Wirral Council is a place where you can genuinely make a difference, guided by strong organisational values that shape everything we do. Our values—ambitious, professional, resident‑focused and accountable—act as our organisational DNA, influencing how we work, lead and support one another every day. We take pride in delivering great services, acting with integrity, building positive relationships, and always putting residents first, creating a supportive and inclusive culture where everyone can “be the best we can be”. With our beautiful surroundings, ambitious future plans, and a commitment to empowering staff to #BeTheDifference, Wirral Council offers an inspiring environment to grow your career and make a lasting impact.

World Heritage Project Officer

Birkenhead Park - one of the world's most influential public parks and the inspiration behind New York's Central Park is entering an exciting period of development. Wirral Council is seeking a highly motivated and skilled World Heritage & Projects Officer to play a key role in progressing the park's nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Site status and supporting major externally funded heritage projects. This is a rare opportunity to help shape the long-term future of one of the UK¿s most important historic landscapes, working alongside national and international bodies including UNESCO, ICOMOS, DCMS, Historic England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund

About the role:

As the World Heritage & Projects Officer, you will:

• Support the delivery of Birkenhead Park's UNESCO nomination and related strategic initiatives.
• Lead and coordinate community and stakeholder engagement to inform project development.
• Work with the World Heritage Steering Group, advisory committees, and external partners. Assist in developing, managing and delivering multimillion-pound heritage and conservation projects.
• Represent the Parks & Countryside Service at meetings, workshops, and engagement events. Support procurement, reporting, consultation activities, and project planning.
• Help ensure that Birkenhead Park continues to thrive as a well-loved, well used and nationally recognised heritage landscape.
• This role offers a unique blend of heritage project support, public engagement, and partnership working.

About the candidate:

We are looking for someone who can bring enthusiasm, creativity and strong organisational skills to a high-profile heritage environment.

You will have:

A degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area along with excellent communication skills, and the confidence to engage communities, stakeholders, and professional partners.

Experience delivering or supporting large-scale projects or campaigns with strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines as well as a passion for heritage, conservation, and public engagement.

Experience of working on UNESCO programmes, heritage funding bids, or within historic landscapes is desirable but not essential.

Interviews to be held on Monday 18^th May 2026.

If you wish to discuss this role or require further information, please contact Darran Marquiss, Assistant Senior Manager on email  darranmarquiss@wirral.gov.uk

Please be advised it is our understanding that this role does not meet the requirements of a skilled worker visa as set out by UK Visa and Immigration  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations-and-codes . For details regarding the salary of a skilled worker visa please visit Home Office:  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list

If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on info@involvenorthwest.org.uk or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.

If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, enrolment into the local government pension scheme (an excellent defined benefit scheme), immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

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