GM Living Wage Campaign Coordinator
John has lived in South Manchester for many years and his employment background has been mostly in the voluntary and community sector developing social enterprises and working on employment and skills projects in Moss Side and Hulme. Latterly he has worked for a North West charity helping VCSE organisations to increase the amount of European Funding coming into communities in the North West to help to tackle poverty and inequality.
In his current role with GMPA, John co-ordinates the Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign.
John has a lifelong commitment to raising the aspirations and living standards of the marginalised and those on low incomes in our communities and has a deep commitment to collaborative and co-operative working.
Outside of his GMPA role, John is a councillor in Manchester and Chair of the MCC Communities and Equalities Scrutiny Committee. He is also a Governor at The Manchester College and at his local primary school.