Children and Young Project Officer GMCA Posted - Ex

Children and Young People Project Officer

Permanent

Interviews to be conducted week commencing 27th July

This role will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

• Support delivery of the #Bee Well programme, with a particular focus on school engagement and project coordination.
• Provide high‑quality project and administrative support, including planning meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes and maintaining action logs across a breadth of CYP programmes.
• Help develop newsletters, web content and social media communications to share impact, learning and opportunities for involvement.
• Work with partners across Greater Manchester, including local authorities, health partners, voluntary sector organisations and young people themselves.
• Maintain project documentation, track progress and support effective governance, reporting and delivery.
• Contribute to events, engagement activity and partnership working that helps turn insight into action for young people’s wellbeing.

• Experience in project support, coordination or delivery, ideally within a public service, community or children and young people context.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain high‑quality project documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create clear and engaging content for a range of audiences.
• Confidence in building positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A commitment to listening to and involving young people in shaping services and activity.
• Good digital skills, including use of standard office software and Canva; experience with communications tools or website editing would be an advantage.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Hybrid working:
This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme, with a flexible approach combining office attendance and remote working.