This role involves identifying and writing funding bids applications to a range of funders to support our work with women. You will have responsibility to show project aims and outcomes clearly. You will be very organised with the ability to manage several funding applications at any given time.

Business overview

Future Intentions Yorkshire is a community interest company, a client-led service providing employability & enterprise support and personal development support to women struggling to return to work after a break, we support women’s work-readiness, community inclusion and engagement and improved health and wellbeing.

Purpose of role/summary

We are looking for an individual with writing experience (essential for role) with excellent writing skills and ability to show the projects aims and outcomes clearly when writing funding applications. You will be organised and self-motivated, and very passionate about the work that we do.

The role will involve identifying suitable funding sources and writing bid applications to a range of National Lottery distributors, local authorities and private trusts and organisations.

Skills or experience required?

• Computer literate with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Creative thinker with lots of ideas
• To take responsibility for bid/tender processes including identify funding sources, writing bid applications through to submission and follow up work.
• Excellent communicator with good listening skills to build relationships with funders and other stakeholders.
• Excellent proof-reading skills with strong attention to details
• Provide monthly updates/reports to the managing directors and board members.
• Strong organisational skills and persuasive writing skills to our funders.
• Identify new ways to promote our funding efforts to the community.

This list is not exhaustive

Frequency of Opportunity Ongoing

Time commitment 6-10 hours per week, negotiable between volunteer and organisation.

Training and support Appropriate training will be made available to the volunteer as relevant to the role. Ongoing discussion around training and support needs will be offered.

Start date of post? Jan 2022 or asap

Can this opportunity be home based? Yes

Where is the opportunity located? Norton/Malton area or remotely (as agreed)

Includes out of pocket expenses?: Yes, reasonable expenses as agreed

DBS Check required for role No

Benefits to volunteer

• To develop updated skills and knowledge of supporting a small community business.
• To gain a current work reference.
• To gain confidence, skills and satisfaction in returning to the workplace.
• To support own professional development.

Application process

• Application form
• Informal interview
• DBS Check (if applicable)
• 2 References (not family or friends)

 We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer

For further information, express an interest and an application form please email Liz at lizhempshall@futureintentions.co.uk.

This role involves assisting with the day to day administrative tasks including typing letters and reports and data inputting, responding to enquiries via email or phone. Professional attitude is a must and a good understanding of the challenges for women returners is desirable.

Future Intentions Yorkshire is a community interest company, a client-led service providing employability & enterprise support and personal development support to women struggling to return to work after a break, we support women’s work-readiness, community inclusion and engagement and improved health and wellbeing.

Purpose of role/summary

To provide administrative support to a small team and working directly with the volunteer manager on managing the day-to-day business needs.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrative assistant to join us at a time of growing our social venture and team.

 Skills or experience required?

• Must be proficient and confident in working with Microsoft Word, additional skills in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Publisher and Access would be very welcome.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy is a must.
• Excellent customer service skills and polite professional telephone manner (flexible with volunteer’s skills and work preferences)
• Communicate with potential new clients and support them to access our services via phone or email.
• Ability to prioritise tasks with ease to meet deadlines.
• Strong organisational skills to manage own workload, ability to work on own initiative.
• Letter and report writing skills, strong writing skills and proof reading essential.
• Ability to work with volunteer manager on creating systems to support improve efficiency.

This list is not exhaustive

Frequency of Opportunity Ongoing

Time commitment 6-10 hours per week, negotiable between volunteer and organisation.

Training and support Appropriate training will be made available to the volunteer as relevant to the role. Ongoing discussion around training and support needs will be offered.

Start date of post Jan 2022 or asap

Where is the opportunity located? Norton/Malton area

Can this opportunity be home based? No (flexible in accordance with Government guidelines for Covid 19.

Where is the opportunity located? Norton/Malton area

Includes out of pocket expenses?: Yes, reasonable expenses as agreed

DBS Check required for role No

Benefits to volunteer

• To develop updated skills and knowledge of supporting a small community business.
• To gain a current work reference.
• To gain confidence, skills and satisfaction in returning to the workplace.
• To support own professional development.

Application process

• Application form
• Informal interview
• DBS Check (if applicable)
• 2 References (not family or friends)

 We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer

For further information, express an interest and an application form please email Liz at lizhempshall@futureintentions.co.uk.

This role involves working with our digital and social media marketer on planning and executing a social media strategy to raise our profile and brand awareness, extending our reach to many more women. Desirable is a confident communicator with ability to engage our audience via Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Business overview

Future Intentions Yorkshire is a community interest company, a client-led service providing employability & enterprise support and personal development training to women struggling to return to work after a break, we support women’s work-readiness, community inclusion and engagement and improved health and wellbeing.

Purpose of role/summary

This role is an opportunity for an individual with a genuine flair for engaging our online community of women returners struggling to return to work after a break, facing the challenges of little or no confidence, social isolation, outdated skills and workplace experience and poor health and wellbeing.

An individual with lived experience as a women returner would be very desirable. A champion for our cause, increasing our reach across Ryedale, Scarborough and York.

Skills or experience required?

An understanding of how to coordinate, develop and deliver to our online communities via our digital presence and social media platforms.

• Computer literate
• Ability to work with manager on development of long term digital and social media strategy.
• Experience in promoting an online presence across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
• Ability to schedule a range of posts, blogs etc on our online platforms and work on monthly scheduling plan.
• Identify appropriate awareness days and develop a 12-month calendar of events to promote via our social media.
• Identify new opportunities for increasing our online followers, brand awareness and company profile.
• Generate new ideas and visuals for our posts and blogs.

