Change Delivery Officer

Job Introduction

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:

Following the first phase of the Transformation Programme, Members approved the continuation of a dedicated resource to support organisational change and aid the Council in meeting the objectives set out in the Corporate and Financial Recovery Plans.    A new structure has been developed and the Change Delivery Unit established.  

The Change Delivery Unit is the Council’s change capacity, and its object is to contribute to the Council’s Financial Recovery and Corporate Plans by providing project and change management expertise. The Unit will support operational services in delivering change and continuous improvement that support financial sustainability through a programme of prioritised activity.

Hours: 37

Your Contributions:

As a Change Delivery Officer at Halton Borough Council, you will play a key role in delivering impactful change across a diverse portfolio of projects. Working across all stages of the project lifecycle—from problem identification through to implementation and handover—you will support and lead on multiple initiatives concurrently, helping to drive improvements in services and outcomes.

You’ll work collaboratively with Council services to analyse business processes, develop practical solutions and co-produce change. Alongside this, you’ll contribute to programme governance by producing clear, insightful reporting on progress, risks, challenges and benefits, ensuring stakeholders are well-informed and able to make effective decisions.

Specific duties include:

• Supporting delivery of projects end-to-end, ensuring milestones, outcomes and alignment with strategic objectives
• Facilitating workshops and stakeholder engagement to co-produce solutions and drive consensus
• Maintaining project documentation, plans and registers to monitor progress and performance
• Analysing operational, financial and performance data to inform decisions and track benefits
• Identifying risks and barriers, supporting mitigation and escalating where appropriate
• Contributing to reporting, communications and benefit tracking to support effective governance and sustainable change

Through your work, you will help embed lasting improvements, ensuring changes are effectively implemented, benefits are realised, and services are equipped for the future.

Our Offer: 

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 with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
• 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 
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Sarah Gurrell, Senior Deliver Officer - Programme Management & Governance -  sarah.gurrell@halton.gov.uk 

Interviews will take place on w/c 1st June 2026.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!