Place Partnership Local System Support Assistant

Company: Wirral Council
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Place Partnership Local System Support Assistant

Fixed Term – 12 months7.2 hours per week

About The Role

This role sits at the heart of Wirral’s place‑based approach to physical activity, health and wellbeing. Working collaboratively with partners across health, local government, VCSE, community organisations and residents, the postholder will help turn shared ambition into coordinated action.

The Roles Focus On

  • Place‑based and system leadership
  • Building and sustaining partnerships across different sectors
  • Supporting community‑led approaches and lived experience
  • Translating insight and evidence into practical change
  • Strengthening alignment between physical activity, prevention, regeneration and wider place priorities

About The Candidate

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has experience working across partnerships or complex systems
  • Is comfortable influencing, convening and building relationships
  • Understands place‑based, preventative approaches to health and wellbeing
  • Is motivated by tackling inequality and supporting long‑term change
  • Can balance strategic thinking with practical delivery

Experience in sport or physical activity is helpful but not essential. We are particularly interested in people with backgrounds in health, community development, regeneration, VCSE, public service or systems change.

About The Sport England Place Partnership

The Sport England Place Partnership is a nationally supported programme focused on long‑term system change rather than short‑term projects. It provides Wirral with funding, expertise and national support to address inactivity and health inequalities in a joined‑up, sustainable way.

Interviews to be held week commencing 6th July 2026.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. For this vacancy, candidates must have an existing right to work in the UK before commencing employment. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not available for this post. Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process.

Please apply online by clicking the link above.

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Posted: June 15th, 2026