Oxford City Council Building a world class city for everyone Career Opportunity Job Title Job reference Service Area / Directorate Salary and Grade Contract Hours per week Location Sales & Events Assistant HR use only Community Services G4: £23,333 to £24,044 per annum - (pro rata for part time) Permanent 18 Work from home/ Oxford - Town Hall The role This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated person to join the team at the beautiful Grade II* Victorian Oxford Town Hall. The Sales & Events Assistant will support the sales and events team at our stunning Grade II* Victorian Oxford Town Hall in the heart of Oxford city centre. The venue hosts thousands of events a year from wedding and conferences to key civic events and Christmas parties. We are looking for an individual with previous administrative and customer service experience. You will be well organised, a good communicator with a good knowledge of computers and various software packages. We support flexible working. There is an expectation for you to work at least one day per week with the sales & events team in Oxford Town Hall, with flexible working options for the remaining hours. About us Oxford City Council prides itself on delivering high quality, cost effective public services. Oxford is a world class city and the Council has high aspirations for its services and employees. We are a multi-award winning Council and in May 2017 we were re-accredited at Gold level for Champion IiP status. Our other awards include the Institute of Revenues Rating & Valuation (IRRV) ‘Excellence in Innovation (General)’ winners 2017, Oxfordshire Environment Partnership (OEP) ‘Best Food Waste Reduction and Collection System’, and several ‘Team of the Year’ national and regional awards across our Service Areas. This builds on our previous success in achieving ‘Council of the Year’ in 2015. We are accredited with the Customer Service Excellence Quality Mark which helps us to ensure that the customer is always placed at the heart of everything we do. With over 700 staff dedicated to delivering the best service possible to our communities this is an exciting time to be working in Local Government. We focus on improving outcomes for local people and you might be surprised at the range and quality of the services we provide. We offer a fantastic range of staff benefits that include generous holiday (from 28 days a year plus bank holidays), local government pension scheme, subsidised leisure membership, discounted travel and flexible working in many roles. We offer well-defined opportunities through our learning and development programme. We also have an employee wellbeing programme, an employee assistance programme and support via our dedicated occupational health service. How to apply More information is available on the role profile document. Please read this document to ensure that you meet our requirements. More information about working for the Council, our values and vision, is available on our web site. Applications should be made via our online application system (no CVs please). For further information and how to apply online, please visit www.oxford.gov.uk If you are unable to access our website please call 01865 252848. Note: For roles that require a DBS Certificate (Enhanced and or Barred List check), candidates are required to supply their complete work history. Please ensure you explain any gaps in your work history. Coronavirus information: It is intended to conduct interviews via a video conferencing platform such as Zoom or Jitsi; please contact us if this is not an option for you. For most roles the successful applicant will be expected to work from home for the immediate future. They should ensure that they have reliable and secure wifi access; a suitable workspace and are prepared to undertake distance learning and training. Closing Date: Interview Date(s): 07 April 2022 Late applications will not be processed 26th, 27th and 28th April 2022 For an informal discussion about the post please contact Cath Poucher on 01865 252826 or email cpoucher@oxford.gov.uk We are an equal opportunity employer: We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the community we support. We have policies in place to ensure that every applicant and employee can flourish and succeed. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from BAME com