LGR Programme Support Officer

What will you be doing?

Help shape the future of local government in Kent & Medway

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in one of the most significant changes to local government in Kent for a generation.

The Kent & Medway Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Programme is supporting the development and delivery of proposals and transition arrangements that will help shape the future of local government across Kent.

As a LGR Programme Support Officer, you will provide essential programme, governance and administrative support to a high-profile programme working with senior officers, elected members, local authority partners, government departments and other stakeholders.

About the Role

Working as part of a dynamic programme team, you will help coordinate programme activities, support governance arrangements, organise meetings and stakeholder engagement activities, and contribute to programme reporting and decision-making processes.

This is an exciting time to join us and contribute to work that will have a lasting impact on public services and local government across Kent.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

We're looking for an organised and proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working with a wide range of stakeholders.

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Experience supporting projects, programmes or corporate initiatives.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including drafting reports and correspondence.
• Confidence working with senior officers, elected members and partner organisations.
• Experience coordinating meetings, events and governance activity.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and the ability to produce clear, professional documentation.
• An interest in local government, public policy and supporting major programmes of change.

Why Join the Kent & Medway LGR Programme?

• Be at the heart of once‑in‑a‑generation public sector change
• Work with talented colleagues from across Kent & Medway in a genuinely collaborative environment
• Gain exposure to senior decision‑making and complex system leadership
• Develop your career through a highly visible, strategically important role
• Make a real difference to how services are delivered to residents for years to come

Our shared Kent and Medway values

We are one team, working openly and collaboratively across Kent & Medway. We are caring, respectful and people‑centred, open and accountable, curious and ambitious, and proud of the difference we are making together.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About you

For further information or to discuss the role, please contact Lauren Packer, LGR Programme Officer: lauren.packer@kent.gov.uk

About us

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.