Frequency of opportunity: Ongoing

Time commitment 6-10 hours per week, negotiable between volunteer and organisation.

Training and support Appropriate training will be made available to the volunteer as relevant to the role. Ongoing discussion around training and support needs will be offered.

Start date of post Jan 20022 or asap

Where is this opportunity located? Norton/Malton area

Can this opportunity be home based? No (flexible in accordance with Government guidelines for Covid 19.

Includes out of pocket expenses?: Yes, reasonable expenses as agreed.

DBS Check required for role No

Benefits to volunteer

• To develop updated skills and knowledge in supporting a small community business.
• To gain a current work reference.
• To gain confidence, skills and satisfaction in returning to the workplace.
• To support own professional development.

Application process

• Application form
• Informal interview
• DBS Check (if applicable)
• 2 References (not family or friends)

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer

For further information, express an interest and an application form please email Liz at lizhempshall@futureintentions.co.uk

This role involves working strategically in planning and coordinating the marketing strategy across Ryedale, Scarborough and York. Identifying opportunities for collaboration and partnerships with other voluntary sector organisations and women’s groups. Great opportunity for someone with capacity to generate new and engaging ideas, taking it from concept to execution.

Business overview

Future Intentions Yorkshire is a community interest company, a client-led service providing employability & enterprise support and personal development support to women struggling to return to work after a break, we support women’s work-readiness, community inclusion and engagement and improved health and wellbeing.

Purpose of role/summary

To coordinate our marketing efforts across Ryedale, Scarborough and York, looking across the team and creating a marketing strategy for 2022 and beyond that works to promote our work with women returners.

Skills or experience required?

• Computer literate with Microsoft Word, Publisher and PowerPoint.
• Creative thinker with lots of ideas, capacity to take ideas forward and develop them with volunteer manager.
• Good writing skills and capacity for persuasive writing, proof reading skills and accuracy a must.
• Ability to devise a 12-month marketing strategy plan, providing updates to all team and volunteer manager.
• Create weekly and monthly working marketing plans for the team.
• Ability to work on own initiative as required and capacity to manage own workload to meet deadlines.

This list is not exhaustive

Frequency of Opportunity Ongoing

Time commitment 6-10 hours per week, negotiable between volunteer and organisation.

Training and support Appropriate training will be made available to the volunteer as relevant to the role. Ongoing discussion around training and support needs will be offered.

Start date of post? Jan 2022 or asap

Where is the opportunity located? Norton/Malton area

Can this opportunity be home based? No (flexible in accordance with Government guidelines for Covid 19.

Includes out of pocket expenses? Yes, reasonable expenses as agreed

DBS Check required for role No

Benefits to volunteer

• To develop updated skills and knowledge of supporting a small community business.
• To gain a current work reference.
• To gain confidence, skills and satisfaction in returning to the workplace.
• To support own professional development.

Application process

• Application form
• Informal interview
• DBS Check (if applicable)
• 2 References (not family or friends)

 We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer

For further information, express an interest and an application form please email Liz at lizhempshall@futureintentions.co.uk.

This role involves working directly with the community in identifying potential stakeholders, community needs and new ways of working to enhance services available to women returners. Good networking skills and a confident communicator are a must.

Business overview

Future Intentions Yorkshire is a community interest company, a client-led service providing employability & enterprise support and personal development support to women struggling to return to work after a break, we support women’s work-readiness, community inclusion and engagement and improved health and wellbeing.

Purpose of role/summary

To raise awareness with external stakeholders of our work in supporting women returners to overcome issues in returning to work after a work after a break, the social isolation, loneliness and poor health and wellbeing. To engage stakeholders in consultation about the services women returners want and need to support them to move forward into work-readiness and more authentic living.

An individual with lived experience as a women returner would be very desirable. A champion for our cause.

Skills or experience required?

• Computer literate with Microsoft programmes e.g. Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to work with volunteer manager on development of long-term community engagement strategy.
• To work in collaboration with voluntary organisations and individuals to enhance our services.
• To identify ways to promote inclusion of women living in rural areas to access our services.
• Identify new ways to engage women returners on a community roots level.
• To plan consultation meetings for stakeholders including women returners, referral partners and other invested individuals/organisations.
• To collate and interpret information from consultation meetings to inform our future growth and working relationships with all stakeholders.
• A very positive outlook and capacity to engage others with ease, comfortable with networking with groups of individuals e.g. organisations and funding advisors.
• Experience in public speaking would be highly valuable to our work.

Frequency of Opportunity: Ongoing

Time commitment 6-10 hours per week, negotiable between volunteer and organisation.

Training and support Appropriate training will be made available to the volunteer as relevant to the role. Ongoing discussion around training and support needs will be offered.

Start date of post Jan 2002 or asap

Where is the opportunity located? Norton/Malton area

Can this opportunity be home based? No (some remote working as required in accordance with Government guidance on Covid 19)

Includes out of pocket expenses?: Yes, reasonable expenses as agreed.

DBS Check required for role Yes

Benefits to Volunteer

• To develop updated skills and knowledge of supporting a small community business.
• To gain a current work reference.
• To gain confidence, skills and satisfaction in returning to the workplace.
• To support own professional development.

Application process

• Application form
• Informal interview
• DBS Check (if applicable)
• 2 References (not family or friends)

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer

For further information, express an interest and an application form please email Liz at lizhempshall@futureintentions.co.uk