VCSE Sector Partnerships Lead – Hybrid (37h)

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Holiday entitlement 28–36 days

Annual leave purchase scheme

Active travel facilities

Reward Gateway discounts

Cycle-to-Work

Training on the job

Professional membership fees

Job summary

South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority (SYMCA) invites an experienced VCSE Sector Lead to join the Strategic Partnerships team in Sheffield. This role shapes how SYMCA collaborates with VCSE organisations, local authorities, health partners and business to set a shared agenda and influence policy and services.

Reporting to the Principal Officer, you will lead engagement, build cross-sector partnerships and help secure resources aligned to shared priorities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience with the VCSE and wider public sectors in South Yorkshire.
• Strategic level experience influencing senior leaders across organisations and sectors.
• Strong understanding of local VCSE-led and multi-sector partnerships and strategic funding landscapes.
• Experience building partnerships across sectors and bringing people together around shared solutions.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, including turning community insight into practical recommendations.
• Strong organisational skills and the confidence to work independently.
• Commitment to improving health, wellbeing and social outcomes for residents.

Responsibilities

• Shape SYMCA's strategy for working with the VCSE sector, aligned with partners' priorities.
• Lead engagement and partnership activity between SYMCA and VCSE organisations, acting as the sector's central point of contact.
• Build strong relationships with local authorities, health partners (including the NHS and public health), businesses and anchor institutions, bringing partners together to agree collective action.
• Support organisations to leverage resources aligned to shared priorities.
• Highlight VCSE matters to SYMCA leaders, ensuring community insight and lived experience inform SYMCA policy and services.
• Monitor the impact of engagement, in line with the South Yorkshire Strategy and SYMCA's approach to community engagement.

Skills

VCSE engagement

Strategic partnerships

Relationship management

Communication skills

Influencing

Independent work

Job description

South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority (SYMCA) invites an experienced VCSE Sector Lead to join the Strategic Partnerships team in Sheffield. This role shapes how SYMCA collaborates with VCSE organisations, local authorities, health partners and business to set a shared agenda and influence policy and services.

Reporting to the Principal Officer, you will lead engagement, build cross-sector partnerships and help secure resources aligned to shared priorities.