Meet the Salford CVS team:
- Senior Managers
- Administration
- Finance/HR
- Communications/Information
- Strategy/Policy/Voice/Influence
- Capacity Building
- Active Communities
- Grants and Investments
- Programmes
Senior Managers
The Salford CVS senior management team leads the organisation by setting strategic direction and overseeing operations. Our senior management team provide leadership and support to staff, manage high-level stakeholder relationships, and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. To find out more about our priorities as an organisation take a look at our What we do page. To get in touch go to the Contact us page.
Alison Page
Chief Executive
Kirsten Robinson
Deputy Chief Executive (and Chief Finance Officer)
Bethan Kelly
Chief Operating Officer
What do you enjoy most about your role?
The opportunity to work collaboratively to create positive change and impact.
Administration
The Salford CVS Administration and Finance Teams handle essential operational and financial functions to support staff and members. If you’d like to find out more about what services our administration and finance team offer to members, including DBS checks, take a look at our Backroom Services webpage
Gill Bruder
Office Manager/PA to CEO
The best bit of my role is the variety of work/getting out to meet people and seeing the difference Salford CVS makes in the communities of Salford.
Helen O'Brien
Administrative Officer
(Meetings and Events)
In my role I speak to a variety of different people. I like that I get to see how Salford CVS works together with the VCSE sector, and partners, to support Salford communities.
Rachel Sadler
Administrative Officer
(Membership Services)
What I enjoy most about my role is seeing all of the good work that goes on in Salford’s VCSE sector and getting to work with a team of like-minded people who care about our sector.
Natalie Demou
Administrative Assistant
Finance/HR
Samantha Hill
Finance Officer
Betsy Mak
Finance Assistant
Mayuri Theobald
Human Resource Officer
My role is varied and I thoroughly enjoy it as it involves drafting offer letters, employment contracts, completing background checks, supporting managers with recruitment, onboarding, employee lifecycle, training and development employee exit/offboarding. There is always an opportunity to get involved in other aspects of the organisations such as volunteering and attending events with Salford CVS. The best bits about my role are being able to work with all our staff and get to know them individually as well as meeting new staff that join the organisations and welcoming them to settle into their role.
Communications/Information
The Salford CVS Communications Team lead on internal and external communications. They send out our weekly E-Bulletin and collect information and events to add to our noticeboards. They also host communications focused training sessions that aim to build communications capacity for individuals and organisations in Salford. For more information email: Communications@salfordcvs.co.uk
Hannah Powell
Communications and Information Coordinator
I feel we are lucky, as a Communications Team, as we have an overview of the amazing projects and people working in Salford CVS and across the VCSE sector in Salford. I love being able to showcase and help publicise the work of the sector and give the individuals working and volunteering the recognition they deserve.
Imogen Openshaw
Communications and Information Worker
In my role, I’m fortunate to witness the amazing work being carried out by the VCSE sector and individuals across Salford, especially through social media and working with groups. One of the highlights of my job is transforming that information into engaging visuals and printed materials that help make it more accessible. It's a joy to be a part of showcasing the incredible contributions the VCSE sector in Salford makes.
Strategy/Policy/Voice/Influence
Michelle Warburton
Voice and Influence Manager
In my role I am strategic lead for Salford CVS in the areas of Children and Young People, Safeguarding (both Adults and Children) Community Safety, Social Value and Inclusion. I sit on a range of strategic partnerships representing Salford CVS aiming to influence decisions. I also have oversight of all of Salford CVS's VCSE Sector Voice and Influence work, including our Young People's Seldom Hear Event and our Vocal Forums. I also manage our Research & Insight work which includes the State of the Sector and other research or VCSE engagement work. I am also responsible for the operational delivery of some of the partnership work, in particular Family Hub and VRU Community Led Support. My job is very varied and broad which is what I enjoy most about it. I get to work in partnership with a wide range of leaders from within public sector organisations and VCSE organisations who work together to make changes for residents in Salford which is amazing.
Andy Mossop
Strategic Support Officer
Bruce Poole
Senior Strategic Lead (Health and Social Care)
Joe Kendal
Research and Insight Worker
Capacity Building
Salford CVS supports community groups and organisations and social enterprises, providing capacity-building services, such as training, guidance, and resources, to enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of groups. They also build partnerships and collaborations within our community.
