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Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre

Ardwick Green North
Manchester
M12 6FZ
Tel: 0161 276 9300
Fax: 0161 276 9301
Email: info@vsnw.org.uk

VSNW vacancies

Coordinator - PROMiSE
21 hours per week
NJC Point 33-34: £27,849 to £28,636 Pro-Rata
Base: North West of England
Initially until Dec 2010

25 days holiday (Pro Rata) + 5 Company days and 7% Employer Pension Contribution on completion of probationary period (6 months)

You will be responsible for supporting the development of PROMiSE – the Mental Health Improvement Programme (MHIP) Third and Independent Sector Providers Network. You will be responsible for developing the network and its relationship with MHIP.

You should have experience of partnership working between statutory services and the Third Sector or Independent Sector, consulting with, and reporting to, a wide range of stakeholders and policy work. Furthermore you will have strong organisational, information interpretation and report writing skills as well as a knowledge of the key policy in the field of mental health.

You must possess a strong commitment to our core values of Accountability, Knowledge and Equality.

The post will involve travel across the North West and occasionally elsewhere.
Deadline for applications: Friday 13th November 2009
 

Download the Application Pack:

Contact Richard Caulfield on 0161 276 9300   Email  richard.caulfield@vsnw.org.uk

17 March 2010

Influencing Parliament with the Communities and Local Government Select Committee

Parliament logoAs part of the Parliamentary Outreach and VSNW 'Get Involved' series of events, this event will explore:
►What Parliament is and what it does
►How groups can effectively engage with Parliament 
►Insights from a Specialist Clerk from the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee

Latest News

8 March 2010

Listen Value Invest campaign is launched at the Houses of Parliament

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The Listen Value Invest campaign was launched in a special event at the Houses of Parliament last week.

4 March 2010

The Future of the North West - new collection of essays

A new collection of essays edited by the Smith Institute, which was launched in the House of Commons recently with the endorsement of an audience of more than fifty cross-party MPs and other stakeholders.

4 March 2010

Demonstrating the local economic and social value of grant-making with the VCS

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This new 'think piece' from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies, commissioned by VSNW, explores the shift from grants to contracts, and the value of grant-making within the voluntary and community sector.

Events & Trainings

VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West