Project Coordinator

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council; Sefton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is recruiting for a Project Coordinator within the Corporate Transformation Delivery Service. You will support the successful delivery of projects and programmes across the Council, working with Programme and Project Managers to coordinate activity and maintain essential information and documentation.

You will help track actions, milestones, risks and dependencies and assist with effective governance and reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating projects and supporting governance processes.
• Good communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work with colleagues across different teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activity and maintain key project information and documentation.
• Track actions, milestones, risks and dependencies to support delivery.
• Support governance and reporting to ensure project progress is transparent.
• Follow up actions and help keep delivery moving across the council.

Job description

As a Project Coordinator within our Corporate Transformation Delivery Service, you'll play an important role in supporting the successful delivery of projects and programmes across the Council.

Working alongside Programme and Project Managers, you'll help coordinate activity, maintain key project information and documentation, track actions, milestones, risks and dependencies, and support effective governance and reporting.

You'll work with colleagues from across the organisation, helping to bring people and information together, follow up actions and make sure delivery keeps moving. You'll also have opportunities to contribute ideas, improve how we work and support wider transformation activity across the team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is organised, proactive and comfortable working with different people and priorities. You'll need an eye for detail, good communication skills and the confidence to take ownership of your work.

We're looking for someone with the right skills and approach who wants to develop their knowledge of project and programme delivery while contributing to meaningful change across Sefton.

It's a role where you'll learn, contribute and make a difference from day one.

The closing date for this vacancy is Tuesday 15th September 2026 at 5pm.Interviews will be held on Friday 25th September 2026, face to face in Magdalen House.

Equal Opportunities

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody's identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual's skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

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