About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority at a pivotal moment in the development of our AI Programme. As a Junior Project Manager, you’ll help turn ambition into delivery by supporting a portfolio of AI‑enabled projects that explore, pilot, and embed artificial intelligence in a public‑sector context.

You’ll work across a range of projects and partners, helping to bring structure, momentum, and good governance to complex and evolving work. While this is not a technical role, you’ll work closely with technical specialists and will need to be comfortable understanding AI concepts well enough to challenge assumptions, surface risks, and support responsible decision‑making. A strong emphasis runs throughout the programme on ethical, transparent, and responsible use of AI.

This role is well suited to someone early in their project management career who enjoys working across sectors, thrives in ambiguity, and is motivated by delivering work that has real public value.

About the person

We’re looking for someone who is delivery‑driven, highly organised, and confident working in fast‑moving and sometimes ambiguous environments. You may already be working in a project support, programme support, or junior project management role and be ready to take on greater responsibility.

You’ll be an excellent organiser with strong written communication skills, able to produce clear reports, briefings, and documentation for a range of audiences. You’ll be comfortable working with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, and curious enough about AI and emerging technologies to engage critically with new ideas, without needing to be a technical expert.

Above all, you’ll bring a strong interest in how AI can be used responsibly and ethically in the public sector, alongside a collaborative mindset and a commitment to delivering meaningful outcomes.

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 application of how you meet the below key essential criteria.

The information you provide in your application will be used for shortlisting.

1) Track record of supporting or delivering projects in complex or fast‑moving environments, including maintaining plans, managing risks and dependencies, and supporting effective delivery and reporting.

2) Able to work confidently across multiple priorities and deliver work to short timescales, demonstrating an organised, proactive, and delivery‑focused approach.

3) Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing clear project documentation, reports, or briefings for a range of audiences, with attention to detail.

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

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 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. 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