LCR Waste & Resources Partnership Manager- up to 12 months maternity cover

ST HELENS BOROUGH COUNCIL; St Helens; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority consortium is seeking a candidate to manage the Partnership’s work programme and provide policy advice in the Liverpool City Region. The role involves programme management, writing papers, and overseeing quality assurance within the Secretariat. Candidates will work in a hybrid arrangement that includes remote work and regular meetings across various locations. This position may involve hiring on a self-employed basis or as a secondment from another local authority.

Benefits

Travel expenses covered

Responsibilities

• Keep the Partnership’s 2026 work programme up to date, driving workstreams.
• Write papers and run monthly Member briefing sessions.
• Maintain oversight of national policy and legislative changes impacting the Partnership.
• Oversee and maintain the quality of the Secretariat function.
• Conduct meetings and provide quality assurance for project work.

Job description

Overview

The Liverpool City Region Waste & Resources Partnership is made up of 6 local authorities with responsibility for collecting household waste across the region (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral) and the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority, who are responsible for the treatment of this waste.

Role & Responsibilities

• Programme Management: Keep the Partnership’s 2026 work programme up to date, including driving workstreams (through either direct responsibility or influencing stakeholders) and providing a strong and coherent link between all Partnership forums.
• Work on behalf of the Partnership: Write papers and run monthly Member briefing sessions, ensure quality assurance of project work and chair some Partnership forums.
• Policy & Technical Advice: Maintain close oversight of all national policy and legislative changes impacting the work of Partnership in the short, medium and long term and provide feedback accordingly (including impact analysis and local interpretation where appropriate).
• Oversight of Secretariat: Oversee and maintain the quality of the Secretariat function of the Partnership (carried out by St Helens colleagues).

Working Arrangement

Remote working plus twice‑a‑month face‑to‑face at various locations within the Liverpool City Region for regular Partnership meetings, plus periodic ad hoc meetings. Reasonable travel expenses will be paid.

The Partnership is actively looking for interest from a wide range of sources to cover the role in the form of a hybrid arrangement.

Employment Base

If successful candidate is hired on a self‑employed and/or consultancy basis, arrangements will be reflective of this.

If successful candidate is hired from another local authority, this will be arranged as a secondment.

Position Management

The position will be managed by St Helens, as per current arrangements.