Place Assistant

Details

Council

East Lindsey District Council

Contract Type

Fixed Term Contract

Contract Duration (Fixed Term)

31st March 2027

Full Time/Part Time

Full time

Job Category

Administration

Hours

37

Location

Horncastle, Spalding, Boston

Salary Range

£26,016 - £28,153 per annum

Posted Date

05/10/2026

Closing Date

19/10/2026

Ref No

10164

Job Advert

We are recruiting for a Place Assistant to join East Lindsey District Council on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027 with possible extension to 31st March 2028.

Are you highly organised, digitally confident, and passionate about supporting communities, local places, and businesses? We’re looking for a proactive Place Assistant to join our dynamic Place Team and help deliver projects and activities that make our towns, communities, and visitor economy thrive.

As a Place Assistant, you’ll play an essential role in supporting the delivery of place-based initiatives, destination marketing, business and community engagement, and events.

You’ll provide high quality administrative and digital support, helping to coordinate work across councils, local partners, community groups, businesses, and—at times—arts and cultural programmes, including activity linked to National Portfolio Organisation (StoryTellers).

No two days will be the same—one day you may be handling digital content for a visitor campaign, and the next you might be supporting the delivery of a local event.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing day to day administrative and financial support (raising orders, processing invoices, preparing agendas and reports)
• Helping collect, organise and present data such as website analytics, footfall and engagement figures
• Supporting business and community engagement, including forums, workshops and enquiries
• Assisting with planning and delivery of local events, festivals and place based projects
• Maintaining and updating websites, social media content and newsletters
• Helping deliver marketing materials and destination promotion campaigns
• Working with partners, suppliers, and community organisations to ensure smooth project delivery

This position is a shared role within the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership (SELCP) and forms part of the S113 agreement between the participating partnership Councils in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement 1st October 2021.

BENEFITS: We offer excellent terms and conditions of employment including:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, enjoy peace of mind with generous employer contributions to a scheme designed to provide long-term financial security after your working life

• Generous annual leave scheme +option to buy more

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Employee Benefits Platform including retail, holiday, and leisure discounts

• Cycle to work scheme*

• Flu Jabs

• Free Eye Test voucher for regular screen users

• Flexible Working Policy

• Agile Working Policy*

• Car mileage reimbursement*

• Excellent career progression and training opportunities

• Long Service Recognition*

• Salary sacrifice car scheme roles over 33k*

• Certain restrictions may apply

ABOUT US: Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council have formed the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. The largest Council Partnership in the country. Since October 2021, the Partnership Councils have been working closely to deliver improved services to the communities in the sub-region and already there have been many positive outcomes.

Over time, it is envisaged that services will become formally shared across the three Councils creating the opportunity for colleagues to be involved in new and innovate areas of work.

The Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to ensuring all recruitment processes are non-discriminatory and that no potential or current employee is treated unfairly. Find out more about our Equal opportunities on our website

The Council reserves the right to change the closing date, depending on application numbers. Interviews may be arranged virtually/ in person when suitable candidates apply which may be prior to the closing date.