Join this panel session to hear from GMCA, MCC, and TfGM, to discover how you can explore careers beyond your degree discipline.

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority brings together the ten Greater Manchester councils and the Mayor, working in collaboration with local services, businesses, and communities to enhance our city-region.

• Manchester City Council delivers diverse services and opportunities, promoting employment, innovation, and sustainable development in a vibrant, inclusive city.

• Transport for Greater Manchester ensures efficient and sustainable transportation options for the entire region aiming to make the city-region one of the best places in the world to grow up, get on and grow old.

Sound like something different and interesting? Come join us to find out more about future possible opportunities.

Meet our panellists:

Nick Fairclough – Nick is Head of Policy, Insight & Public Affairs at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), working to support development and delivery of the Bee Network, the city region’s new integrated public transport system. Nick led development of the city region’s ambitious Bus Strategy, which set out how Greater Manchester intends to improve and grow its bus system using the powers afforded by bus franchising. 

Gillian Duckworth – Gillian is the Group Solicitor and Monitoring Officer at Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Transport for Greater Manchester and has been a local government lawyer for over 30 years working at district, metropolitan and now Combined Authority level. Initially specialising in property development and regeneration her roles have been more latterly focussed on local and regional government powers and governance.

Mark Dickens – Mark is the Assistant Director of Planning and Building Control at Manchester City Council.  Previously he has worked for Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, St.Helens Council, Chester City Council, Wirral MBC as well as a number of LAs in the south including the London Boroughs of Hackney and Tower Hamlets. 

Barney Harle – Barney is a chartered Quantity Surveyor with a background in private sector construction and retail who has more recently worked in the public sector. In his current role he heads Manchester City Council’s Major Projects team who are responsible for construction and refurbishment of facilities in the fields of education, public realm, corporate estates, social housing and leisure.

Accessibility: We are committed to making this event as inclusive as possible. Find out more about the building and room on the Building Access Map. If you need any additional adjustments or further confirmation of the setup, please contact buslawcareers@mmu.ac.uk at least 24 hours before the event. We will also do our best to accommodate any requests made on the day of the event, so speak to a member of staff if there is anything we can do to support your participation.  

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