Partnerships Lead

Aspect Resources Limited; West Kirby; Hybrid; GBP 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspect Resources Limited in Liverpool is seeking a Partnerships Lead to support the Grade 6 Policy & Partnerships Manager in designing, developing and testing the LAMP framework. You will bridge the programme with MCAs and central government, embedding collaborative estate planning.

The role demands strong relationship building to align departmental priorities with local opportunities, drive cross‑public sector collaboration, and oversee Pathfinder implementation and evaluation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience collaborating across central government departments and local government.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of property, estates or strategic asset management.
• Ability to work autonomously on new initiatives in ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Pathfinder co-design with the MCA to tailor the LAMP model.
• Drive cross-public sector collaboration to align estate strategies.
• Oversee implementation and evaluation of the LAMP Pathfinder.
• Strategic asset planning to identify co-location and housing opportunities.
• Scope the LAMP concept across a broader MCA network for scaling.
• Contribute data and insights to the SR27 business case.

Skills

Public sector collab

Influencing & negotiation

Asset management

Autonomy & problem solving

Job description

Job Title: Partnerships Lead

Location: Liverpool / Hybrid (up to 3 days per week onsite.)

Contract Duration: 31/3/27

Daily Rate: £650/day (Umbrella)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

The Role:

As the Partnerships Lead, you will support the Grade 6 Policy & Partnerships Manager in leading the design, development, and testing of the LAMP framework. You will act as the principal bridge between the programme, Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs), and central government departments, embedding collaborative estate planning across strategic authorities. This role is central to bringing diverse public sector partners together and influencing joined-up decision-making. You will play a pivotal role in driving wider system change by ensuring central government departments actively engage with and champion Pathfinder activities. By aligning central departmental priorities with regional opportunities, you will unlock collective property assets to support the long-term strategic aims, needs, and ambitions of local places. This will need keen communication and influencing skills. Travelling to the North West is expected within this role due to work commitments. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, your specific responsibilities will include:

• Pathfinder Co-Design: Partner directly with the selected MCA Pathfinder to co-design, develop, and tailor the LAMP model to their specific geography and in support of local strategies, such as Local Growth Plans and Spatial Development Strategies.
• Cross-Public Sector Collaboration: Actively engage, influence, and coordinate with central government departments and MCAs to drive forward LAMP and Pathfinder activities, ensuring estate strategies align with local place objectives.
• Implementation & Evaluation: Oversee the practical rollout and evaluation of the LAMP Pathfinder, ensuring learning is captured systematically. This may include external consultation and review.
• Strategic Asset Planning: Drive cross-public sector asset planning through LAMPs to identify strategic opportunities for service co-location, surplus land disposal, and local housing growth.
• Network Scoping & Scaling: Scope the LAMP concept across a broader network of MCA stakeholders, assessing the long‑term appetite, ambition, and capability to scale the model nationally.
• Spending Review Contribution: Contribute directly to the upcoming Spending Review (SR27) business case, ensuring real-world data and insights from the Pathfinder MCA are incorporated to secure future funding.

Essential Experience

• Public Sector Collaboration: Proven experience working effectively across central government departments and local government structures.
• Influencing & Joined-Up Decision-Making: Exceptional relationship‑building, communication, and negotiation skills, with a proven track record of bringing disparate partners together to secure commitment and drive collaborative outcomes.
• Property & Asset Management: Strong knowledge and practical experience working within a property, estates, or strategic asset management environment.
• Autonomy & Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to work with a high level of autonomy, taking ownership of new initiatives and solving complex problems in ambiguous environments.

Desirable Criteria

• Expertise in formal project and programme management techniques and frameworks.
• Experience working within multi‑agency, collaborative, or blended cross‑organisational delivery programmes.
• Professional chartership/membership in RICS, RTPI or MCIPS/FCIPS
• Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, CLIENT encourages applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role‑specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, CLIENT welcomes applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role‑specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.