Strategic Lead City Centre Partnerships

About The Role

Manchester City Council aims to be in the top-flight of world-class cities, with a dynamic and thriving economy, a highly skilled population; well-connected, addressing climate change; and helping all to achieve their potential in our attractive and welcoming city. We are a city with a rich history, a vibrant present-day, and much to look forward to in the future



Central to our success and our future plans is the development which is taking place in our city, and particularly our city centre. We have a number of nationally significant schemes including Victoria North (delivering15,000 new homes), the Oxford Road Corridor, and regeneration of St John’s.



We are leading the creation of great places that bring people and communities together, attract investment and ensure that Manchester continues to thrive.We are now seeking a Strategic Lead, passionate about building collaborative, purposeful, and action-driven partnerships across the full public, private and voluntary sectors, to address/tackle key issues, such as homelessness, anti-social behaviour (ASB), night-time economy, clean and welcoming spaces. Working throughout the full system, you will be a pivotal player in working with colleagues and partners to drive intervention and deliver successful placemaking and a safe, clean and green city

About the Candidate

A natural relationship builder, you will be seen as a trusted partner to internal and external partners alike, with direct liaison with our neighbourhood teams, Greater Manchester Police, Business Improvement District Chairs and city centre business owners, and the voluntary sector. Solution-focused, you will be politically astute, open and transparent with stakeholder of all levels; steadfast in overseeing evidence-based strategy and policies that have a direct and meaningful impact upon services in the area. Crucially, you will be a leader who is able to inspire and motivate colleagues, business owners and regional partners, all in pursuit of making your mark on a vibrant internationally renowned City!

• Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.


• Detail any employment or education gaps.


• Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.


• Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.


• Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email confirmation. If you do not receive, please email [email protected]

Contact: Gary Evans Telephone: 07809 195593


Contact: Marnie Lodhi Telephone: 07795 654812



Closing Date: 13 May 2024

Assessment Centre: w/c 3 or 10 June 2024

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. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.

If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments 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.

We’ve also included some useful tips on how to submit the best application.

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.

Other relevant information

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