Apprentice Governance Officer
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool (L3 1AH)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 8 May 2026)
Posted on 23 April 2026
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Summary
We are looking for an organised and proactive individual to provide administrative and coordination support across a range of project activities. You will play an important role in helping the team to work effectively, ensuring information is well managed, communication is clear, and activity is well coordinated.
- Wage
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£24,796 a year
- Training course
- Governance officer (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, we work flexibly at Liverpool City Council and your line manager will agree working hours with you.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 July 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Assist with general admin tasks such as arranging meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes and supporting communication across the project team
- Support the team by creating simple project updates and reports using standard templates
- Keep project trackers and action logs up to date and flag anything that needs attention to the senior team members
- Assist in organising workshops, training sessions and engagement events
- Work with the Improvement Delivery Team to support new ideas, continuous improvement and collaborative working
- Shadow project staff to learn project management methods, tools and ways of working as part of your apprenticeship
- Ensure project processes and governance rules are followed
- Support with preparing presentation slides and materials for meetings
- Check and format drafts of the Business Plan and updates, making sure they match the Council Plan and other key strategies
- Support with running reports and collecting data for important service KPIs, helping to keep dashboards up to date
Where you'll work
Cunard Building
Water Street
Liverpool
L3 1AH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
JGA LIMITED
Training course
Governance officer (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Interpret regulation, legislation and governance practices and advise and train stakeholders on its practical application.
- Establish, maintain, and influence relationships with key stakeholders and team members.
- Use IT systems to manage, share and store information in accordance with regulatory requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
- Communicate complex information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
- Review instructions, following them to a conclusion through the execution of tasks.
- Identify and use precedents adapted for specific circumstances such as resolutions, announcements, reports.
- Produce work which is factually accurate and well presented for submission to the members of a decision-making governing body and for publication by the organisation.
- Develop and maintain structure charts for the organisation.
- Plan and prioritise their workload to meet deadlines.
- Maintain and organise forward looking plans and calendars, keeping relevant stakeholders informed of upcoming events such as meetings, reporting timetables, compliance deadlines.
- Gather, analyse, use, and share data to inform the decision-making process and make judgements on actions to take.
- Identify problems and present potential solutions to stakeholders.
- Respond to stakeholder questions and requests, knowing when to consult with others or escalate on matters of a more complex or sensitive nature.
- Identify and implement improvements to support the governance of the organisation.
- Interpret regulation, legislation and governance practices and advise and train stakeholders on its practical application.
- Establish, maintain, and influence relationships with key stakeholders and team members.
- Use IT systems to manage, share and store information in accordance with regulatory requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
- Communicate complex information through a variety of media to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
- Review instructions, following them to a conclusion through the execution of tasks.
- Identify and use precedents adapted for specific circumstances such as resolutions, announcements, reports.
- Produce work which is factually accurate and well presented for submission to the members of a decision-making governing body and for publication by the organisation.
- Develop and maintain structure charts for the organisation.
- Plan and prioritise their workload to meet deadlines.
- Maintain and organise forward looking plans and calendars, keeping relevant stakeholders informed of upcoming events such as meetings, reporting timetables, compliance deadlines.
- Gather, analyse, use, and share data to inform the decision-making process and make judgements on actions to take.
- Identify problems and present potential solutions to stakeholders.
- Respond to stakeholder questions and requests, knowing when to consult with others or escalate on matters of a more complex or sensitive nature.
- Identify and implement improvements to support the governance of the organisation.
Training schedule
The course has nine core modules, typically split into two half-day sessions each, delivered online via Teams. There are also assessment preparation sessions and round tables. Regular mini-projects take newly learnt knowledge and put it into practice in the workplace
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
Other requirements
- Please note we require 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C/9-4, including English and maths or equivalent
- 3 A Levels, a Level 3 Apprenticeship or an equivalent level 3 qualification
About this employer
The city of Liverpool is world-famous for its cultural offer, and our greatest asset is our people. Our residents deserve the very best from those who serve them and have a council they can be proud of - and you can help play a part in this. We value our employees and aim to create a positive, progressive, and open work culture that supports everyone to thrive.
After this apprenticeship
- The possibility of a full-time position at the end of the apprenticeship (subject to funding)
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JGA LIMITED
apprentices@liverpool.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027928.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 8 May 2026)
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