Assistant Branch Manager in Manchester

We're bringing mutual savings, mortgages and financial advice for all back to the Greater Manchester region. Following our merger with Manchester Building Society in 2023, we returned to the high street in September 2025, with our flagship King Street branch. That was just the beginning of a new era! We have made great progress in our long‑term goal to immerse our society into the fabric of Manchester. Engaging new members to join the movement through face‑to‑face financial services, enabling us to make a real difference in the local community.

We now have a leadership opportunity as our King Street Assistant Branch Manager, enabling you to make a significant contribution to our growth. In return you will have the opportunity to develop and progress your career, ready to take the lead in a future Branch Manager role as we grow our branch network across Greater Manchester.

Within this role, you will support the Branch Manager in the day‑to‑day running of our city centre branch, encouraging and coaching colleagues and often acting as a Deputy when required. This opportunity will also involve managing the Branch to achieve business results by establishing and building long‑term relationships with our customers whilst providing a friendly and professional service. You will take personal ownership in applying the Branch 'understanding needs process', suggesting options that customers may consider as well as qualifying leads for the relevant advice specialists. You will have plenty of opportunities to have a positive impact across Greater Manchester through attendance of charity and networking events, leadership of pop‑up activity across the city region and supporting communities through delivering community talks on a variety of financial educational topics.

As a credible people leader, you will have first class communication skills, as well as a natural ability to motivate and lead from the front. Your strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills will see your team maintain the very highest levels of customer satisfaction and customer advocacy we strive for. Your experience of working in a customer‑facing management role and achieving organisational KPI’s will stand you in great stead to take the branch forward in achieving its goals. Branch‑based banking leadership experience is advantageous, however we will consider applications from candidates with strong leadership experience within customer‑facing environments. We are looking for a proven leader that has further career aspirations and wants to join a growing purpose‑led organisation. You see the Assistant Branch Manager role as an entry point to build a solid foundation of experience which will support your goal to progress to a potential future Branch Manager role.

We encourage applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences. Individuality is good for you, good for us and great for our customers.

What do you get in return?

• 35‑hour weekly contract
• 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
• Bonus Scheme (paid annually) – On target 5%, up to 10% depending on performance
• Colleague mortgage scheme and access to our financial advisors
• Pension scheme – up to 9% employers’ contribution
• Life assurance (4× salary) and income protection
• Access to a range of wellbeing benefits, including medicash scheme
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Above statutory family leave entitlement – 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay regardless of gender or route to parenthood
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• The option to buy and sell holidays
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• Broad range of learning and development opportunities
• Access to a range of high street and online discounts
• Access to a range of discounted/subsidised gym memberships nationwide
• Wide range of recognition initiatives to recognise and reward great performance

Starting on King Street in the heart of Manchester city centre, we’re bringing branches back to Manchester. The Newcastle Building Society Group’s branch teams are the face of our Society. They are our connection to the community and a hugely positive part of the high streets, towns and cities in which we are located. The main purpose of our branches is the provision of reputable savings and mortgage accounts, underpinned by solid financial advice for those who live in and around our branch locations. Priority for us in the branch network is maintaining great relationships with both existing and potential customers through consistent customer engagement. We pride ourselves on being a dependable source, here to help our customers understand and address their ever‑changing financial needs. We are always busy developing community spaces, supporting local groups and creating a long‑term legacy to benefit our communities.

As an inclusive employer and member‑owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage application from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe that everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, and we want colleagues to feel this is a place to belong. A place to be you.