Community Notice Board

Job Vacancy - Age Concern North Tyneside - Head of Corporate Support

Circa £37,559 plus benefits

This is an excellent opportunity for a confident and dynamic professional to undertake a new pivotal and challenging role. We are looking for an experienced professional to lead the following areas in the organisation:

  • Marketing & Communications
  • HR & Training
  • IT
  • Quality & Risk Management

High Impact Presentation Skills - Training by Mark Butcher Associates

For three days in June (23rd -25th), internationally renowned speaker Mark Butcher will work in Newcastle upon Tyne with just 10 delegates to turn them into confident and competent presenters.

Who is this programme for?

  • Anyone whose job involves public speaking in front of a live audience,
  • Those in a public role who need to present with credibility and confidence,
  • Professionals who need to beat the competition in the jobs market,
  • Team and project leaders who need to inspire and motivate their people,
  • Anyone who needs to present their cause to funders and win support.


Grants from Train to Gain programme available. To book or find out more click here to visit the website, call Mark on 0191 2267304/06 or send an e-mail to mba[AT]mba-consulting.co.uk.

Lead the Field - Training by Mark Butcher Associates

Lead the Field, training programme created by Mark Butcher Associates for the voluntary and statutory sectors, returns in May.

Lead the Field 2010 starts with a Strategic and Business Planning course on the 4th of May. This renowned management development programme consists of a range of courses that aim to provide cutting edge skills, methods and processes to help nonprofit organisations excel in their work. Participants will learn how to organise their teams, plan their projects, negotiate, fundraise and structure marketing campaigns for their organisation.

There are grants available for people operating in a strategic role (members of the management team, project managers, team leaders etc) which, depending on the circumstances, can cover the whole cost of the training. To check your eligibility phone 0191 226 7304 or e-mail mark[AT]mba-consulting.co.uk . To find out about prices and dates, please click here to visit the website.

VoluntarySkills.com - User Survey

An undergraduate student at Newcastle University is currently working in conjunction with voluntaryskills.com to undertake a piece of research based upon the service. A questionnaire has been designed to obtain and analyse responses from voluntaryskills.com users in order to establish how our users currently utilise the service, their perceptions of the brand, and their training needs. It will take no longer than 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire

As a thank you for completing this survey you will have the opportunity to be entered into our free prize draw to receive a £30 Love2Shop gift voucher. Deadline for responses: Monday 22nd March 2010, 5pm

Please click on the link to fill in the survey: http://www.voluntaryskills.com/survey/survey.php?sid=48

Job Vacancy - Senior Administration Assistant (Full-Time)

Ashington Town Council

Salary NJC points 18-21 (currently £17,161 to £19,126).

To support the further development of the Town Council, ensure the proceedings of the Council are correctly and properly administered, and to be responsible for the day-to-day running of the office.

For further details visit www.ashingtontowncouncil.org.uk or contact:

Mike Slaughter
Clerk to Ashington Town Council
c/o 107 & 109 Station Road
Ashington
NE63 8RS

Tel: 01670 784164
Email: mikeslaughter[AT]btinternet.com

Deadline date for receipt of applications: Friday 26 March 2010 (noon)

All applications must be submitted on the official Job Application Form.

SENRUG - Public Meeting at Morpeth Town Hall

SENRUG logo

Upstairs Ballroom (Lift Available)

Morpeth Town Hall, Bridge Street, Morpeth

Thursday 11th March at 7.30 pm

With the parliamentary candidates of the 3 main political parties for the Wansbeck area:

  • Ian Lavery – Labour
  • Simon Reed – Liberal Democrat
  • Campbell Storey – Conservative


Admission Free. * All Welcome. * Refreshments.


Format of the Meeting:

We will invite each candidate to speak for 10 minutes. We will then take questions from the audience and give each candidate an opportunity to answer the question. We are restricting questions to issues relating to RAIL POLICY (both local and national issues) and other closely aligned subjects.
SENRUG is an independent group and not aligned to any political party
SENRUG – The South East Northumberland Rail User Group
web: www.senrug.co.uk email: enquiries[AT]senrug.co.uk Tel 01670 825500

SALE (50 % Off) - 2009/10 Edition of North East Guide to Grants for Voluntary Organisations

The 2009/10 edition of North East Guide to Grants for Voluntary Organisations is now on sale with 50% OFF


Just £7.50 for larger organisations or £4.25 for organisations with income under £50,000 per annum.

The Guide contains information on over 90 charitable trusts and foundations which support voluntary organisations and community groups in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham and Teesside and is an essential tool for any fundraiser.

Funding Information North East - Sustainable Funding in Practice

FINE are hosting a one day conference for the voluntary and community sector:

Happily Ever After? - Sustainable Funding in Practice

In a recession-hit economy, with grant funding already in decline, voluntary and community organisations have been busy developing other income streams in order to support their work. This one-day conference will explore the challenges and the successes of different methods of income generation, in order to help you make your organisation more sustainable.

The morning session presents a range of speakers, while the afternoon focuses on practical workshops.

Job Vacancy - Doxford Youth

Full-time Project Coordinator‘The Beat Goes On’

JNC point 15 (£23,927) fixed term – 3 years, 37 hrs/wk

Following on from the success of our nationally recognised pilot scheme, Doxford Youth Project is seeking to employ a qualified and committed Project Coordinator.

Job Vacancy - Revive Enterprise

Operations Manager

Salary will be between £17,000 to £19,000 p.a. (depending upon experience)
plus Stakeholder Pension
37.5 hours per week
Based at: Blyth, Northumberland