Assurance Manager

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; West Kirby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Holiday entitlement 29–34 days + bank

Metro travel card

Flexible & hybrid working

Employee assistance programme

Learning opportunities & professional/

Job summary

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is seeking an Assurance Manager to join its Portfolio Management Office, helping to deliver outcomes across Transport, Regeneration, Housing, Skills, Energy & Environment and Culture. You will work with project managers, ensuring outputs and benefits are realised while adhering to grant funding regulations.

You will monitor performance, provide governance guidance, and manage multiple workstreams with strong stakeholder collaboration to keep projects

Qualifications

• Experience in project assurance and compliance.
• Strong ability to build collaborative relationships across teams and organisations.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining governance and control.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the successful delivery of diverse projects and programmes across Transport, Regeneration, Housing, Skills, Energy & Environment and Culture.
• Provide guidance on grant funding regulations and monitor performance to keep delivery on track.
• Advise on mitigation measures when required and ensure outputs/benefits align with funding rules.

Skills

Assurance management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Risk management

Education

PRINCE2/PM qualification

APM/PMO qualification

Job description

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.

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) 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.

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

Key Dates:

Interviews: W/C 9th 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.

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 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.

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. 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