Women & Girls System Change Lead

Job introduction

Job title: Women & Girls System Change Lead

A bit about us:

MSP believes movement has power, bringing people together and strengthening belonging. We believe progress is better than perfection: we learn from successes and failures. If you could thrive in a role supporting an organisation to be the best that it can be, which encourages you to grow, supports others to lead happy, healthy lives and is determined to tackle inequalities then take a look at this opportunity we have on offer. MSP is one of 42 Active Partnerships across England working strategically to use movement, physical activity and sport as a way of improving people’s lives across the Liverpool City Region (LCR) with an equal, diverse and inclusive approach. Although MSP are hosted by Liverpool City Council our remit covers all six boroughs across our region.

We come together weekly in Cunard Building with regular team and co-working days in venues across the region, all blended with homeworking. MSP are committed to flexible working, we trust you to work in a way that suits you and enables you to be your most productive and happy.

The role:

You’ll be a highly relational and proactive person with a strong systems approach mindset and a passion for tackling inequality and inequity. You will work as part of a team and be trusted to use your own initiative, build strong relationships, and represent MSP positively across the Liverpool City Region and nationally.

Are you someone who can convene people and organisations, build trust, and create the conditions for co-creation, learning, and lasting change? Do you thrive in complexity, able to connect national priorities with local realities? Are you confident facilitating conversations, workshops, and reflective learning spaces, and bold enough to challenge systemic barriers when needed? If the answer is yes, this could be your opportunity to join MSP and play a key role in shaping a sport and movement system that enables more women and girls to be active on their own terms.

• Convene and support a wide network of partners across sport, health, education, community safety, and active environments to address barriers for women and girls
• Build and nurture relationships with communities, local leaders, and system partners to co-create solutions rooted in lived experience
• Lead through a systems approach to tackle structural, cultural, and systemic barriers to activity, ensuring equality and equity is central to decision-making
• Embed national strategies, including the Brighton Plus Helsinki Declaration and Shaping Change: Women & Girls Leading Active Lives, into local practice
• Facilitate learning, reflective practice, and storytelling to capture insight, celebrate successes, and share learning locally and nationally
• Support partners to adopt a test and learn mindset and challenge assumptions to drive inclusion and equitable outcomes
• Work with place partnerships across the Liverpool City Region to ensure opportunities for Women & Girls are integrated across local agendas, funding, and strategies
• Collaborate with Violence Against Women, Girls networks and Active Travel teams to improve access to safe and inclusive spaces for physical activity
• Influence strategies, funding decisions, and operational practice to remove barriers and create sustainable pathways for women and girls to move more on their own terms.

Our offer to you:

• At least 29 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 33 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme
• Medicash

Next steps:
Closing date: midnight on Thursday 19th March 2026
Shortlisting date: Monday 23rd March to Tuesday 31st March 2026
Interview date: Tuesday 14th April 2026
Interview type: face to face

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Once the role has closed, you will not be able to submit an application, and we are unable to reopen the vacancy for you to complete it. We strongly recommend submitting your application well in advance of the closing date to avoid disappointment.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact j.platt@merseysidesport.com.

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

Please be advised it is our understanding that this role does not meet the requirements of a skilled worker visa as set out by UK Visa and Immigration https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations-and-codes . For details regarding the salary of a skilled worker visa please visit Home Office: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list

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