciting city-shaping projects and programs unfolding right across the region. We’re looking for the best and brightest to join Council’s Communications, Digital, Design and Corporate Events Team to contribute to this work through engaging and dynamic communications, digital and events campaigns and strategies.

The department consists of a multi-disciplinary team of dedicated specialists that support the organisation's communications, digital, design and corporate and civic events needs. Collectively we deliver strategic communications campaigns, visual and online communications, media management, and corporate events - including civic, ceremonial and organisational events.