#BeeWell Project Officer
£23,541 - £27,041 pa
Full time
Fixed Term until 31 March 2024
Greater Manchester
Advert Closing date 10th October at 23:59
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Your role:
#BeeWell is an exciting new initiative spearheaded by the University of Manchester and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to make young people’s wellbeing everybody’s business. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated project officer to make our programme tick. The role will involve everything from supporting high-profile events to engaging with young people to organising meetings and making our social media and website on point.
About you:
If you care about young people and want to make a difference in communities across Greater Manchester then we want to hear from you.
About us:
As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Recourses; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/ –
Our offer:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer, which includes:
· Flexible working conditions with the ability to accrue 2 flexi days every 4 weeks (up to grade 11)
· Family friendly policies including parental leave (maternity, shared parental, adoption, maternity support)
· Ability to buy additional annual leave
· Generous Annual leave scheme - 25 days + Bank Holidays per annum upon starting, after 5 years service increase to 30 days + BH and after 10 years service increase to 32 days +BH.
· Local Government Pension Scheme
· Employer investment in training and development, and professional sponsorship including CPD
· Corporate travel loans
· Cycle scheme
· Discount scheme (MiRewards) on local and national high street brands
· Health and wellbeing offer - Occupational Health and Employee Assistance programme
· Modern city centre offices (role specific)
· Sports and welfare club
· Commitment to diversity and inclusivity with 4 active staff networks for; LGBTA, BAME, Disability and Womens
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Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome.
COVID 19: Please also note, due to COVID-19 and the social distancing guidance, all interviews will be taking place virtually on Microsoft Teams or Skype. For more guidance and hints and tips for remote interviewing see our website: https://www.greater.jobs/content/10275/our-top-tips-for-video-interviews If successful on application, the hiring manager will be in contact so that you can both test the technology before the interview
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and will require disclosure of all convictions including those considered spent under the Act. The role holder will be subject to an Enhanced level check by the Disclosure & Barring Service.