Project and Engagement Officer (UKSPF)

The Role

The role will provide essential business administration support to ensure the successful delivery of the 12-month UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programme in the Lancaster district, due to complete in March 2026. The role will support programme coordination and engagement activities with internal and external UKSPF project deliverers.

Duties include:

• Support the Partnerships Co-ordinator and Strategic Policy and Partnerships Manager in co-ordination activities to ensure the successful delivery of the councils UKSPF programme.
• Data analysis and monitoring.
• Recording, requesting, and checking the quarterly evidence of UKSPF project spend.
• Administrative support to ensure all UKSPF outputs and outcomes are evidenced and recorded.
• Engagement with all UKSPF funded projects and project owners for ongoing project support.

This post is temporary until 31^st March 2026. The hours of work for this position are 37 per week, working Monday to Friday. The role is hybrid, with a mix of attendance onsite mainly in Lancaster or Morecambe and working from home.

Flexible working friendly – we offer hybrid working, a generous flexi-time scheme, and opportunity to work with your team to establish working hours to enable you to maximise your work-life balance. 

For internal applicants, this role will be considered for a secondment opportunity. The secondment of an employee from another Service can only take place with the agreement of the Manager of the Service the applicant is contracted to. When this role comes to an end, the successful internal applicant will return to their substantive role.

About You

You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.

You will hold a Business Administration Qualification at level 2 (or equivalent) and ideally have experience of:

• Office administration work
• Grant applications and grant awarding
• Data information and analysis
• Engagement with multi-agency organisations, such as businesses and third or public sector organisations

Our Benefits

Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.

Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.

We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.

At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve, and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.

We are a disability confident committed employer.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.

Interview date: W/C 10 March 2025