Job Details:
VCSE Strategic Lead (Living Well and Wider Wellbeing)

Job Description

The VCSE Strategic Lead for Living Well and Wider Wellbeing is an exciting new role that will be 
focused on ensuring that the VCSE sector has, voice and influence so that Salford people are 
supported to live well, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing. 

The role will be aligned with Salford’s Living Well programme and the city’s Mental Health 
Collaborative. These are the cornerstones of the design and development of innovative solutions 
to adult mental health provision in the City. As well as the alignment with Living Well, the lead will 
also focus on creative health, placed-based working, and physical activity. 

The Strategic Lead will work across a broad spectrum of VCSE and public sector partners that 
design, commission, or deliver activities and services that support the Mental Health and 
Wellbeing of Salfordians. This spectrum includes NHS Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 
Mental Health Trust, Salford City Council, START, Mind in Salford, Salford Community Leisure, 
Salford Sport, and Physical Activity Alliance.

The Strategic Lead will play a key role in ensuring that there is collaborative working and effective 
communication within Living Well. This also includes key stakeholders, strategic partners in 
Salford, Local Authority, VCSE, and NHS organisations.

The responsibilities of the Strategic Lead will include: 

• Influencing key decision makers, ensuring integrated working takes place between the VCSE  sector, Living Well and the broader health, social care, and wellbeing systems of Salford through collaborative working and effective communication with key stakeholders.
• Building mutual trust and understanding between VCSE organisations, within the broad spectrum of stakeholders to provide the opportunity for wider collaboration and innovation to meet the wellbeing needs of Salford. 
• Facilitating open, meaningful, productive communications between the VCSE sector, stakeholders and partners.
• Actively representing the interests of the VCSE sector in a variety of strategic forums, ensuring views and opinions are sought prior to meetings and providing accurate reports on  discussions or decisions made. 
• Identifying opportunities for the sector to plan, develop, and deliver innovative solutions to  support the wellbeing and mental health of Salfordians.
• Working alongside our Voice & Influence Manager to ensure Vocal representatives are supported in their role.
• Providing the Living Well team and stakeholders with thorough understanding and introductions to all VCSE services offered

If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!

If you would like to know more about the role, please email [email protected] or 
telephone 0161 787 7795

• 28 days’ holiday - rising to 30 days (after five years), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata    for part-time)
• Paid sick leave – subject to terms and conditions of service
• A compassionate approach to dependents leave and compassionate leave - to help deal with life’s unforeseen circumstances
• Pension scheme - with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory    employee contribution)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
• RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
• Development opportunities - we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
• A supportive working culture - we respect and support one another to do the      best we can

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer (and Funder), ensuring not just our staff are paid the Real Living Wage but also that any projects we fund can do the same.