Effectiveness Co-ordinator
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At Wirral Council, we are passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and families. We are committed to delivering high-quality, innovative support that helps every child thrive and reach their full potential. By joining us, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking organisation that values professional development, offers flexible working arrangements, and champions diversity and inclusion. Together, we work to create safer, stronger communities and ensure the best outcomes for children and young people across Wirral.
Effectiveness Coordinator – 12 month fixed-term contract (maternity cover)
We’re seeking a highly motivated Effectiveness Coordinator to join the newly established Continuous Improvement Hub. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering projects that drive continuous improvement and enhance services across the Council.
About the Role:
You will be responsible for planning and delivering projects by developing robust project plans with clear targets and milestones, ensuring effective communication of objectives and progress to stakeholders. The role involves collecting and analysing data to support project evaluations and producing detailed reports. You will facilitate meetings and stakeholder engagement activities, while proactively identifying and escalating any issues or barriers to ensure timely resolution and successful project delivery.
About the Candidate:
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in project coordination and delivery, working effectively with multiple agencies and stakeholders. Strong analytical abilities and excellent organisational and communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data management systems, coupled with the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure, is required. Desirable attributes include degree-level education or a project management qualification (such as PRINCE2) and experience within adult or children’s services.
If you would like to discuss the role, please contact: danielholsgrove@wirral.gov.uk
We believe in giving you the flexibility to work where you’re most productive. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, combining the benefits of remote work with the collaboration and connection of in-office days, twice a week.
If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on info@involvenorthwest.org.uk or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.
If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@wirral.gov.uk
Working at Wirral
You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:
Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.
We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.
We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.
We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.
Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.
We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk
Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.
It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.
Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.
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All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page.
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We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.
Salary range
- £38,220 - £40,777 per year