Administrator and Governance Support Officer Vacancy
Role Title: Administrator and Governance Support Officer
Organisation: Breakthrough UK – Manchester Disability Collaborative (MDC)
Location: Remote working, with occasional meetings in Manchester
Hours: Part-time. 4 days per week – some flexibility on hours possible depending on applicant’s skills and experience. We will consider job share.
Contract: Fixed-term until May 2027. Secondments welcome. Extension subject to funding.
Salary: £28,000 Full Time Equivalent per year (pro rata at 28 hours per week)
Responsible to: MDC Strategic Manager
The Manchester Disability collaborative (MDC) is looking for a new Administrator and Governance Support Officer.
We’re looking for someone confident in administration, stakeholder and government support to join us in our mission to remove barriers for disabled Mancunians.
This role is central to enabling MDC to deliver its mission: amplifying the voices of disabled people, influencing local policy, and driving systemic change across Manchester.
The role is remote with occasional meetings in Manchester. We will consider secondments and job shares for the right candidate.
How to apply:
1. We require a cover letter which tells us how you meet the person specification for the role. The cover letter can be sent in your preferred format. For example, as a video, in audio or written.
2. We also require an up-to-date CV. This can be in any format.
3. Please send your cover letter and CV to admin@breakthrough-uk.co.uk
Applications close on the 16th of January at 12 noon.
Please refer to the Person Specification when you apply. This is at the following link:
Information on the vacancy is available in different accessible formats on request to admin@breakthrough-uk.co.uk, by telephone on 0161 234 3950 or by text to: 07939 943383.
About Breakthrough UK
Breakthrough UK is an organisation of disabled people, working to promote the Rights, Responsibilities and Respect of disabled people in society.
We seek to influence public policy at national, regional and local level and we work with public bodies, businesses, employers, other community and voluntary organisations, social enterprises and individual disabled people to remove barriers to employment and participation in society by disabled people.
We provide services to disabled people to enable them to live independently and exercise choice and control in their lives. Our policies and working practices are based on the Social Model of Disability.
We offer excellent working conditions and terms of employment – such as flexible working, good holiday provision, regular supervision, peer support and an employee assistance programme. We ensure all our staff feel included and we remove barriers to work.
Breakthrough UK is an equal opportunities employer and particularly welcomes applications from disabled candidates. As a Disabled People’s Organisation, most of our Board Members and staff are disabled people.
