2 HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL jobs in England & Wales

Senior Funding & Monitoring Offer, 37 hours per week flexible working hours scheme Our Story: Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports. Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It's an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services. We are immensely proud that when asked what's great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been 'our colleagues'. Our Team: The Programmes Office is responsible for maximising external funding into the Borough and for overseeing the successful delivery and implementation of the Council's externally funded economic regeneration projects, including Halton Borough Council's Town Deal Programme, UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Plan for Neighbourhoods. We are looking to recruit a full-time Senior Funding and Monitoring Officer to support this work; the post is based in our Widnes office (Municipal Building) with a hybrid working arrangement. Your Contributions:

• The main purpose of the post will be to lead on the monitoring of Halton Borough Council's large-scale externally funded initiatives, including European, Governmental and Lottery strands.
• The post will be responsible for the fulfilment of the Council's Accountable Body role in respect of these multi-million pound programmes.
• The post will take responsibility for the close monitoring and evaluation of expenditure, outputs and outcomes at both a programme and a project level reporting into the Combined Authority, MHCLG, ensuring that HBC is not subject to unnecessary clawback.
• Liaising and negotiating on HBC's behalf with a wide range of external agencies and organisations, including the CA and DLUHC, in respect of the monitoring of large-scale externally funded projects and programmes, thereby contributing to the social and economic regeneration of the borough
  
  Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:
• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Car leasing schemes
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.