We are looking for an experienced and passionate Operations and Involvement Manager to work as part of our Strategic Partnerships and Alliances Team. This role is Homebased, with some travel around Sheffield, so the candidate will need be based locally. Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity. Rethink Mental Illness [RMI] is a mental health charity working for the maximum quality of life for people affected by mental illness. We [RMI] are working with citizens, the NHS, councils and other charities and community organisations in places around England to transform community mental health services and build communities that care around people affected by mental illness. Synergy is an alliance of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations working together across Sheffield to support individuals with a range of mental health needs. Rethink Mental Illness are the Lead Accountable Body and responsible for the oversight and management of Synergy. We are working together to improve the way people in Sheffield receive support with their mental health, by providing access to a number of specialist and holistic services, and by changing the way that support is offered and provided. We are working to change the culture and language associated with traditional mental health provision and believe that by working collaboratively in new and innovative ways we can support people together to achieve a better quality of life. As the Lead Accountable Body (LAB) for Synergy, we are responsible for the day to day management and relationship management of Synergy. Working closely with members of the Synergy Partnership Board, Primary Care Sheffield and the Rethink Central Alliance Team to deliver against Synergy’s strategy and delivering projects in an efficient and timely manner. How you will make a difference As an Operations and Involvement Manager you will work alongside the Head of Strategic Partnerships and Alliances to manage the mobilisation, implementation and contractual support on behalf of Synergy VCSE Mental Health Alliance. This will involve elements of quality assurance & compliance, reporting, project mobilisation, performance and service improvement. Working alongside the Head of Strategic Partnerships and Alliances, you will maintain and develop purposeful and managed partner relationships across all existing Alliance members and nurture growth and inclusion of other VCSE organisations across Sheffield. You will lead on delivering the co-production objectives within the programme plan. This will include supporting a group of experts by experience to be involved as equal partners in any associated workstreams within Synergy. You will facilitate shared consideration and decisions about mental health service and system change through a range of methods, bringing in insights from citizens. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status. Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement. We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here. If you have any questions about the position, please contact -