Project and Programme Officer

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Job Reference liverpoolcitycouncil/TP/694/2315

Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Permanent Full Time Salary: £36,581 - £41,177 Working Hours: 35 Location: Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool Closing Date: 01/11/2026 Job Category: Project Management Region / Division: Liverpool Business Unit: Strategy & Change

Job Introduction

Job title: Project and Programme Officer

A bit about us:

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.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

Liverpool City Council is on a significant transformation journey, and as a result, we are strengthening our Transformation Team and looking for a Project and Programme Officer on a permanent basis to help support and drive the successful delivery of our transformation portfolio.

Our Transformation Team is entering an ambitious new chapter, strengthening capability across programme delivery, project management, business change analysis, change management and portfolio management disciplines. This investment reflects our commitment to building a high-performing, multidisciplinary transformation function that supports the successful delivery of our transformation portfolio and helps create a centre of excellence for transformation, change and continuous improvement

This is a unique opportunity to join a team working at the heart of one of the UK’s most recognisable cities, helping to shape and deliver the Council’s transformation ambitions while improving outcomes for residents, communities and businesses across Liverpool.

The Role:

The Transformation Portfolio touches on all areas of Council activity. The Portfolio will improve our customer experience, transform our leisure provision across the city, support the improvement of outcomes for people needing social care, and help to facilitate the vision of making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring, and much more. We are working at the heart of this transformation and there has never been a more exciting time to join our team.   

• The role of Project and Programme Officer will support the successful delivery of transformation projects, programmes and portfolio activities, helping to ensure initiatives are effectively planned, managed and delivered in line with agreed objectives, timescales and governance requirements
• The Project and Programme Officer is responsible for maintaining project and programme documentation, supporting governance processes, monitoring risks, issues and actions, coordinating stakeholder engagement activities and providing practical support to delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle
• In the role of Project and Programme Officer, you will work closely with Project & Change Managers, Programme Managers, PMO colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation to support the delivery of transformation initiatives, provide management information and contribute to effective decision-making and programme governance
• Your demonstrable knowledge as a Project and Programme Officer will include project and programme support, governance, stakeholder engagement, risk and issue management, planning and administration, together with the