Anne-Marie Marshall
Services Manager
Jeremy Engineer
Development Worker
Beatty Osborne
Development Worker
Martyn Willcock
Social Enterprise Development Worker
Liz Atkinson
Safeguarding Development Worker
I’m the Safeguarding Development Worker at Salford CVS, part of the Development Team. I deliver our Adult Safeguarding Basic Awareness and Working Together to Safeguard Children courses, for staff and volunteers who work directly with children, young people or adults at risk of harm. I really enjoy meeting lots of different people and hearing about the great work that organisations around the borough are doing with children, young people and adults. I also support organisations with their safeguarding policies, providing templates and guidance on how to make policies real for staff, volunteers and beneficiaries.
Active Communities
Ben Fowler
Active Communities Manager
I’m Ben Fowler, and I’m Active Communities Manager. I oversee all activity and projects that involve active communities, from volunteering to physical activity. I join the dots between these to help Salford residents be active in their community. I enjoy spotting new opportunities for active community projects, that we can then try to pull partners and funding together for. I also enjoy the variety of projects – it’s a challenge overseeing so many different projects, but one I find rewarding to try and organise.
Claire Roberts
Volunteer Centre Coordinator
Grace Kennedy
Volunteer Centre Development Worker
Michael Carroll
Age-Friendly Salford Development Worker
Nicola O’Neill
Age-Friendly Salford Development Worker
Stewart Knights
Little Hulton Live Well Development Worker
What are you looking forward to in your new role?
As a resident of Little Hulton I am looking forward to learning more about my local area and meeting passionate people who are interested in the future of our community.
Ashley Chapman
Physical Activity Development Worker
In my new part-time role as a Physical Activity Development worker in Broughton I am really enjoying finding out and learning about the Broughton Community and am looking forward to hearing and helping groups put their ideas on how we can increase people's physical activity levels into practice.
Grants and Investments
To find out about our grants programme for 2024/25 take a look at our Funding page. If you're looking for funding, take a look at our Live Grants page and our Funding Support page.
Simon Robinson
Grants Manager
Ella Bulbeck
Grants Coordinator
I feel incredibly lucky to be able to see, hear and read about so many of the fantastic projects happening across Salford. From tiny community gardens to established, city-wide mental health partnership projects, the breadth of the good work happening across the city always leaves me feeling inspired. Although I enjoy meeting people in lots of different capacities, my favourite part of the role is being able to get out and about and meet some of the people the groups Salford CVS funds are able to support through their work!
Niamh Meehan
Grants Development Worker
My role is very varied as a member of the Grants Team. My weeks are a mixture of working in the office on reports and developing our grants, and being out and about in the community visiting groups. I really enjoy meeting the amazing people who run activities, and using our website and communications platforms to spread the word about the great things happening in Salford.
Ashley Chapman
Grants Development Worker
As a Grants Development Worker I love getting to hear and read about all the creative, caring and innovative projects being designed and delivered for the people of Salford. Seeing the large number of applications coming in demonstrates just how many people are out there trying to do their bit for others and illustrates just how mighty and kind-hearted the Salford community is.
Ganga Samarawickrama
Grants Administrator
I am coordinating the Personal Recovery Support Fund under the Achieve grant. This grant supports the recovery journey of substance misusers, particularly by providing items and services. We get their requests through Achieve workers. Most of the time, they request laptops, smartphones & wifi connections to stay in touch with their recovery sessions and other social and personal affairs. Some of them need white goods so they can restart their life. Above all, most of the clients prefer to have gym passes so they can stay active, and it helps with their physical and mental wellbeing. I am really enjoying fulfilling these needs, as they will support their recovery journey in numerous ways. The best part is that I get their feedback through the Achieve Workers, passing over their gratitude, thanking me, sending their love, etc. I am humbly grateful that I can be a small part of their recovery journey.
Klaudia Miskis
Grants Officer
Partnership Programmes
Salford CVS programme managers coordinate and oversee various projects and partnership programmes, ensuring they align with organisational goals and community needs. Our Programme Managers play a crucial role in facilitating communication, collaboration, and the successful delivery of partnerships.
