Partnerships Manager in Manchester

Company Description

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'. We achieve this in two ways. First, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

In Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.

Job Description

Are you passionate about building strong partnerships to support victims of crime? Join Catch22 as a Partnerships Manager at Greater Manchester Victim Service (GMVS) and play a key role in strengthening relationships with statutory, third sector, and voluntary organisations to enhance service delivery for victims.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders to expand and improve victim support services.
• Represent Catch22’s interests at multi-agency meetings, ensuring victim-centred outcomes.
• Monitor partner organisations to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Promote Catch22’s work through presentations, training, and engagement with professionals and communities.
• Support service development through collaboration with external agencies, assisting with system improvements and best practices.

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone with excellent communication, organisational, and networking skills, capable of working flexibly and managing multiple stakeholder relationships. If you have experience in multi-agency work, victim services, or supporting vulnerable individuals.

Qualifications & Experience:

• GCSE-level English and Maths (minimum).
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and partnership development.
• Understanding of victim and witness services, social exclusion, and safeguarding.
• Strong IT skills and ability to manage budgets effectively.

Additional Information

Those interested in applying for this opportunity should review the Job Description & Person Specification to find out more. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please see our contact information on the Candidate Help Page. Please use reference REF3961T in your message so that we can identify the opportunity.

When applying please be cautious over the answers you provide. If you select “NO” to the screening question regarding Right to Work in the UK, your application will automatically be closed.

Additional Requirements: Successful post-holders will need to have a full UK Driving License and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes. The NPPV (non-police personnel vetting) check also requires that the post-holder has lived in the UK for the past 3 years with a few exceptions.

Contract: 12-month Fixed term contract

Hours & work pattern: Full time, 37.5 hours per week.

Salary: £31,200

Career Family & Scale: Operations – Team Leader, National

Location: You will spend 1-2 days per week in GMP HQ, Newton Heath. The remainder of your time will be split between remote working in the community.

Interview process: Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised. Where a deadline is advertised, Catch22 reserves the right to withdraw the post from advertisement without notice.

Closing Date: 31st of July 2026. Catch22 reserves the right to withdraw the vacancy at any time, for any reason before the stated closing date.

Group interview scheduled for 13 August, 09:30–11:30, at GMP Force HQ, Central Park, Northampton Road, Manchester, M40 5BP.

We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume of interest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time.

Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, police vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.

To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.

Catch22’s Commitment to Opportunity & Progression

At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation. In 2024, within our Justice Hub, we have 68% of those in management roles that originally joined Catch22 in the frontline workforce and some worked across a number of roles and Leadership positions before joining management. This allows us to have a highly experienced management group and provides development opportunities for those in our much valued front-line.

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.

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Social Media Search

Please note, we may conduct an online search as part of our due diligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.

Vetting Requirements

This role is subject to the satisfactory completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which may include HMPPS vetting, NPPV, or other role-specific security clearances. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful outcome of these checks. Where clearance is not granted, or is subsequently withdrawn, Catch22 reserves the right to withdraw the offer of employment.

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