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Mike Wild, Chief Executive My role is to lead Macc, developing the organisation so we play a useful role in the city. I keep a watch on policy issues, try to be creative in finding new ways to address issues and speak up on behalf of the local voluntary and community sector. I build relationships with a wide range of partners and support our Trustees in ensuring Macc and the rest of the sector makes a real difference to life in Manchester. In other words I try to get more people doing more socially useful stuff. |
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Martin Preston, Deputy Chief Executive I am responsible for maintaining and developing Macc’s service portfolio including capacity building, volunteering, policy and influence work with local voluntary and community sector groups. Working closely with the Chief Executive, I help to maintain an overview of service planning, income generation, performance and quality processes and the monitoring of results and impact. |
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Angela Hampson, Finance Manager As a member of the Management Team, my role is to manage the finances across all areas of Macc's work covering everything from funding income to invoices and payroll. I provide regular reports for the Treasurer and the Board of Trustees and liaise with our auditors to complete our annual statement of accounts and audit. |
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Sandra Bellamy, Reception Worker |
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Pauline Clark, Office and Facilities Worker I oversee the running of the room hire. Buy resources for the office from a paper clip to a piece of furniture. Membership Secretary working on Macc Membership for organisations. Undertake HR and finance duties. |
Policy and Influence Team | |
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Oliver Cranfield, Grants Development Worker |
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Terry Manyeh, Community Development Coordinator: Manchester Active My focus is to increase community engagement in the Manchester Local Pilot of the GM Moving programme whilst building wider and longer-term collaboration between the voluntary sector and local government. |
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Anna Tate, Policy and Influence Development Worker |
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Helen Walker, Policy and Influence Worker |
Capacity Building Team | |
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Sarah Whitelegg, Capacity Building Team Manager My role is to make sure that voluntary and community groups in Manchester know where they can access useful support and guidance to strengthen and develop their organisations. This can range from helping very new groups, to choosing the right structure and understanding good governance, to providing funding support, planning, policy development and asset transfer. I manage and support the Capacity Building Team to provide this help through our open training programme, bespoke training, communications and tailored one-to-one support for groups across the city and I manage the development and delivery of additional specific capacity building projects. |
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Millie Brown, Organisational Development Worker |
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Charlotte Chilvers, Trainee Organisation Development Worker |
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Michelle Foster, Communications Worker - Capacity Building Team |
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Cheryl McAlister, Training Co-ordinator My role is to support local voluntary and community groups with everything that is training related, whether this is working with groups in identifying their training needs to co-ordinating our programme of training events often working with colleagues across Macc and external providers. I manage the training section on the website and ensure that the pages are updated with new and relevant training opportunities. I also lead on the Spirit of Manchester programme where we celebrate the fantastic diverse range of work happening across the city of Manchester by our amazing sector. |
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Helen Moore Start, Organisation Development Worker |
Active Communities Team | |
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Jack Puller, Active Communities Manager My role is to lead Macc’s work that supports and encourages local people to be active citizens through volunteering and other forms of participation; and to support asset and strength-based approaches to work with individuals and communities to bring about positive change. I manage Active Communities projects including Volunteer Centre Manchester, the Greater Manchester Older People’s Network, Manchester Community Reporters and Skill Givers. “I want to help people do more good or useful stuff in the City of Manchester – and beyond!” |
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Barkery Jammeh, Volunteering Development Worker |
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Aleena Khan, Volunteering Development Worker |
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Liz Jones, GM Older People's Network Development Worker |
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John Mulvenna, GM Older People's Equality Panel Development Worker |
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Hannah Powell, Media and Marketing Lead I provide Media and Marketing support for Macc staff teams and projects. This includes developing and implementing the communication guidelines to producing films for projects, events and as training and information tools. I lead on Macc’s annual Spirit of Manchester programme, co-ordinating and producing content for the different elements (e.g. Awards, Supporters and Fundraising, Business) and also collect and share the Manchester Kindness Stories. |
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Beth Shipley, GM Older People’s Network Administrative Support Worker |
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Tom Waring, Sharing Manchester: Project Lead I offer practical support to all those in our city that want to create a fairer and more sustainable economy. |