4 Senior engagement advisor jobs in Manchester

Fire Safety Officer

Greater Manchester (Hybrid)
£44,000

We are working with a well-established housing provider to recruit an experienced Fire Safety Advisor to join their Fire Safety function.

This is an excellent opportunity for a fire safety professional to play a key role in maintaining and improving fire safety standards across a large residential property portfolio. You will provide practical advice, undertake inspections, monitor compliance activity and work closely with teams across the organisation to ensure actions are identified, understood and resolved.

The Role

You will support the wider fire safety function by:

• Carrying out fire safety inspections and fire door checks, ensuring statutory requirements are met and any issues are appropriately recorded and addressed.
• Supporting the delivery and ongoing management of a substantial Fire Risk Assessment programme.
• Reviewing fire risk assessments, allocating actions to the appropriate teams and monitoring progress through to completion.
• Visiting properties where required to support fire risk assessment activity and verify that identified actions have been appropriately addressed.
• Carrying out audits and inspections to provide assurance around fire and building safety standards.
• Monitoring other fire safety measures, including fire alarms, extinguishers and associated maintenance activity.
• Investigating fire and building safety incidents and ensuring appropriate follow-up actions and learning are communicated across the organisation.
• Supporting the development and acquisition of new properties by providing fire safety advice and checking that relevant standards and requirements are being met.
• Assisting with systems designed to control works being undertaken within buildings where there could be an impact on fire or building safety.
• Providing technical advice, guidance and training to colleagues and managers across the organisation.
• Developing and maintaining fire safety procedures, guidance and supporting documentation.
• Producing clear reports, statistics and management information to highlight performance, risks and outstanding actions.
• Supporting resident communication and engagement around fire safety, ensuring relevant information is provided in a clear and timely manner.
• Working collaboratively with internal departments, contractors, external organisations and relevant regulatory bodies.
• Supporting the resolution of customer enquiries, complaints and issues relating to fire safety.

About You

We are looking for a proactive fire safety professional who can demonstrate:

• Practical experience working within fire safety, ideally within social housing, local government or another public-sector environment.
• Strong working knowledge of current fire safety legislation, regulations and guidance.
• Experience undertaking inspections, audits or compliance checks and managing actions through to completion.
• Experience providing fire safety advice, guidance or training to colleagues and other stakeholders.
• An understanding of Fire Risk Assessments and the ability to interpret findings and identify appropriate actions.
• Strong organisational skills with a methodical and risk-based approach to your work.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Good IT skills, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with the ability to produce clear reports and presentations.
• Experience working with residents or customers would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of housing assets, maintenance, building construction and property compliance would also be beneficial.
• A relevant Fire Safety qualification and membership of, or willingness to work towards membership of, an appropriate professional body such as IFE, IFSM, RICS, CIOB or CIH.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Apply

If you're an ambitious fire safety professional looking to make a lasting impact within a values-driven housing association, we'd love to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion and further information, please contact [email protected]

Who we are

IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice) is a national charity working to ensure that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the educational support they are legally entitled to. Since we were formed in 1983, we have helped to improve the education experience of thousands of children and young people across England. We do this by providing free and independent legal advice and casework support for families, undertaking policy work and delivering training on the SEND legal framework.

What you’ll do

Reports to: Chief Executive

Location: Home-based or Hybrid (with frequent travel for events and meeting with parliamentarians and other stakeholders) 

We are seeking a Policy Manager to lead IPSEA's policy and influencing work to achieve positive change for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families. Working closely with the Chief Executive, Head of Legal and Training, trustees and colleagues across the organisation, you will set strategic policy priorities and develop evidence-based influencing plans that support IPSEA's mission and long-term objectives.

Drawing on insights from our advice and tribunal services, legal expertise and the experiences of families, you will identify systemic issues within the SEND system and develop policy solutions that improve children and young people's access to the support and education to which they are entitled. You will ensure that IPSEA's policy positions are credible, legally robust and informed by the lived experiences of those we support.

