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GREATER MANCHESTER COMMUNITY ORGANISER
Fixed Term, 12-month contract.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the New Economics Foundation to work as a community organiser on the Women Bridging Communities programme in Greater Manchester.
At its core, the programme responds to a critical and growing challenge: the erosion of trust, increasing polarisation, and fragmentation across communities in the UK. The programmes centres the distinct role women already play in sustaining communities.
Women Bridging Communities creates the conditions for women across differences to come together, build relationships, strengthen relational power, and shape the spaces where decisions and influence sit.
Reporting to the Senior Community Organiser, your focus will be on building the power and leadership of women in Greater Manchester in order to tackle polarisation through collective action. This work will involve developing leaders’ organising craft and leadership, listening to people about the issues in their local areas, identifying local campaigns and leaders, and equipping people with organising skills to take action together at a local and regional level.
You will need to be an experienced organiser and campaigner. You must have a demonstratable commitment to women and addressing polarisation, and be skilled in facilitation and communication with a wide range of audiences. You must have a track record of working with a diverse range of groups and have an understanding of the wider political context causing polarisation.
Role: Greater Manchester Community Organiser
Hours of work: Part Time (24 hours per week)
Salary: £42, 868 - £45,850 pro rata
Location: Based in Greater Manchester.
Contract type: Fixed Term, 12-month contract.
How to apply
Deadline for applications: midnight, 7th June 2026
Interviews: First stage interviews 15th June 2026, with second stage interviews on 18th June 2026.
Start date: ASAP
Please send your CV and Covering letter (no longer than 1 page and in Word format) outlining how you meet the person specification.
Please also complete the Equality and Diversity monitoring form.
You must be eligible to work in the UK, as we are unable to sponsor visas.
Inclusivity at NEF:
NEF wants to be an inclusive workplace with a diverse body of staff. We don’t want to conform to the traditional think-tank model where people from certain backgrounds are hugely under-represented. We know we have some way to go in this and are therefore genuinely keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic people; women; neurodivergent people; disabled people; people who identify as LGBT+; people with experience of mental health problems; and people who identify as working class or have done so in the past.
Accessibility and Equal Opportunity:
We value all candidates and are committed to equal opportunity. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, or would like information in an alternative format, please let us know. We actively promote positive action to advance fairness and tackle underrepresentation within our workforce.
The New Economics Foundation works with people igniting change from below and combines this with rigorous research to fight for change at the top.

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We Belong is a migrant youth-led charity based in London. We Belong exists to ensure young migrants living in the UK are treated equally and fairly in the society they call home. We Belong works with and for young migrants to hold those in power to account and fight for wider immigration reform.
Role: Community Organiser
Location: Manchester
Starting Salary: £32-£34,000 Full Time (depending on experience)
Inclusive: Enhanced training and development package which includes 1-1 coaching on organising.
Staff benefits: We Belong supports the holistic development of staff, which includes subsidised wellbeing provision. Employees also have access to a community of changemakers.
Travel: We have a London base; the successful candidate will need to travel to the London office periodically. All travel expenses and accommodation are covered by the organisation.
Plus 3% auto enrolment pension contribution, in line with government criteria.
We Belong is a migrant youth-led charity based in London. We Belong exists to ensure young migrants living in the UK are treated equally and fairly in the society they call home. We Belong works with and for young migrants to hold those in power to account and fight for wider immigration reform.
The Community Organiser will develop We Belong’s community outreach and youth organising in Manchester and the North, working with staff to identify target boroughs/wards, initiate partnerships and collaborations with local councils, community and grassroot organisations. The Community Engagement officer will have oversight of the Chasing Status Hyper Local Project which focuses on network creation, mobilisation for campaigns for shorter routes to settlement as well as early intervention to ensure that no young migrant is left behind.
Candidates with Lived Experience are welcome to apply, as well as those with an interest in social justice issues and experience in community organising.
If successful, the applicant will be joining an award-winning youth charity and a staff team dedicated to improving outcomes for young migrants between the ages of 16-25 years old and empowering young people to create change.
Applications open: Thursday 30th April 2026
Closing date for applications: 30th May 2026
Interviews: w/c 15th June 2026