Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications. 

This position will be fixed-term until 31st August 2026, with the potential to be made 
permanent, should funding be confirmed.

About the Role

We’re looking for 5 x Careers & Skills Officers to support the Careers Hub in its delivery of careers and skills education across the city region. 

The successful applicant will need to be a highly motivated and committed individual.  You will need to have strong stakeholder engagement, project management and collaboration skills to support both education and business establishments to ensure that every young person in the city region has a meaningful and impactful careers programme enabling them to find their best next step. 

Liverpool City Region Careers Hub supports 147 secondary schools and colleges across the Region to ensure that every young person receives outstanding, relevant careers education. 

Funded by The Careers & Enterprise Company, the national body for careers education in England, and in partnership with LCR Combined Authority, we bring together education, training providers, businesses, and careers professionals to improve how we prepare young people for their next steps.

This role will support the wider Careers Hub team to engage with schools, colleges, training providers and employers to improve careers education and secure better outcomes for Liverpool City Region young people.  You will implement and develop the Careers Impact System with specific responsibility for continuous improvement and quality assurance and deliver key projects to maximise impact and outcomes.  

About the person

We’re looking for people who will play a central role in the Liverpool City Region Careers Hub - people with the passion and drive to help deliver its strategic vision alongside the Strategic Lead as part of a high-performing team.

The ideal candidates will have a strong background in stakeholder engagement, with proven experience in planning and delivering programmes or projects, and communicating effectively with a range of audiences. They will also have a track record of building meaningful relationships with business leaders, along with a solid understanding of school environments, the challenges they face in delivering careers education, and the wider context of careers provision and corporate social responsibility.

Required skills and knowledge: 

• •‍ Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• •‍ Excellent people skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships and key stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• •‍ Dynamic and a creative problem solver who can deliver new ways of working and adapt quickly to the needs of different stakeholders.
• •‍ Excellent planning and organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines, multitask, and manage time effectively.
• •‍ High level of ICT skills and experience working with databases/CRM systems and spreadsheets.
• •‍ To be self-sufficient in the use of MS Office applications, in particular Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• •‍ The ability to work strategically as part of a team and use initiative.
• •‍ A commitment to the LCR and an understanding of its stakeholders.
• •‍ An ability to demonstrate our core values, including a commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
• •‍ Experience of contributing within a high-performance culture.

If you think you match the job description, and our values, then click on the link to apply.

Please ensure that you provide clear examples and evidence in your personal statement of how you meet the below key essential criteria. The information you provide in your personal statement will be used for shortlisting.

•‍ Relevant professional experience in a delivery-focused role - such as within education, business, the public sector, or another related field, with a proven experience of working with stakeholders, relationship management and the ability to maintain partnerships to achieve meaningful and measurable outcomes.

•‍ Dynamic and creative problem solver who can deliver new ways of working and adapt quickly to the needs of different stakeholders.

•‍ Excellent people skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships and key stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Other information:

The successful candidates will be required to undertake a DBS check.

About the organisation

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 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 personal statement how you meet all the key essential criteria listed above, and 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. Please note that this role is unlikely to meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa