Job Details:
Collaboration Worker

Job Description

About the role
Macc is a charity and put simply, our purpose is the city of Manchester. We work to inspire, enable and support the people of Manchester to get involved and build the communities where we live, work and grow.

Our Collaboration Team help create practical action through partnership working, both within the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (we call it VCSE) and through action-focused projects with local public bodies and the private sector.

The Collaboration Worker will support social change projects in Manchester by building supportive relationships with partner organisations, coordinating and facilitating partnership meetings and activities, collating community information to influence strategic decision making, and encouraging cross sector collaboration.

A focus will be the GM Violence Reduction Unit’s (VRU), Manchester community-led violence reduction programme and the Live Well Manchester Fund, building community power in North Manchester.

Salary: £28,382 per annum 
Hours: 35 hours per week - flexi-time system with core hours 10am-3pm
Location: St Thomas Centre, Ardwick, with working from home flexibility
Contract: 12 months with continuation subject to funding and business need
Reporting to: Collaboration Manager

Who we’re looking for
The right person for this job will be someone who:

• Is proactive and passionate about working collaboratively with partners across the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE), public and private sectors
• Has knowledge and understanding of key issues affecting communities in Manchester, in particular young people
• Can confidently facilitate group meetings to encourage participation

Please refer to the Recruitment Pack for the full list of duties and criteria for the role.

• We operate through flexible working and home working: we have office space in the city centre but our approach balances personal choice, building teamwork and the needs of the people and groups we work with.
• All staff have Personal Development Plans and a budget to cover the costs of external training and/or personal development activities.
• Our Staff Health and Wellbeing Group: leads on ensuring we have a culture which supports the health and wellbeing of everyone at Macc. This includes “re-energise afternoons” taking time out to recharge and refresh; Mental Aid First Aid confidential support for staff who are struggling and a range of social and team activities throughout the year.
• Volunteering leave: staff are entitled to up to 2 days per year (pro rata), with pay, to engage in voluntary work - just as we ask other businesses to do.
• We encourage active travel and have incentives such as a support in buying public transport season tickets, a Cycle to Work scheme and travel expenses for cyclists.
• We have been an accredited Real Living Wage employer since 2013.