Neighbourhood Community Development Officer

Working Hours: 35 hours per week, typically worked Monday to Friday, with a flexible mix of home-based and office/on-site working. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required to meet service needs.

Locations: Alexandra house, 133 Moss Lane East, Hulme, M15 5GX or Abraham Moss Adult Learning Centre, Crescent Road, Manchester, M8 5UF

Contract Type: 2 x Full-Time Permanent

Additional Payments: Casual Car Allowance

Closing Date & Closing time: 11.59pm, 02 November 2026 

Interview Method: Face to Face 

Legal Right to Work: In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action

This role is subject to -

2 References - where possible we require 3 years' history.

Casual Car Documentation - The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use. 

As a Neighbourhood Community Development Officer, you'll help residents develop community activity in their area and empower them to make a difference in their neighbourhood.

You'll help the Neighbourhoods team make cleaner, greener and safer neighbourhoods and ensure residents are engaged in this. Your work will contribute to clean and green Manchester and making Manchester fairer.

In this role you will:

• Develop and deliver community engagement activity
• Empower residents to improve their area through collective and collaborative work
• deliver programmes of activity, such as community events, consultations and targeted activity, for example with our diverse communities.
• Work with other Council services, partners such as Housing Providers and GMP, voluntary and community sector organisations, Councillors and residents
• Support the delivery of Climate Change Plans, Ward Plans and other wider programmes

For queries about the role, please contact the hiring manager, Patrick Hanfling, at [email removed] to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role. This route is for vacancy related enquiries only and should not be used to submit applications.