VCFSE Workforce
We support VCFSE employers and employees with our comprehensive Workforce Programme. We're transforming Greater Manchester into a place where people can be healthy and happy and live fulfilling lives. The way we run our organisations can make a real difference to the VCFSE sector staff's health and well-being.
Our objectives
- Implement the GM Workforce development programme
- Implement GM VCSE Race Equality Action Plan
Workforce Development
This programme is all about the support offered to the sector and it prioritises:
- Supply: recruitment and retention of a diverse VCFSE workforce
- Looking after our people: workforce wellbeing
- Leadership: support for diverse and emerging leadership in the VCFSE sector
- New ways of working: increased collaboration across the VCFSE, public and private sectors to enable a strategic approach to workforce development
Our key achievements
- Workforce Hub and a GM Recruitment Hub
- Ran successful Existing Leaders and Future Leader Programmes, giving them the opportunity to co-design and learn what makes a good leader together
- Open workshop series on leadership providing a valuable learning space for VCSE staff
- HR Survey
- Payroll Survey
- Pay and Conditions Survey
Race Equality Action Plan
The Leadership Group created the Race Equality Action Plan that set out key areas that needed be addressed around the following objectives:
- Improving representation and voice
- Improved governance
- Leadership development
- Investment and funding
- internal Leadership Group priorities and policy
- The role of the Leadership Group in advocacy
The action plan has enhanced work across the Accord, the working groups and Leadership Group. Delivering is ongoing and evaluation is a key part of the plan.
Organisations involved
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Key contacts
This work is being led by VSNW on behalf of the Leadership Group but cuts across all working groups and accord delivery.
Laura Hamilton
Warren Escadale
Request VCFSE participation
For Statutory agency or other partner requesting VCFSE participation
The role of the statutory agency or other partner requesting participation.
- Use GM VCFSE Leadership Group as the first point of contact to set up VCFSE sector participation on a board/group
- Recognise the independence of GM VCFSE Leadership Group in selecting participants in whom members of the VCSE sector have trust and confidence. In certain cases, the board/ group will work alongside GM VCFSE Leadership Group to ensure that the appropriate participant is selected
- Provide the information requested in the below form (as far as possible) when making a request for VCFSE sector participation to the GM VCFSE Leadership Group
- Offer an induction for the participant and identify key documents the participant should be familiar with prior to starting to attend meetings
- Recognise the different issues associated with consulting and representing a ‘sector’ as opposed to a single agency and take these into account in terms of the expectations of the VCSE sector’s role (This may mean ensuring the participant has time to undertake consultation: the participant cannot offer guarantees or any such undertakings without consultation)
- Be clear about any requirements for confidentiality
- If possible, aim to financially support representation of VCFSE sector through offering an annual bursary
- Work with GM VCFSE Leadership Group to identify capacity building issues and way in which these can be supported
Dispute resolution
If there are concerns about anyone participating on behalf of the VCFSE sector, or if the participant has concerns about their role in the Board/Group, the situation will be dealt with informally in the first instance through discussions with the GM VCFSE Leadership Group and the group/board’s chair.
Please enter the below details if you are looking to request VCFSE participation on your board or group. We will get back to you:
