2 year fixed term
£46,464-£50,512
Your role:
* The postholder will lead the strategic development and delivery of an exciting new programme of work, aimed at improving the lives of refugees and people seeking asylum in Greater Manchester: the Refugee Welcome Programme - Work and Skills. They will develop commissioned services, oversee delivery of a pan-GM programme with multiple providers, build partnerships and support system learning in a complex policy and practice environment.
* As part of this newly created role in the Public Service Reform team at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), they will also act as a strategic lead for migrant work and skills more widely. They will ensure connectivity between existing programmes, the work of local authorities, employers, voluntary sector and other stakeholders in order to drive forward GMCA's ambitious migration and inclusion agenda.
About you:
* You are a passionate and driven programme or project manager with an eye for detail as well as strategy and a drive to deliver system change.
* You have significant experience of working on issues related to the employment and skills of underserved communities, or on migrant integration - ideally both, in a local authority or voluntary sector setting.
* You are a strong communicator, with experience of working with multiple stakeholders from different organisational cultures, including senior local authority officers.
* You place equality and inclusion at the centre of everything you do and are determined to help build a Greater Manchester where everyone can live well and thrive, no matter where they were born.
About us:
As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance 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.
Our offer:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here:
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Mandatory Information:
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Hybrid working
This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.
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