You will lead IPSEA's engagement with government, Parliament and other key decision-makers, identifying opportunities to influence legislation, policy and practice at both national and local level. This includes overseeing responses to consultations, parliamentary inquiries and calls for evidence, as well as preparing briefings and strategic advice to support senior-level engagement and advocacy.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across legal, communications, fundraising and training teams, you will ensure IPSEA's policy, campaigning and public affairs activities are aligned and maximise the organisation's impact. You will also monitor developments across the political, legal and policy landscape, helping IPSEA respond proactively to emerging opportunities and challenges affecting the rights of children and young people with SEND.

This role offers the opportunity to make a real difference as part of a small, friendly, and dedicated team. If you are passionate about helping children and young people with SEND and have the skills and experience needed, we would love to hear from you.

Who are we looking for?

You will have significant experience in a senior policy and campaigning/public affairs role and have good knowledge of local and national government structure including the legislative process.

You the ability to build and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders including MPs, civil servants, campaigners and parents. You exhibit tact and diplomacy and can be impactful with people of varying levels and experience.

Your research and critical thinking skills enable you to analyse policy and data to produce relevant reports and position papers. You have experience of drafting organisation responses to government consultations and parliamentary calls for evidence.

IPSEA should also reflect the communities we support. We would particularly like to hear from candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people, under-served communities and disabled people, as well as those with lived experience of the SEND system, either as a child or as a parent/carer.

What we can offer you

• 5% employer pension contributions
• Healthcare cash plan
• Flexible working arrangements
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an additional day off for your birthday (pro-rata if part-time).

To apply

Visit our website to download a recruitment pack and application form.

Deadline for applications: 9am on 7 September 2026.

First-round interviews: on 15 September 2026 in our offices in Takeley, Essex, with second-round interviews (online) on 18 September 2026.

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World Physiotherapy (formerly known as the World Confederation for Physical Therapy) is the sole international organisation for physiotherapy, representing more than 600,000 physiotherapists worldwide through its 128 national/country member organisations. Founded 1951, World Physiotherapy is a registered charitable incorporated organisation in England and Wales (number: 1207425).  We have been in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1956 and we are committed to advancing the science, standards and practice of physiotherapy and promoting the important contribution of the physiotherapy profession globally in improving health and wellbeing through policy advocacy, education and training, leadership development, health systems and capacity strengthening, research, standard-setting, quality assurance and accreditation.

World Physiotherapy is also a member of the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA), a WHO global network of stakeholders whose mission is to support the implementation of the Rehabilitation 2030 Initiative through advocacy activities. It focuses on promoting rehabilitation as an essential health service that is integral to Universal Health Coverage and to the realization of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (“Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”).  Further information about World Physiotherapy can be found on our website.

Consultant opportunity: developing our long-term vision and strategy

Now in its 75th anniversary year, World Physiotherapy is seeking an experienced consultant(s) to co-ordinate the development of its Physio 2040 long-term aspirational vision and a five-year strategic plan (2027-32) that operationalises it.

This is a two-part but interlinked assignment.  Working closely with World Physiotherapy’s member organisations, global leadership, key stakeholders and staff, the successful consultant(s) will deliver an inclusive, evidence-based horizon-scanning and strategy development process, ensuring that our 2040 vision statement and strategic plan are completed ahead of the World Physiotherapy Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico in May 2027.

We are looking for a consultant or team of consultants who can:

• Coordinate and deliver the agreed vision and strategy development process, managing timelines, governance, stakeholder engagement and delivery milestones to ensure that both are completed on time and within budget.
• Facilitate workshops and engagement activities, develop the new strategic framework, support the approval process and help translate our new strategy into organisational priorities and work plans with appropriate reporting, monitoring, evaluation and learning embedded.

Budget

The total budget available for this evaluation is £20k, including all expenses and exclusive of all taxes.  All agreed activities and outputs must be delivered within this budget.

Further details regarding the payment schedule can be found in the World Physiotherapy - Request for Proposals Brief (below).

How to apply

Suitably qualified and experienced consultants interested in submitting a proposal should:

1. Review and consider the World Physiotherapy – Request for Proposals Brief (below).
2. Submit/ upload their proposal, fee/ pricing schedule and any supporting documentation, such as CVs and reference letters in the required format (submission link is included in the brief)
3. The deadline for proposals is on Monday 21 September 2026, 23:59 (UTC)