Strategic Growth & Delivery Lead
| Company: | inploi |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Manchester, M1 6EU |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 27 Aug 2026 |
Summary
Strategic Growth & Delivery Leads (2 x Positions)
Interviews for Shortlisted Candidates - from w/c 7th Sept
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
Help deliver the next chapter of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is entering a new era of devolution, investment and growth.
As we continue to expand our ambitious Integrated Pipeline of housing, regeneration and economic development projects, we are growing our senior Delivery Team and are looking for two exceptional Strategic Growth & Delivery Leads to join us.
These are pivotal leadership roles at the heart of Greater Manchester's growth agenda. Working directly alongside regeneration, housing and development teams within our ten local authorities, you will provide the capacity, expertise and leadership needed to help unlock and accelerate some of the city-region's most important projects. You will play a leading role in turning ambition into delivery, helping partners navigate complex development challenges and bringing forward projects that will deliver new homes, jobs and investment across Greater Manchester.
Working alongside the Good Growth Fund, Greater Manchester's flagship investment programme, the Delivery Team helps ensure that projects have access to the funding, expertise and partnerships they need to progress successfully. As a Strategic Growth & Delivery Lead, you will play a key role in aligning local priorities with GMCA support, investment and resources to maximise delivery and impact.
About the Role
This is a senior relationship and project delivery role, requiring a highly collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries.
You will lead GMCA's day-to-day engagement with one or more Greater Manchester local authorities, acting as a trusted partner to senior regeneration, economic development and housing teams. You will work closely with local authority officers, developers, investors, Homes England, Transport for Greater Manchester and other stakeholders to help identify solutions, unlock funding opportunities and move complex projects forward into delivery.
You will also provide leadership across a portfolio of projects, oversee delivery strategies, support the creation of Mayoral Development Corporations and Mayoral Development Zones where appropriate, and help shape the future pipeline of growth opportunities across Greater Manchester.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a portfolio of strategic housing, regeneration and employment development projects across Greater Manchester.
- Act as GMCA's senior relationship lead for one or more local authorities, building strong partnerships and maintaining visibility of development activity across their areas.
- Drive the progression of key projects by connecting partners with GMCA funding, expertise and resources, including opportunities through the Good Growth Fund.
- Lead the development of delivery models, partnerships and vehicles that support growth and regeneration.
- Provide strategic advice, reporting and recommendations to senior leaders, boards and committees.
- Lead and develop teams while contributing to the wider leadership of the Place Directorate and Delivery Team.
About You
We are looking for experienced and credible leaders who are passionate about place-making, partnership working and delivering transformational change.
You will bring:
- Significant experience of delivering housing, regeneration, economic development or major development projects.
- A strong track record of working collaboratively with local authorities, developers, investors and other public and private sector partners.
- The ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior stakeholders in complex environments.
- Strong project, programme and financial management skills.
- Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of development finance and investment.
- Experience of leading people, building high-performing teams and creating a culture focused on delivery and collaboration.
Why Join Us?
There has never been a more exciting time to join Greater Manchester.
With increasing devolved powers, significant investment through programmes such as the Good Growth Fund, and an ambitious pipeline of transformational projects, this is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in shaping the future of one of the UK's most dynamic city-regions.
At GMCA you will:
- Work directly with local authority regeneration and development teams to deliver projects that make a real difference to places and communities.
- Lead complex and high-profile projects that will shape Greater Manchester's future growth.
- Build partnerships across government, the public sector and industry to unlock delivery.
- Join a growing and ambitious Delivery Team at the centre of Greater Manchester's place-based growth agenda.
- Help bring forward the homes, jobs and infrastructure needed to support long-term, inclusive and sustainable growth.
If you are an experienced development and regeneration professional who thrives on partnership working and wants to play a leading role in driving projects from concept to delivery, we'd love to hear from you.
About us:
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) brings together the cityregion’s ten councils and key partners including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) - to deliver the Greater Manchester Strategy. Our shared vision is to create a thriving city region where everyone can live a good life. We work to grow an inclusive economy and ensure people have what they need to live happy, healthy lives, tackling inequalities. Our policy department include Digital, Economy, Education, Work & Skills, Environment, Place Making, Public Service Reform, and Safer & Stronger Communities - who are supported by our essential corporate functions like Finance, Legal & Governance, People Services, Procurement and Communications.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
Our offer:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here:
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Hybrid working
This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our Manchester city centre office, allocated GM Local Authority office(s), or on site in the community, with remote working, typically from home (within a reasonable commutable distance from Greater Manchester); the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.