Cluster Manager - Children & Young People’s services

What if your next leadership role gave you the opportunity to influence services, develop exceptional people and create meaningful change for young people at a crucial point in their lives?

At Change Grow Live, that's exactly what this role offers.

As our next CYP Cluster Manager, you'll lead a portfolio of Children and Young People services across Greater Manchester, helping talented teams do their best work and ensuring young people can access the support, opportunities and connections they need to thrive.

You'll bring leadership, curiosity and fresh thinking. We'll provide the platform, support and freedom to make a lasting impact.

This is an opportunity to look beyond day-to-day operations and focus on what comes next.

Working alongside colleagues, partners and communities, you'll help shape services that respond to changing needs, embrace innovation and deliver high-quality support that genuinely makes a difference.

You'll develop leaders, strengthen partnerships and create environments where people feel valued, trusted and empowered to grow.

Because when our people thrive, the young people we support are more likely to thrive too.

• You see potential where others see challenges.
• In people. In partnerships. In possibilities.
• You bring the kind of leadership that enables others to flourish, creating clarity, fostering trust and helping teams achieve exceptional things together.
• You're energised by improvement and motivated by impact. You know how to translate ambition into action, developing people, strengthening services and building cultures where everyone can contribute and grow.
• You balance strategic thinking with genuine curiosity, using insight, experience and collaboration to navigate complexity and create meaningful change.
• Most importantly, you believe that when people are given the right support, encouragement and opportunity, extraordinary things can happen.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Shape and influence services across Greater Manchester.
• Grow and develop high-performing leaders and teams.
• Strengthen partnerships across health, education, local authority and community sectors.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Create positive, lasting outcomes for children and young people.
• Contribute to the future direction of our Children and Young People services nationally.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your strategic leadership experience within one of the UK's leading health and social care charities.

You'll gain exposure to regional and national leadership, strategic partnership working, service transformation and innovation, whilst developing the skills and experience needed for future progression into Regional Head, Associate Director and Director-level opportunities.

Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise or take the next step in your leadership journey, we'll support your continued growth and development.

We're ambitious for the people who use our services.

And we're equally ambitious for our colleagues.

We want people to feel empowered to bring ideas, challenge convention and help build services that are fit for the future.

If you're looking for a leadership role where you'll be trusted, supported and able to make a genuine difference, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

 

To help us get to know you, and to give you the opportunity to meet colleagues from across the organisation, shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a full-day assessment process on Wednesday 12 November 2026.

 

Competency-based interviewValues Based Interview (VBI)Stakeholder panelLeadership-focused exercises and discussions

 

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

If you're excited by the opportunity to develop people, shape services and help more young people realise their potential, we'd love to hear from you.

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

 

We're excited to hear from talented candidates and may close this advert earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of applications. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.

 

 

CGL points 42 to 46 (£47,850.69 - £52,379.50)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

12/11/2026

25/10/2026

Annabelle Johnson | annabelle.johnson@cgl.org.uk

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.