Eurovision jobcentres are to open across the Liverpool City Region (LCR) as part of efforts to fill more than 5,000 roles expected to be created by the massive event.
The song contest will be taking place in Liverpool in May after the city won the competition to host the show following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The competition would have traditionally taken place in Ukraine as the previous year’s winners were it not for the ongoing war. Suzanne Mallon, of Jobcentre Plus Merseyside, told the ECHO all the LCR’s six districts of Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and St Helens, will have a “pop-up” Eurovision jobcentre for anyone looking to work in the run-up to the event or during the “three week Eurovision events period”.
Liverpool will have a Eurovision jobcentre in the city centre, and two Eurovision jobs fairs will also be taking place. The ECHO previously reported how recruitment had started earlier in December, with Liverpool City Council advertising to find the right candidates for roles including community arts funding officer, producer, and project support assistant.
