The search is on for community leaders who can help shape how £80m of new funding will be spent across four Manchester neighbourhoods.
Earlier this year it was announced that Manchester would benefit from the newly announced Pride in Place funding from the Government, as an opportunity to shape the future of neighbourhoods over the next 10 years.
Four areas were chosen in Manchester which will have an investment of £20m each in the next decade.
The areas chosen were:
Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central
Clayton Vale (parts of Clayton, Openshaw, Newton Heath & Miles Platting)
Gorton South (parts of Longsight, Gorton & Abbey Hey, Levenshulme)
Harpurhey South & Monsall (parts of Harpurhey, Moston, Crumpsall)
Now, a call has gone out for people living in these areas to apply to become ‘independent community chairs’ for the newly created Neighbourhood Boards – important positions established to help lead the rollout of funding over the coming decade.
These voluntary roles will be about helping to build a consensus locally on how money is spent and what the money is spent on, bring together a range of different voices and opinions to the table, help lead engagement with the local community and most importantly, lead the Neighbourhood Board to develop 10-year Regeneration Plans and Investment Plans for their specific neighbourhoods.
These roles will be in support of the range of conversations that have been had over recent months, finding out what matters to local people in these areas.
If you think you fit the description below for an ideal candidate please get in touch with the Council and make your application.
Are you someone who:
Lives, works or has a strong connection to the area
Is respected locally and trusted to be fair and balanced
Is personally committed to ensuring that diversity is valued and reflected in the Neighbourhood Board
Can bring people together and facilitate good, collaborative conversations, where everyone is heard
Will prioritise community engagement as a central pillar of the PiP programme
Is clear about their own knowledge gaps and considers how the makeup of the Board helps this
Open to learning, feedback and development, with an interest in mentoring and upskilling others
Thinks laterally and creatively about solutions to problems and ways to draw in community voices
Has the time to prioritise the role, represent the Board and acts as its public face.
Applications will open on February 28th, and close on March 29th.
Follow this link to make your application.
