Jobsite.co.uk offers charities free volunteering ads

Jobsite have announced a new initiative to offer free advertising to voluntary organisations. The move will allow charities and volunteer vacancies to be posted free of charge on Jobsite.

The initiative, named ‘JobAid’, is expected to save UK charities and voluntary organisations an estimated £26.5 million in recruitment advertising as charity organisations will be able to post vacancies for free and in turn reach a pool of seven million candidates on Jobsite. The initiative is a partnership between Jobsite.co.uk, the Premier League, Volunteering England, Portsmouth Football Club and Community First for Portsmouth.

‘JobAid’ allows charities to reduce their running costs, but also introduces volunteering and charity roles to a wider job seeking audience. The project was developed through Jobsite’s main club sponsorship of Portsmouth FC, which also has the full endorsement of the Premier League, Volunteering England and Community First for Portsmouth.

Keith Potts, CEO of Jobsite.co.uk, says: “Our partnership with Pompey has allowed us to get involved with some great community projects such as piloting the Premier League’s Back to Work scheme. We are especially proud to be launching our new JobAid initiative, as this project was initially discussed on a local level with Portsmouth FC and volunteering organisation Community First for Portsmouth, and has grown in strength enabling us to roll it out nationwide. The quality of the project is demonstrated by the endorsement of the Premier League and Volunteer England, who have chosen to support us to both reduce the running costs of charities and volunteer organisations, which is increasingly important in the current economic climate, and play a significant role in helping to get Britain back to work.”

Any charities or organisations looking to advertise on JobAid can call Jobsite on 0844 561 9333 or visit www.jobsite.co.uk/jobaid

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