GM Moving is seeking to recruit an individual with purpose, passion, and integrity to lead, support and connect the Greater Manchester system in creating the conditions to enable Active Lives for All.
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £40,777 - £48,226 p.a. (NJC Spine Points 30 – 37). Salary to be at entry-level except for exceptional circumstances.
Contract: 1 year fixed term (maternity cover)
Greater Manchester Moving is the Greater Manchester charity committed to changing lives by inspiring a healthier future in Greater Manchester through moving more, sport, and physical activity. We play a strategic leadership role in support of the Greater Manchester wide movement, for movement.
It’s an exciting time to join the team as we develop our vision to build and foster relationships with and between people, communities and system partners, to enable a whole system approach to supporting the development of community networks, activities and opportunities to move more and tackle inequality.
We are looking for someone who loves working with people, who can unite people from diverse backgrounds around a vision, who understands the power of collaboration and who can work with others to help people connect, support and lead across sectors, organisations and alongside communities to help us achieve the ambitions set out in the ten-year strategy, GM Moving in Action.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing Active Partnership team working with a network committed to making positive change through movement, physical activity and sport.
This is a full-time role (37 hours per week), but job shares, secondments and reduced hours will be considered as part of our commitment to flexible working. Working days will predominantly be Monday to Friday. Our team works a minimum of two days a week in person, and our core office day is Tuesday. Occasional evening/weekend work may be required.
We have permanent office space at House of Sport in Manchester, and office space with GMCA and NHS GM at Tootal Buildings, Oxford Road, Manchester. We have regular team and co-working days, blended with homeworking. We trust you to work in a way that suits you and that enables you to be productive and thrive.
Greater Manchester Moving is committed to providing equal opportunities and promoting diversity, irrespective of ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexuality, disability, religion, pregnancy or personal circumstance. We aspire to being a diverse, inclusive and responsible organisation. Our aim is to have a workforce that reflects and understands the communities we work alongside.
The Recruitment Pack (which includes the Job Summary), Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, are available to download from our website. Please complete your personal statement with close reference to the Our Ideal Candidate section of the Job Summary.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 31 May 2026 (midnight)
Interview date: Monday 15 June 2026 (possible alternate date Thursday 18 June 2026) - If you are unable to attend the scheduled interview date, please highlight this in your application when submitting.
No CVs or agencies.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Greater Manchester Moving is GM’s movement for movement working together to positively change the lives of people across Greater Manchester.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Carers First is a charity that works directly with, and for unpaid carers, providing personalised information, advice and tailored support making it easier for those caring for someone else to continue living their lives to the fullest.
We have a committed, dedicated staff team and you could be just the person we are looking for to join us to make that valuable difference in carer’s lives. We live and work through our values in all that we achieve by being positive, collaborative and ambitious and we have clear plans to scale our reach, support and impact for carers.
About this role
As a Team Lead your responsibilities would include:
- Provide day-to-day leadership, motivating and empowering the team to thrive.
- Recruit, develop, and support staff in line with Carers First policies.
- Foster a positive culture of continuous learning, role-modelling best practice.
- Ensure quality through record checks, accurate database input, KPI monitoring, and effective workflow allocation.
- Work in co-production with carers to identify needs, develop solutions, and shape services.
- Identify service gaps, create new initiatives, and seek additional funding where possible.
- Manage a small caseload of complex cases, providing personalised advice and support.
- Contribute to budget monitoring and updates.
About you
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Experience of leading and managing remote teams, empowering and developing individuals.
- Strong track record of building partnerships across health and social care.
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in service delivery.
- Experience of person-centred assessments, co-produced support plans, and safeguarding.
- Ability to work in co-production, developing innovative approaches to meet carers’ needs.
- Skilled in building positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
- Confident in using Microsoft Office, mobile technology, and social media platforms.
- Experience of using databases to record interventions and manage workflows.
- Personal integrity, emotional resilience, and alignment with the charity’s values.
- Self-motivated, flexible, collaborative, and able to maintain a healthy work/life balance.
We are looking for passionate people who are committed to the overall aims and objectives of the Charity. Carers First is committed to providing a supportive, vibrant, diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Carers First Can Offer You
In return for your contribution, we have an amazing package of staff benefits including 26 days annual leave entitlement which increases with length of service, flexible working options, paid carers leave, access to our work-place pension, staff discount scheme, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.
Whatever you are aiming to achieve in your career, we are here to encourage, help and support you grow, through our excellent training and development programmes.
How to apply
To apply for our exciting opportunity and make a real difference to the lives of carers, please download our Candidate Pack and click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to begin your application.
Applications can only be assessed if they clearly state how you meet each of the requirements in the Personal Specification.
Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
Interview Process
Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be contacted directly and invited to interview - Date to be confirmed.
Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Positive Collaborative Ambitious
Registered Charity
101 - 500
Our new three-year strategy will enable us to grow our work to reach and support significantly more carers delivering innovative programmes of support
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.