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Manchester City Council aims to be in the top-flight of world-class cities, with a dynamic economy and highly skilled people; to be well-connected, limiting climate change; and helping all of us feel safe and live well in our attractive and welcoming city.

To keep on track, we have reset our priorities up to 2025, refocusing on the challenges – putting equity, inclusion, and sustainability centre stage – with renewed focus on young people, our economy, health, housing, our environment and infrastructure.

We have become a global city with a strong identity and a confident voice, placing high in the global rankings of the top cities to live in, work in and visit.

However, we know this journey is not over, and Manchester must continue to grow. Despite our success we still have a long way to go in connecting all our residents to the opportunities created here, and therefore enabling them to become more prosperous.

We serve a range of thriving and diverse communities, and we know there are significant inequalities in our populations. Within our workforce we are committed to creating an inclusive culture with equity of opportunity; we know from conversations with both our colleagues and communities that we have more work to do. We know that to do this we have to build on the progress we have already made to continue our current trajectory.

We’re delighted that you’ve taken the time to take a look at this exciting opportunity and we welcome a further informal conversation with you and support you to make your mark on a vibrant internationally renowned City!

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Hello, I’m Pat Bartoli, Director of City Centre Growth & Infrastructure, and I’m delighted that you are interested in this Strategic Lead role within Manchester City Council’s Growth and Development Directorate.

This is a particularly exciting time to join our organisation. Manchester is often held up as an exemplar of growth and regeneration, and rightly so – our city has been transformed in recent decades.

By working with partners in the delivery of our long-term strategic vision we have rebuilt our city centre, revitalised our neighbourhoods, expanded our public transport network, developed our knowledge economy, supported our creative industries, hosted major events, celebrated our diversity and strengthened our partnerships. We have seen remarkable growth in our population, our jobs, our businesses and our incomes.

We have become a global city with a strong identity and a confident voice, placing high in the global rankings of the top cities to live in, work in and visit.

However, we know this journey is not over, and Manchester must continue to grow. Despite our success we still have a long way to go in connecting all our residents to the opportunities created here, and therefore enabling them to become more prosperous. We know that to do this we have to build on the progress we have already made to continue our current trajectory.

Central to our success and our future plans is the development, which is taking place in our city, and particularly our city centre. We have a number of nationally significant schemes including Victoria North (delivering15,000 new homes), the Oxford Road Corridor, and regeneration of St John’s. We are leading the creation of great places that bring people and communities together, attract investment and ensure that Manchester continues to thrive. Our ambition is huge.

This role is critical in ensuring the future development across our city centre is delivered. We are seeking individuals with a strong background in managing complex property, regeneration and development projects and programmes.

Alongside your professional background, we are looking for colleagues who are truly team players, able to forge strong relationships with developers, partners and colleagues, and more importantly able to provide effective leadership, support and advice to deliver our objectives for growth, new homes and attracting investment.

If you share our ambition for our city and would like to have a more informal conversation with me about this role, please contact GatenbySanderson in the first instance.

I look forward to your interest and learning more about you.

Pat Bartoli, Director of City Centre Growth & Infrastructure

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