Strategic Lead Place Partnerships - Merseyside Sports Partnership

Job introduction

Job Title: Strategic Lead Place Partnerships

A bit about us: 

MSP is one of 43 Active Partnerships across England working strategically to embed movement, physical activity and sport as a way of improving people’s lives across the Liverpool City Region with an equal, diverse and inclusive approach. Whilst MSP are hosted by Liverpool City Council our remit covers all six boroughs across our region. We have office space in the Cunard building in the city centre, regular team and co-working days in venues across the region all blended with homeworking. MSP are committed to flexible working, we trust you to work in a way that suits you and that enables you to be your most productive and happy. 

We are looking for someone with a strong ability to build relationships quickly and hold them at all levels. We need someone who is dynamic and agile both in thought and action and comes with a 'can do' attitude, finding a way through the complexities of system change right across the Liverpool City Region (LCR) to tackle inactivity, inequality and inequity. 

This is a new role and therefore requires strong vision working alongside the CEO of MSP. There will be a need to work utilising a distributed leadership approach in order to connect the work both from the ground up in each of our places and also at the LCR level.

The Role:

• Connect the Place Expansion work into wider LCR Public Service Reform pilot through connection to the Office for Public Service Innovation pilot
• Provide strategic leadership for place-based approaches aligned to the LCR Principles of Reform, and MSP Principles and Values 
• Provide excellence in leadership to the Boards that sit across the LCR Devolution space that can positively help to develop the Place Expansion work
• Ensure that the Place Expansion work acts as a catalyst for change and action across LCR
• Connect with other places that are part of devolution arrangements as and where this can add value to the work
• Initiate and set up the Governance structure for the Place Expansion work and report to MSP Board as and when required

Our offer to you:

• 35 hour working week with hybrid working model
• At least 31 days holiday rising to 35 after 5 years service.- option to purchase further days
• Agile working - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception.
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash  

Next steps:

Closing date: Midnight Monday 24th march 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 8th April 2025

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role, please contact Graeme Sinnott, Relationship Director, Active Partnership Network, via gsinnott@activepartnerships.org

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MSP is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.  

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk 

Although we advertise on Jobs go public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.  Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.