Senior Policy Planner

Job introduction

Job title: Senior Policy Planner

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The Role:

• This is a very exciting time to join Liverpool’s Policy Team as the city is currently undergoing a review of the Local Plan, which is currently out to consultation and this postholder will play a pivotal role in writing up new polices and SPD
• The role of Senior Policy Planner will be to be instrumental in contributing to the production, implementation, monitoring and review of the Liverpool Local Plan, and associated planning policy documents. Conserve the City’s heritage whilst enabling appropriate development across the City to provide a modern, customer focussed and business friendly service
• In the role of Senior Policy Planner, you will be expected to play a proactive role in helping to shape planning policy and delivery of high quality placemaking, in particular as the Council operates a Neighbourhood management model for the delivery and transformation of our services and to assist in the preparation of an up-to-date evidence base to support the preparation of ‘sound’ planning policies including the identification, analysis and evaluation of a wide range of information in relation to the physical, social, economic, environmental and demographic development of the city

Our offer to you:

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (role dependent) - 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 on Tuesday 18 November 2025
Shortlisting date: to be completed by Tuesday 25 November 2025
Interview date: provisionally scheduled for W/C 1 December 2025
Interview type: face-to-face (TBC)

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 any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Jane Hayward at jane.hayward@liverpool.gov.uk.

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.

Liverpool City Council 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.

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