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Venue Hire and Event Coordinator
Job No:
CN3034
Location:
Newcastle
- Work within some of Newcastle's most iconic venues!
- Varied shifts to cover days, nights and weekends
City of Newcastle (CN) is currently seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Venue Hire and Event Coordinator to join our Civic Services team on a casual basis.
The focus of this position is to support the venues team and work closely with clients to coordinate quality experiences across our venues for hire including City Hall, Fort Scratchley, and Civic Theatre.
Drawing upon your experience in a similar role, you will be a main contact and liaison for assigned clients and will manage all aspects of client engagement throughout the event booking, planning and delivery process. You will also demonstrate experience within the financial administration and operational management of all bookings including quotes, licences, contracts, supplier liaison and reconciliation.
What’s it like working at the City of Newcastle?
We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city. We are proud to deliver services valued by our community. People come first at the City of Newcastle, which means providing employees with meaningful work and capacity for work life balance. As a large local organisation, CN offers opportunity to develop in your current role, grow into future opportunities and reach your full potential.
Our organisation’s values are Cooperation, Respect, Excellence and Wellbeing which are underpinned by our behaviours of courage, trust, and pride. Together, our values and behaviours support our decision making, our day-to-day interactions and everything we do.
We value diversity of thought, and we focus on equity in the workplace. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace culture where everyone feels respected, safe, and valued so they can be themselves and fully contribute their opinions and perspectives to the success of the organisation.
Interested to know more?
Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.
Our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs.
CN proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity and inclusion to represent the community of our Local Government Area. All candidates will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.
We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected. People from diverse backgrounds (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, and veterans) are encouraged to apply!
If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact recruit@ncc.nsw.gov.au for a confidential discussion.
You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.
Application Closing Date: Sunday 4 December 2022.
Remuneration: Casual hourly rate of $50.72 (plus 10.5% superannuation).
Contact: Samantha Bullen – Venues and Visitor Services Manager – 02 4974 2164.
CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.
At CN we understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our organisation and highly encourage veterans to apply for suitable roles.