Social Impact Officer Major Sports Events – (Liverpool City Region Culture and Community) (Fixed-term)

Liverpool City Council


Job: Social Impact Officer Major Sports Events – (Liverpool City Region Culture and Community) (Fixed-term)

Job: Social Impact Officer Major Sports Events – (Liverpool City Region Culture and Community) (Fixed-term)

Organisation: Liverpool City Council

Postcode: L3 1EL

  • Job Title: Social Impact Officer Major Sports Events – (Liverpool City Region Culture and Community) (Fixed-term)
  • Salary: £30k-£40k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Closing date: Mon, 18 May 2026

  • Location:

    North West

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Job Description

Liverpool has a history of hosting major sporting events from the Vitality Netball World Cup in 2019, the World Gymnastics Championships in 2022 and the World Boxing Championships in 2025. Liverpool will host the Stage 2 Finish of the Tour de France and a groundbreaking inclusive multisport and culture festival both in 2027 and is one of the eight EURO 2028 cities across the UK and Ireland in 2028.
This role will be responsible for the planning, delivery, and evaluation of culture and community social impact initiatives linked to major sports events across Liverpool City Region, ensuring they contribute meaningfully to the ambitions of the 6 city region boroughs. It will work collaboratively with other team members to deliver a social impact programme across sport, culture and communities across Liverpool City Region.

Job Requirements

(See JD on LCC for full details)
Evidence of continuous professional development in cultural development, participation or a similar field.
Experience working on events, legacy programmes or within the cultural development, commissioning or community sectors.
Planning, coordinating, delivering and/or supporting participation programmes working with cultural organisations and artists.
The ability to manage multiple projects at once and to tight timescales.
Ability to work as part of a team; to influence, motivate, challenge and negotiate, build relationships whilst also be self-motivated and use initiative.
Understanding the role of culture and community in being enablers to engagement and the barriers people face and understanding of inclusive practice and equity in cultural and community activity.
Demonstrable commitment to delivering and developing programmes that have equity, inclusion, and co-production at their heart, ensuring all voices are valued and heard.

Job Responsibilities

(See JD on LCC for full details)
Support the integration of social impact objectives into the planning of major sports events, ensuring Liverpool City Region wide engagement.
Work with the Sport Liverpool team, event organisers, national governing bodies and community partners to co-design legacy programmes that promote culture, wellbeing, and inclusion.
Work closely with Culture and Community partners across the 6 LCR partners to ensure that the social impact opportunities and delivery are aligned with neighbourhood priorities.
Deliver the social impact programmes, directly or through managed contracts working with delivery partners and project managers to ensure objectives are met.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with a wide range of partners including cultural organisations, neighbourhood managers, schools, and voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector partners.
Facilitate engagement sessions to ensure community voice shapes delivery and meaningful outcomes.

How to Apply

Please apply through the Liverpool City Council site: https://jobs.liverpool.gov.uk/jobs/job/Social-Impact-Officer-Major-Sports-Events-Liverpool-City-Region-Culture-and-Community/1739

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