GMYN is looking for a passionate and creative individual to develop our work with disabled and neurodivergent young people. You would be joining a passionate and highly skilled team, all wanting to make a difference to young people’s lives.
Salary - £28,282
Permanent contract.
The Role
We are looking for a Programme Coordinator to primarily lead our transformative project, MCR Social. An exciting project that supports disabled and neurodivergent young people aged 14–17 to take part in social activities they choose, building confidence, independence, and friendships.
Alongside delivery, you will play a key role in developing GMYN’s wider Disability and Neurodiversity work, building partnerships, collaborating with organisations across Greater Manchester, and influencing practice to embed youth voice and inclusive approaches.
This is a dual focussed role, combining direct work with young people with project development, offering the opportunity to create meaningful impact both at an individual and across the sector. In practice, this means you might spend part of your week working with young people in sessions or 1:1 support, and the rest developing partnerships, planning projects, or influencing wider practice across the sector.
You will co-design and deliver engaging sessions, providing consistent support to help young people connect and thrive, while ensuring their voices shape the opportunities available.
We are committed to embedding youth voice within our own projects as well as influencing the wider sector, so that disabled and neurodivergent young people are at the heart of decision-making. Our projects support young people to do the following:
- Access social and developmental opportunities
- Build confidence
- Strengthen their sense of belonging
- Have a meaningful voice in their communities
- Improve their wellbeing
If you have experience supporting young people and are motivated to make a meaningful difference, you will find a rewarding opportunity here.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead project development and growth – Shape GMYN’s disability and neurodiversity work to meet local needs and organisational priorities.
- Deliver high quality provision – Facilitate inclusive group sessions and 1:1 support using trauma-informed, youth work approaches.
- Build partnerships and influence practice – Develop relationships with partners to co-create opportunities and embed inclusive, youth-led approaches across the sector.
- Embed youth voice – Ensure young people influence delivery, design, and strategic decision-making.
- Champion inclusion and accessibility – Drive equitable, accessible practice across delivery and partnerships.
- Safeguarding practice – Model strong safeguarding practice to ensure young people are safe and supported.
- Use insight to drive impact – Lead monitoring and evaluation to evidence impact and inform continuous improvement.
- Coordinate delivery and resources – Support planning, reporting, budgeting, and administration for effective delivery.
- Commit to learning and adaptability – Engage in reflective practice and respond to emerging needs.
Person Specification
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We recognise that everyone brings unique strengths, perspectives, and insight.
If you believe you can thrive in this role and align with our values, we encourage you to apply—even if your experience doesn’t match every requirement.
Skills & Experience
- Experience working with disabled and/or neurodivergent young people
- Experience delivering youth work, activities, or programmes for disabled and/or neurodivergent young people
- Experience of building and maintaining effective partnerships
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with both disabled and/or neurodivergent young people and professionals
- Understanding of youth work principles and trauma-informed approaches
- Experience of planning, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating projects or activities
- Commitment to inclusion, accessibility, and youth voice
- Commitment to safeguarding children and young people
- Ability to reflect on practice and demonstrate learning in line with organisational values
Key information
- Employer: Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN)
- Locations: Hybrid, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Role Type: Permanent
- Working Hours: Full-Time
- Working Hours Per Week: Full-time 35 hours per week
To apply for this role:
Further information and full personal specification can be found by downloading the job pack at Work with us - GMYN
Your invitation to interview will be based on how you demonstrate that you meet the points on the person specification.
We will consider skills and experiences from various roles across all sectors, if you can demonstrate how they can be transferable to this role.
Please email your application and CV to jobs@gmyn.co.uk.
Alternatively, you can send an audio application if you prefer. If you send audio, please ensure that the answers are no longer than 2 minutes.
While we acknowledge that candidates might use AI to write their applications, we prefer to hear from their authentic selves.
In your application, please answer the questions below.
Please ensure that your answers are no longer than 200 words.
- Tell us why you want to work at GMYN and how you meet the values.
- Describe your approach to safeguarding disabled or neurodivergent young people.
- Outline your experience working with disabled or neurodivergent young people.
- Outline how you would work with partners to develop opportunities for disabled or neurodivergent young people.
- Explain how you would ensure that young people’s voices are heard throughout your work.
Closing date: Friday 15th May 12pm.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 27th May.