Regional Convening Lead in Liverpool

Across the Liverpool City Region, people are developing new ways to improve public services and achieve better outcomes for residents. We know that great ideas already exist in our councils, health services, community organisations, policing, fire and wider partnerships. The challenge is helping those ideas travel, grow and become part of everyday practice. You will work alongside leaders, practitioners and partners to identify effective innovation, build strong relationships, bring people together around shared challenges and help organisations learn from one another. You will help them to create the conditions for learning, collaboration and practical change, ensuring that successful approaches can be embedded and scaled across the City Region. You will also play a key role in delivering priorities agreed by local partners and strengthening our growing communities of practice and learning networks.

About the person

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate experience of public service innovation, transformation or improvement, excellent relationship-building and facilitation skills, and the ability to turn learning into practical action. Most importantly, you will share our belief that by working together differently, we can improve lives and create better public services for the people of the Liverpool City Region. Join us and help build a city region that learns together, improves together and delivers lasting change.

If you think you match the job description, and our values, please ensure that you provide clear examples and evidence in your application of how you meet the below key essential criteria. The information you provide in your application will be used for shortlisting.

• Significant experience of delivering public service innovation, transformation or improvement within or across public sector organisations, with demonstrable experience of working across organisational and sector boundaries, including local government, health, policing, VCFSE and related partners.
• Deep understanding of public service delivery and reform, including the realities of frontline practice.
• Understanding of how learning and capability building can be embedded within organisations and systems.

Please highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV.

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Regional Convening Lead to join the pioneering Office for Public Service Innovation for a 12-month fixed-term role. This is a foundational opportunity to help shape how innovation spreads across one of the UK's most ambitious city regions. The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year. The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

Staff benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
• Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner
• Flexible and hybrid working
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service
• Automatic enrolment to our Westfield Health Programme
• Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non-job-related learning

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are care experienced (whether through foster care, residential care, supported living, kinship care, live-in care, home care or adoption), are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities. To be considered under one of these schemes, you must indicate your eligibility in the relevant section of the application form. In addition, you must clearly demonstrate in your application how you meet the key essential criteria listed above. Please highlight how you meet the remaining essential criteria outlined in the person specification within your CV. Applications that do not include this evidence will not be considered under the guaranteed interview schemes.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position.