Town Centres Markets Officer

Are you ready to take your career to the next level… This is an exciting opportunity to Join the Medway Markets team.

We are currently recruiting for a Town Centres Markets Officer to be responsible for managing and supervising the day-to-day operational delivery of all Medway markets. Liaise with traders, stallholders and other key stakeholders, in line with the Medway Markets Policy, Markets Terms and Conditions.

Liaise with stakeholders in a way that promotes the One Medway Council Plan and embeds our values and behaviours.

Accountabilities and outcomes:

Arrive onsite to each market and implement the day-to-day operational delivery of all Medway markets, overseeing bookings and building working relationships with traders, ensuring emergency access is maintained throughout all market operations, and liaising with the relevant agencies as required.

Develop and direct the planning of all market layouts to ensure product balance, diversity and cohesion with all permanent and casual traders, continually sourcing new traders. Identify all Health and Safety guidelines are met, risk assessments are monitored with accident/incident reports written and escalated where necessary.

This includes that relevant market legislation, licensing conditions are met and monitored. Liaise effectively with key stakeholders, including Trading Standards, Environmental Health, and Safer Communities, to coordinate the enforcement of regulations and address any issues arising within the markets.

This involves ensuring compliance with relevant laws, promoting a safe and secure market environment, and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders to support the smooth operation of market activities.

The successful applicant will need to have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

The role will involve working regular weekends

Are you excited, we are too, apply now!

Interviews will be held on the 9 & 16 July.

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please e-mail Annette Lebreton on [email protected]

In return we offer you:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Generous local government pension scheme package
• Access to wider training and development qualifications
• Flexible working scheme
• Travel plan discounts
• Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
• Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
• Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
• The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.

Our organisation:

Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.

Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.

Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.

Important Information-

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile

Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement

Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction.

For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.

Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.

Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.