Assurance Manager

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; Grimsby; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous holidays 29 to 34 days

Hybrid working

Travel card allowance

Learning and professional development

Job summary

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is recruiting an Assurance Manager to join the Portfolio Management Office, helping ensure contracted outputs and benefits are delivered. You will support a range of projects across transport, regeneration, housing, skills, energy and environment while providing guidance on funding regulations and performance monitoring.

You will work with project managers across the City Region, ensuring outputs realise benefits and adhere to funding rules, with a focus

Qualifications

• Experience of successful project assurance and compliance.
• Ability to manage governance and control across complex programmes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide assurance, governance and compliance across projects and programmes.
• Monitor outputs, outcomes and benefits delivery for City Region initiatives.
• Advise on grant funding regulations and mitigation measures when needed.
• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to keep delivery on track.

Skills

Project assurance

Governance

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Job description

To help make Liverpool City region the best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business – where no-one is left behind

• Employer: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week.
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 02/11/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: RES/26/347557

About the Role

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is entering an exciting period of growth and transformation. Through devolution, we are taking on new powers, responsibilities and opportunities to improve outcomes for our communities, businesses and residents.

As our remit continues to expand, so too does the scale and complexity of the projects required to support delivery of our ambitions. We are therefore looking for talented Assurance Managers to join our Portfolio Management Office and help ensure that contracted outputs, outcomes and benefits to the Liverpool City Region are delivered.

As an Assurance Manager for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority you will contribute to the successful delivery of a diverse range of projects and programmes including Transport, Regeneration, Housing, Skills, Energy & Environment and Culture.

Working collaboratively with project managers across the City Region, you will be their key contact, providing support ranging from offering advice and guidance on grant funding regulations to regularly monitoring performance to ensure that project delivery remains on track, and advising on mitigation measures if the need arises.

You will support projects to ensure that any outputs and outcomes that will benefit the City Region are realised and funding rules and regulations are adhered to.

About the person

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience of successful project assurance and compliance.
• Is comfortable working with a broad range of stakeholders and building collaborative relationships.
• Can manage competing priorities whilst maintaining strong governance and control.
• Can bring structure, organisation and momentum to complex work.

1) Project Management and & Control: Evidence of project management and project control techniques including financial analysis, project planning, appraisal, change control, finance, risk management and evaluation.

2) Analytical and problem-solving skills: Evidence of Good analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong focus on detail and accuracy.

3) Stakeholder Collaboration and Influencing: Evidence of building productive relationships and working collaboratively across teams, disciplines and organisational boundaries to achieve project objectives.

Key Dates:

Interviews: W/C9 th November 2026

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.

• 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 care experienced (whether through foster care, residential care, supported living, kinship care, live-in care, home care or adoption),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.

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. This role may be eligible 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