Sandrine Beaunol
Programme Manager (Elevate Salford)
Susan Crabb
Programme Manager (Answer Cancer)
As the Answer Cancer Programme Manager, the thing I enjoy most about my role is working with our Cancer Champions and the community groups across Greater Manchester who are raising awareness of cancer and promoting breast, bowel and cervical screening. Our Champions and groups work with communities who have not previously engaged with traditional NHS ways of talking about cancer and they are having the important conversations that save lives. In my role, I get to meet Champions and community groups and see their work up close, which is a real privilege. I’m constantly impressed at the range of activities they are putting on to spread the word, the stories I am hearing and how dedicated they are. It is definitely the most wonderful part of my work!
Nic Spiby-Roberts
Programme Manager (Wellbeing Matters)
As the programme manager for Wellbeing Matters. I find the collaboration element of the role the most rewarding. Working with our brilliant programme partners on Wellbeing Matters, our city partners, our Primary Care Network’s to working with our vibrant and diverse VCSE community groups and organisations and seeing first hand what impact this can have to make Salford a more connected city. I enjoy the challenge of finding creative solutions to barriers that may impact local residents accessing support and looking for opportunities to make change.
Jerry Lawes
Long COVID/Hospital Discharge Worker (Wellbeing Matters)
In my dual roles I am able to see very quickly the outcome of my work with people. In my Long COVID role (having lived with it myself) it is very rewarding to be able to assist people that are living with Long COVID to move forward and work through the symptoms which in some cases are quite severe and help to get their lives back. With my Home First role I am able to assist people to get discharged from hospital and get home to their loved ones as soon as possible and help promote further recovery for them and also free up much needed hospital beds.
Jenny Capper
Development Worker (Wellbeing Matters)
The best bit is meeting clients, helping, supporting them and seeing the positive impact that volunteering makes to their lives.
Carolanne Mack
Programme Administrative Support (Wellbeing Matters)
My role plays to my strengths in the fact that I have had a very varied life myself and have worked supporting people in the Salford community for approximately 20 years in various settings. The best bit – supporting the service along with the Community Connectors which in turn support the public. I do like that no two days are the same and that I do still get the opportunity to have contact with clients and other services who refer in. I find it very rewarding when I work with a client who initially is very dismissive about what we can do to help them help themselves. Then feel the turn around once they realise that yes, we can support them. Since I started with CVS my skill set has been recognised and I have been able to adopt various tweaks and changes to my role and hours. I get job satisfaction at the end of the day when I know that every name presented / referred has had contact and that they know what is happening for them to enhance their wellbeing.
Bysshe Harkavy
VCSE & Volunteer Engagement Worker (Family Hub - Central & North)
My name is Bysshe Harkavy and I'm one of the VCSE and Volunteer Engagement Workers for Family Hubs. I cover central and north Salford. One of my favourite parts of the job is getting to discover new little pockets of Salford and getting to meet people and hear stories first-hand about what it's like to live in their corner of the city. I also love working with organisations to help get new projects and groups off the ground and being able to help volunteers to support projects that we all believe in.
Noah Mellor
VCSE & Volunteer Engagement Worker (Family Hub - South & West)
My role is to create volunteering opportunities at Salford Family Hubs. I support the people who are offering their time and energy to help families as Family Hub Volunteers. I additionally work with the Family Hubs to help create and develop partnerships between VCSE organisations and the Family Hubs. The hope is that this will help to make it easier for families to find and access the support that is available to them where they live. I feel very lucky to be able to work with and support people who are helping families and making a difference to where they live. It is also really great to be a part of people's journey as a volunteer and to see the positive effect it can have to be a part of delivering the Stay and Play and the Baby Massage sessions. I really think volunteering can give people a feeling money can’t buy, and it’s great to be a part of this.
Karl Chisipochinyi
Family Hub Navigator
I am Karl Chisipochinyi (Chee-See-Po-Chin-Eee), and I am a Family Hub Navigator, under Michelle's team covering Salford North and Central. I am coming over from Wellbeing Matters previously being a Community Connector and I am excited to apply my experience to working with/supporting families into the vast and growing resources we have for young parents, fathers and families with multiple identities.
Rachel Shenton
Family Hub Navigator
My name is Rachel Shenton and I am the Family Hub Navigator for South and West Locality. My role will involve working with a range of parents/carers to find out what matters to them and then connecting them to the appropriate support or service. I have a wealth of knowledge and experience of working with families and I am very much looking forward to this role and being a part of Salford CVS.
Amy Williams
Violence Reduction Development Worker
The best bit about my role is that I get to meet lots of interesting people and no two days are the same. I love supporting various community groups and my colleagues are a great too.