Greater Manchester mentoring officer

Closing date: 30 June 2025 at 10am

Salary: £30,500 per annum pro rata, plus 6% pension contribution

Contract: This is a permanent, part-time role.

Hours: 3.5 days / 24.5 hours per week

Location: This role can be home or office-based. Regular travel across Greater Manchester is essential as part of the role.

Social justice charity Arts Emergency is looking for a passionate and driven individual in Greater Manchester to join the mentoring team!

Arts Emergency empowers, connects and develops under-resourced young people to be their best, most aspirational selves through 1:1 mentoring and up to ten-years’ worth of tailored assistance, real-life opportunities, connection to our Network - thousands of cultural professionals - and peer support.

The key purpose of the Greater Manchester Mentoring Officer is to recruit, match and support mentoring pairs across Greater Manchester. This is a busy, fun, and super rewarding role which requires you to work independently while being supported by the Mentoring Manager, the Mentoring team colleagues, and the wider Arts Emergency team around the country.

Applications from individuals at any stage of their career are welcome. Training and support can be provided for the successful candidate to support their development in areas of the role with which they are less familiar. No specific qualifications are required for this role.

Key tasks

• Recruit and maintain a network of volunteer mentors, in collaboration with the wider Mentoring and Arts Emergency team
• Organise mentor training events and carry out necessary safeguarding measures, including enhanced checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for volunteers
• Promote the mentoring programme with schools, colleges, and other partners
• Manage existing relationships and develop new ones with schools, colleges, and other partners
• Manage application and onboarding processes effectively
• Ensure the best possible mentor matches for young people
• Develop value-added opportunities for mentees to gain first-hand knowledge and experience in their fields of interest, and to achieve their personal goals
• Monitor the programme and share updates proactively
• Represent Arts Emergency at events
• Work with the wider team to curate monthly newsletters
• Maintain the ethos and values of the organisation

Experience of:

• working with young people aged 16- 18
• project management
• managing relationships
• programme delivery in a related field (e.g. youth work, arts and culture, education)

Skills & abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Good presentation, administrative and organisational skills
• Ability to recognise and capitalise on value-added opportunities for mentors and mentees
• Excellent attention to detail in recording important information
• Capability in using standard office programmes, web-based apps, and databases

Knowledge of:

• issues affecting young people in the region
• creative and cultural industries in the region
• the education system

Personal qualities:

• Passionate and driven to make a positive impact
• A self-starter, motivated, eager to learn
• Self-discipline to work independently and communicate proactively with the wider team

To apply

• Visit the Emergency Arts website by clicking the 'Apply' button
• Download and read the Job Pack thoroughly
• Follow the instructions on how to apply stated in this document
• Deadline to apply: 30 June 2025, 10am

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.