Programme Coordinator

Programme Coordinator

£46,889 per annum – Grade 8, Leeds / Hybrid, Full time – 37 hours per week, Permanent, Closing date:
Sunday 26 July 2026 at 23:55.

Please note that the Combined Authority will consider requests for part‑time working and/or job share.

• Work your way – From flexible and agile working options, including a generous flexi‑time scheme to help you balance your personal life and career.
• Time to recharge – Enjoy 28 days of annual leave (with increases based on length of service), plus all Bank Holidays.
• Free greener travel across West Yorkshire – Cover your commute sustainably with unlimited free bus and rail travel using the MCard (Zones 1–5).
• Secure your future – Benefit from a highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Investing in you – Take advantage of supported professional development, regular training, and up to 3 paid volunteering days per year.
• Grow with us – Incremental salary progression for most roles and annual cost of living increases.
• Family first – We offer enhanced parental and bereavement leave, plus other family‑friendly policies to support you when it matters most.
• Your wellbeing, our priority – Access 24/7 free confidential counselling services and the Headspace app for you and up to 5 family or friends.
• Modern workspace in a prime location – Work in bright, contemporary offices just a 2‑minute walk from Leeds Train Station, fully equipped with the latest tech.

Reporting into the Programme Manager, your key responsibilities include:

• Supporting business case development on partner‑led schemes through the Assurance Framework.
• Working with District Partners and internal stakeholders to report on schemes and programme areas.
• Developing and updating Programme documentation such as finance tables, trackers, risk registers.

Please review the Role Profile for more information about the responsibilities.

You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience:

• Practical experience of successfully performing within a programme or project environment.
• Strong communication skills working with internal and external stakeholders and delivery partners with the proven ability to influence, negotiate and challenge.
• Managing workloads with conflicting priorities.
• Proven experience of confidently and professionally conveying complex information both written and oral in a clear, concise and persuasive style.
• Contributing towards writing reports for members and senior officers and writing business cases.

If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form on our website and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements within the Role Profile.

The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, neuro‑divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, or other personal circumstances.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met. Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis.