Assistant Group Manager (Events) - GLA16096


Company:	GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION
Salary:	£57,637.20 to £66,549.11 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Glasgow, G40 3AP
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	8 Nov 2026

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Summary

Job Description

A rare opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for an Assistant Group Manager (Events) to join our Events Team.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

Position Details

Based within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability, the Assistant Group Manager (Events) will be responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of service provision in terms of events, Including the co-ordination of roads, cleansing and parks services.

This is a critical role which involves management of a core team of officers, permission to use the City Parks and Open Spaces and the governance of the associated conditions. The role brings access to major events such as the upcoming EUROs 2028 event but also those annual events held across the City parks. You will bring your expertise to the decision making process around permitting events, attracting new events and to support delivery of safe, successful events of all scales.

Reporting to the Group Manager, the postholder will be responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of service provision in terms of events. You will oversee deployment of operational resources to ensure the appropriate prioritisation of services and manage the “Permission to Use” process allowing events and activities to take place in parks and open spaces. The role will involve engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and partners in relation to events and city services issues across the City and managing the associated conditions to ensure safe delivery of the event and minimal impact to the local communities.

You will be required to implement and monitor Health and Safety compliance with regulations within the area of responsibility and be able to provide detailed and concise reports. This will involve monitoring and controlling allocated event budgets and identifying opportunities for improving service efficiency and effectiveness.

You should be able to communicate effectively across a range of staff, stakeholders and customers, with a particular focus on community engagement and lead, motivate and develop staff.

You should have an HND or equivalent in an appropriate discipline such as Events Management and Health and Safety training. It is desirable for you to have a degree or be working towards a degree relevant to the post. You also require a full, current, UK driving licence.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

Contract Details

Weekly Hours: 35 per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Friday

Annual Salary: £57,544.02 - £65,789.52

The total pay shown above (including allowances where applicable) reflects the future total pay position for this post under the Council’s new Pay and Grading Structure, due to be implemented from 4 April 2027.

If appointment takes place before that date, a higher current total pay of £57,637.20 - £66,549.11 (inclusive of £2,249 for non-standard working), will apply until 3 April 2027 only.

Further information will be provided to candidates during the recruitment process.

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package.

These include 182 hours paid annual leave (the equivalent of 26 days for a Monday – Friday worker), rising to 203 hours (29 days) after 5 years’ service, as well as an additional 12.5 days paid public holidays each year.

Details of some other staff benefits, including our contributory pension scheme, can be found

here. Whilst details of our conditions of service and policies are available

here.

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link:

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Application Packs

We want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054.

If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.

Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

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