Head of Programme Spaces of Hope and Connection

GM Head of Programme - Spaces of Hope and Connection

10GM is a partnership that supports the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector across Greater Manchester. It brings together four local infrastructure organisations - Action Together, Bolton CVS, Manchester Community Central, and Salford CVS - who work closely to champion local voluntary and community action and social enterprise, helping communities thrive throughout the city region. Although based at Action Together, you'll work as part of the wider 10GM team, contributing to initiatives with a Greater Manchester wide focus across all ten boroughs.

The Role

Thanks to National Lottery players, 10GM will receive £16.5 million over four years from the National Lottery Community Fund, the UK's largest community funder. This investment will create a network of more than 100 inclusive, community led and owned spaces where people can meet, belong and find everyday support. As Head of Programme you will lead and oversee the delivery of this large scale, multi partner strategic lottery programme, ensuring funded partners align with the programme's mission, vision and values and maintaining strong programme management, compliance and delivery of agreed outcomes. Working closely with the Strategic Director of 10GM, you will provide senior operational leadership-translating strategy into clear delivery plans, setting pace, coordinating teams, and assuring the full programme lifecycle.

Ideal Candidate

You are a values driven programme leader with experience delivering complex, large scale programmes through partnerships and/or multi stakeholder models. You can translate strategic priorities into clear, accountable delivery plans that balance funder requirements with community led approaches, and you bring strong governance, budget and risk management skills. You thrive across the VCSE, public sector and communities, embedding inclusive, community led approaches, using evidence and learning to reduce inequalities and improve impact. Comfortable with complexity and ambiguity, you communicate clearly, build trusted relationships, and lead teams with a learning led, collaborative mindset.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race. We guarantee interviews to any candidate who meets the essential criteria and who is:

• A disabled person
• A member of a community experiencing racial inequality

Safeguarding

Action Together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We expect all employees to demonstrate this commitment.

Right to Work

We do not hold a Sponsor Licence and are unable to accept applications that require sponsorship to work in the UK. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Job Information

• Location: Hybrid, Greater Manchester
• Working Hours: Full Time (36 per week)
• Role Type: Fixed term
• Closing Date: 5 May :00 am
• Flexible Working Options: Flexitime, compressed hours
• Secondment: Yes

Employee Benefits

• Flexible working in practice (e.g., flexibility around start/finish times and the ability to balance office, home & community based working, subject to role requirements)
• Commitment to reasonable adjustments and access support throughout recruitment and employment - please tell us what you need and we will work with you to put it in place
• An inclusive working culture with ongoing learning (including equity, anti discrimination and cultural awareness) and support to do your best work
• Membership of SimplyHealth, covering a contribution towards visiting the dentist, opticians and physiotherapy, as well as access to counselling services
• Ongoing professional development
• Cycle and tech loan schemes
• 26 days holiday per year (increasing with length of service up to 31 days per year) plus bank holidays
• Employer supported volunteering
• Pension scheme - with 6% employer contribution