Bio

1. Provides innovative and strategic leadership to the work of Greater Manchester's Green City Region Board and Partnership for delivery of the City Region's 5 Year Environment Plan (5 themes covering Energy, Buildings, Transport, Sustainable Consumption and Production and Natural Capital) to ensure achievement of agreed goals and objectives. 2. Develops and implements the Greater Manchester (GM) Green City Region Business Plan and Investment Framework for low carbon and environment projects within defined outcomes, outputs, budget and resource requirements. Responsible for convening Greater Manchester's `Mission Based Approach' to delivering a carbon neutral city region by 2038. 3. Member of the GMCA Senior Leadership Team; championing areas of Low Carbon and Environment to ensure effective strategic and corporate decision making. Lead Director for activities to support the GMCA's declaration of a Climate Emergency in 2019. 4. Acts as a credible ambassador for GMCA's Environment work on local, national and inter-national platforms to enhance and improve the understanding of the work of the Greater Manchester Green City Region. 5. Influences local, national and inter-national policy and programme development. Establishing MoU and delivery programmes with Government Departments including BEIS, Defra and DCLG. Devises and co-ordinates briefing papers and responses to consultations on Environment issues for Greater Manchester. Chair of the Northwest Energy Hub Board. 5. Lead Officer for the Green City Region priority of the wider Greater Manchester Strategy (GMS). Contributes expert knowledge to development and delivery of the GMS and its Implementation Plan; 6. Manages the performance of staff and budgets within GMCA's Environment Directorate to enhance their contribution to the achievement of the Green City Region Partnership's operational work and the Greater Manchester 5 Year Environment Plan.anages; Monitors and drives the implementation of research, projects, programmes and policies to budget. Specialties: Public policy development; Strategy development; Research, and innovative project and programme development and delivery