Decision Maker: Director for Safer and Stronger Communities
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Greater Manchester Civic Leadership Youth Engagement Project
aims to tackle the under representation of racially minoritised
people in areas of civic and public life, by encouraging more young
people from racially minoritised communities to become active in
their community and aspire to be future civic leaders.
Outcomes include:
• Racially minoritised young people are engaged in the core
values of political education, participation and
representation
• The views of racially minoritised young people are
recognised and valued by public sector policy and decision-makers,
enabling young people to have greater influence over things that
impact their lives
• Future participation in civic leadership is encouraged,
creating a pipeline for the Civic Leadership Core Programme
• Whilst the Youth Outreach focuses on race, this will also
broaden involvement across demographics, protected characteristics
and background, recognising intersectionality and multiple
disadvantages.
Economy, Strategy and Research have secured a procurement exemption
for Youth Leads UK be commissioned for a further year, to enable
them to continue working with the cohort of young people they have
built a relationship with, supporting them to deliver the resource
themselves in settings such as youth clubs, schools, colleges etc.
In addition, Youth Leads UK will provide:
Mentorship and Workshops:
• Regular follow-up sessions to continue personal development
and ensure ongoing engagement.
• Monthly workshops focusing on leadership, civic engagement,
and public speaking.
Progress Tracking:
• Continued use of STAR check-ins to monitor personal
development and address any emerging issues.
• Explicit support with moving into Civic Roles
•Identifying and matchmaking civic roles to participants
Authorisation of this Decision will allow the Safer and Stronger
Communities team to transfer £25,000 to an Economy, Strategy
and Research cost centre. An exemption for the Economy team has
already been signed by procurement allowing them to award the new
contract directly to Youth Leads UK.
GMCA Safer & Stronger Communities Team
will to transfer £25,000 to the Economy, Strategy and
Research team to fund the next 12 months of the Civic Leadership
Youth Engagement Project provided by Youth Leads UK.
Publication date: 29/10/2024
Date of decision: 10/10/2024