Fixed Term for 18 Months

Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024.

We are an Accredited employer under the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter, demonstrating that we are committed to the principle of fair employment and we are dedicated to providing a healthy, fair, inclusive and just workplace.

Come join us and be part of our success.

Are you looking for a role where you can have a direct impact on modernising and developing how we work and how we interact with our customers? If so, this may be the job for you.

We are looking for a Service Lead who will be responsible for navigating complex challenges whilst maintaining effective governance structures, and driving change at pace whilst fostering a high-performance culture across Exchequer Services

You will lead on complex service change initiatives from end-to-end, owning the detailed planning and leading the design, implementation and transition through to Business as Usual.

To enable success, you will collaborate effectively across the full range of Exchequer Services as well as with other teams across the Council and third party organisations. Effectively communicating and engaging with others will be a key requirement of this role.

Internal applicants can apply as a secondment opportunity, but you must have your managers approval.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We welcome applications from residents and beyond, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

See the benefits of working for Knowsley MBC https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/yes.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Lee Morgan at lee.morgan@knowsley.gov.uk  /  07825145074 or alternatively Darren Nickson at Darren.nickson@knowsley.gov.uk / 07385499003

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.