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Strategic Lead- Neighbourhoods

Job ID:

2327

Alexandra House Hulme 133 Moss Lane East Manchester M15 5GX

Leadership

£76,422 - £82,558

Permanent

Neighbourhoods

29 Apr 2024

Full-time

About The Role

Are you an experienced leader who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of residents and the places where they live?

If yes, an exciting opportunity has now arisen to lead one of the three Neighbourhood Teams in Manchester (Central area, which includes the City Centre and some of the City’s most culturally diverse Wards). The Strategic Lead for Neighbourhoods plays a pivotal role in driving the delivery of place-based priorities within the context of the citywide Our Manchester strategy.

As a city, the Our Manchester Strategy is driving the vision of a ‘world-class city, which makes Manchester dynamic, thriving and ever changing. Strong economic growth is driven through the city’s large business base and anchor organisations. This includes Manchester Airport, Hospitals, Universities and the inclusion of the city centre as a regional centre for jobs and economic activity. An integrated neighbourhood management model is in place focusing on clean, safe & vibrant neighbourhoods that are desirable to live. New homes & neighbourhoods are being created offering more choice and growing the population. The ambition to be Zero Carbon by 2038 is protecting the City’s future. A growing leisure & cultural offer is helping the City to be an attractive place to live, work and visit. Place-based reform of public services and tackling health inequalities through Making Manchester Fairer, are focused on improving the life-chances of residents.

All of this activity influences how Manchester’s neighbourhoods function. At a place level, the Neighbourhood Teams are split into three areas (North, Central & South). Their role is to ensure neighbourhoods are clean, safe and vibrant, as well as ensuring the residents who live in them, can take advantage of what the City has to offer. They do this by translating those citywide place and people priorities into delivery that is reflective of the neighbourhood’s characteristics. They collaborate across their own Council Neighbourhoods Directorate, wider Council Directorates, elected Members, wider public sector, businesses, residents and the voluntary & community sector.

About the Candidate

We are looking for a candidate who has an extensive track record of managing and delivering a complex and diverse range of work programmes and can work well under pressure. You must be able to:

Proactively work at a senior level to build and maintain relationships that translate multiple-thematic strategies into delivery to benefit places.
Understand the citywide context, both from a current day perspective through to that of the future, and how this impacts at a locality, ward and neighbourhood level.
Confidently collaborate politically from the Leader, Executive Members, Ward Members and MPs, to drive change and impact;
Drive the proactive and reactive delivery of an integrated neighbourhood management approach that maximises impact, efficient allocation of resources, and identifies trends and innovative delivery solutions;
Drive place-based reform programmes to tackle the social determinants of poor health / inequalities, so residents are able to access the right services at the right time;
Understand, assimilate and clearly communicate data, insight and lived experience in a way that leads to positive change;
Provide leadership to engage, listen and collaborate with a culturally diverse population so they are shaping interventions and community led actions;
Enable communities to take proactive action to mitigate against the effects of climate change;

Lead a highly performing and engaged team across the system, which benefits the City and enables individuals to reach their full potential;

This role is subject to -

Driving Licence – you must always hold a full valid driving licence.

Casual Car Documentation- The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.

Please note that due to the nature of the role, some evening and weekend work will be required.

Closing Date: 29 April

Assessment Date: w/c 3/6/24 or w/c 10/6/24

If you think you have this track record and could make a positive contribution to the City, please submit your CV and an expression of interest (1,000 words max), explaining why you are a suitable candidate for this role.

If you wish to have a conversation about the role, please contact Mark Rainey, Head of Neighbourhoods, on 07944 691451. 

About Us

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

We take time to listen and understand
We work together and trust each other
We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council

At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. If you want to find out more about the role, our culture, flexible arrangements or any adjustments, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. If you are invited to interview we will ask you if you require any adjustments in order for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility

As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.

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When you join us

We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.

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