Programme and Accountable Body Lead in Liverpool

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

The role: Four areas of Liverpool have secured £20m funding over ten years as part of government’s Pride in Place Programme (PiP). This unique initiative will be community and resident led and will involve working closely with the local MPs and elected members. The objectives are to build stronger communities, create thriving places and to empower people to take back control. We are looking for a lead officer with programme management and/or neighbourhoods experience to lead and oversee the delivery of the four Pride in Place Programmes in Liverpool, ensuring it achieves its objectives as set by Government to improve local pride, community cohesion, and place-based regeneration.

The Programme and Accountable Body lead will oversee planning, coordination, stakeholder engagement, and performance monitoring across four programmes of £20m each including assurance on a portfolio of projects that enhance the quality of life and improved outcomes for local people and civic pride.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a long‑term programme that will make a real difference in local communities, managing a small team of on the ground Programme Managers and working alongside MPs, elected members and communities.

A degree qualified (or equivalently experienced) professional with demonstrable experience in programme or project management within the public sector, regeneration, or community development and a strong understanding, experience of and commitment to place-based approaches and community engagement including extensive experience of managing complex stakeholder relationships and full project lifecycle delivery.

Experience of managing complex design and delivery plans including ensuring that grant conditions are complied with and ensuring that effective community engagement contributes to the design and delivery mechanisms and ensuring all appropriate accountable body systems and processes are set up to support the boards with legal, finance and procurements which may be required including grant funding arrangements.

Someone experienced in developing community boards or similar, to produce long‑term plans and lead succession planning for each area, who will be able to work alongside Pride in Place Boards to consider long term arrangements for the programme and aspirations to move to an independent status for individual areas.

A person who has experience in managing significant budgets and can demonstrate skills in enabling effective Board governance and decision making and reporting to all relevant funding bodies/relevant parties including LCC and Central Government.

• At least 31 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 35 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) – option to purchase further days
• Agile working (role dependent) – a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression – opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing – offer including Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under‑represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.