Strategic Lead - Health Inequalities

We are seeking to recruit an individual with knowledge and skills in health and care: to help us embed moving more into wider health and care pathways supporting the Integrated Care Partnership Strategy. 

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: NJC Point 30 -37, Band F, £38,223 - £45,441 p.a. pro rata (salary to be at entry level except for exceptional circumstances)

Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2025 (potential for extension subject to funding and open to flexible working arrangements e.g. secondments, job share, etc).

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 GM Moving in Action, the Greater Manchester wide movement, for movement.

We are 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.

We are particularly interested in expert knowledge, experience and skills in health and care: to help us to embed moving more into wider health and care pathways supporting the Integrated Care Partnership Strategy.

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 physical activity, sport and movement.

This is a full-time role (37 hours per week), but job shares and reduced hours will be considered as part of our commitment to flexible working. Working days will predominantly be Monday to Friday, but occasional evening/weekend work may be required.

We have permanent office space in the National Squash Centre in Manchester, and regular team and co-working days in venues across Greater Manchester, blended with homeworking. We trust you to work in a way that suits you and that enables you to be productive and happy.

GM 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.

For further information about this post, please contact Beth Sutcliffe, Strategic Director Health and Operations, [email protected] 07395 795934

Closing date for applications: 7 May 2024, 5pm 

Interview date: Week commencing 13 May 2024

Please return your completed application form and equal opportunities monitoring form by email with the job title in the subject box to: [email protected]

No CVs or agencies.