Events Officer Markets

Job title: Events Officer (Leeds Markets)

Salary: SO1 £ 34,434 - £36,363

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Office based, Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday working. Leeds Market Office 37-42 New York Street, Leeds, LS2 7DT
. Hybrid working is available to work from home one day per week.

As an Events Officer at Leeds Market, you’ll thrive on organising events, working with local operators, community groups and a wide variety of partners to ensure the market is a destination for people visiting the city whilst generating income and footfall.

If you have a proven track record of creating and delivering successful event programs which reach a wider variety of audiences then we want to hear from you! You need to be self‑motivated, have good knowledge of social media promotion and be passionate about ensuring the long‑term success of Leeds Market and looking to make a difference to local businesses and the community.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

• leading on the development of a diverse range of events and activities to help attract existing and new audiences to visit the market.
• Linking in with city centre events to help raise the markets profile across the region and nationally.
• Enhancing the market as a tourist/cultural destination.
• promoting and build an annual events programme to achieve income targets, as well as promoting the event space/meeting room as venues for hire within the city.
• Working closely with our partners in Leeds City Council and other city centre businesses to showcase the market as more than a shopping destination.
• ensuring the events link in with the market strategy and vision and run side by side with the communications strategy and supports Leeds Ambitions.
• maintaining and ensure the application of financial accounting and budgeting systems in relation to income generation activity; to raise and progress orders in line with the Council’s Procurement Rules and to monitor day to day expenditure against budget allocations, producing regular reports to the Communications and Events Manager.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team here at Leeds Markets as we have a great opportunity for you to become our new Events Officer.

The market service has just set out its new five-year strategy with a strong focus on events that this role will lead on with support from the Communications and Events Manager. The market is evolving with some significant developments taking place. The completion of an £11 refurbishment of the historic block shops is due to complete by the end of 2026.

Planning permission is in place for a Hotel and gym on the George Street side of the market and in March 2026 a planning application was submitted for a food and beverage container village by STACK on part of the outdoor market.

Leeds Market is one of the most historic and iconic retail destinations within the city, supporting over 200 independent businesses and welcomes over 5 million visitors per year. We are looking for someone to help us look at new and exciting opportunities to develop our already well‑established events programme to ensure the market continues to be a destination for shoppers and independent businesses to trade from.

So, are you the person we are looking for?

The role is integral to the markets team as we are responsible for the upkeep of this grade 1 listed building. Ensuring it allows local independent businesses to thrive and is a welcome and safe space for the community it serves. The market service oversees both the indoor and outdoor market here in Leeds, plus street trading within the city centre, district markets in Otley and Pudsey as well as licencing private markets and car boots.

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional…