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A colourful kingfisher bird sits on a branch against a white background, with the text Looking for a new perch? in blue letters on the right.

Harrogate/Knaresborough: Chief Executive Officer, Resurrected Bites

A small brown and white dog stands alert with its mouth open, looking up. To the right, large pink text reads, Don't take your eye off the ball! on a white background.

York/North Yorkshire: Development Officer x2, Community First Yorkshire

A curious squirrel clings to the side of a tree, looking forward. To the right, purple text reads, Ready for your next jump? on a white background.

York/North Yorkshire: Community Energy Officer, Community First Yorkshire

A giraffe eating leaves looks at the camera against a white background. Text in the top right reads, Reaching for new heights? in brown letters—perfect inspiration for any Skipton Head of Programme.

Thirsk: Schools & Families Engagement Manager, North Yorkshire Together

A colourful kingfisher bird sits on a branch against a white background, with the text Looking for a new perch? in blue letters on the right.

Harrogate: Shop Co-ordinator, Time Together

A giraffe eating leaves looks at the camera against a white background. Text in the top right reads, Reaching for new heights? in brown letters—perfect inspiration for any Skipton Head of Programme.

Skipton: Head of Programme, Jamie’s Farm

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Recruitment advertising

Our recruitment service provides a quick and cost-effective way for you to advertise vacancies to thousands of people working in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.

We will advertise your vacancy in our enewsletter, Community First Yorkshire News, via an email job bulletin which is sent direct to subscribers, on this website’s jobs pages and through our social media channels.

For more information please call 01904 704177 or email info@communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk

Charging policy for recruitment advertising with Community First Yorkshire

Why advertise your job vacancy with us?

We have direct access to 7,000+ VCSE organisations across North, South and West Yorkshire via our website, enewsletters, social media and word of mouth.

Posting a job with us is quick and easy, allowing you to get your vacancy in front of the right people without any hassle.

Your job post won’t get buried. We promote listings across our networks, ensuring your vacancy gets maximum exposure through email alerts, social media, and direct mailers.

Advertising your role with us is much cheaper than media advertising or contacting organisations directly!

What you get

  • We will list your job on our website – this is our most visited page on our site.
  • We will send out a mailer to people who’ve subscribed to receive job updates about your vacancy. We currently have 600 subscribers and have an open rate of 40% (which is good by industry standards).
  • We will list your job in our enewsletter, Community First Yorkshire News, (which has 2,500+ subscribers) for the duration of the application window. The jobs section is one of our most frequently read sections in the enewsletter.
  • We will post about your vacancy on social media, tagging in your organisation on LinkedIn and Facebook, giving your role the opportunity to be seen by thousands of followers. There will be a minimum of one post per social media platform.

Terms and Conditions

Community First Yorkshire reserves the right to refuse to circulate any information or advert. Views expressed in information circulated via Community First Yorkshire are not necessarily those of the organisation.

Community First Yorkshire communications

If you have a piece of news, a new service or key event that benefits the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in North Yorkshire, or rural communities across North, South and West Yorkshire, then we can help spread the message in a variety of ways:

  • Community First Yorkshire News is our fortnightly email newsletter reaching over 2,500 organisations and individuals
  • We can post a new story on this website
  • We can help spread your news through our social media channels.

Please note we will select which channels we think most suitable and will prioritise VCSE organisations and public sector partners.

We do not share fundraising activities or sales opportunities.

For more information please call 01904 704177 or contact info@communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk

Advertising charges

*Please note that VAT at 20% will be charged on non-charity advertising.
Organisation typeCost
VCSE organisations (social enterprises, charities, voluntary groups)£45
Private business *£95
Private individual *£95
Local public sector partner *£95

What you need to send us

To place an advert (of no more than 300 words) please send the text exactly as you would like it circulated to info@communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk.

We will need you to confirm (by email) that you are happy to pay the charge (either £45 or £95 respectively depending on the type of organisation you represent – see above). Please state clearly in your email the person and address to whom the invoice should be sent.

Please note: due to the nature of the email programme that we use we are not able to send out attachments. Where possible please provide web links so that recipients can access further information if needed.

You will need to include:

  • Your organisation logo so that we can brand your job listing and mailer to subscribers of our Jobs Update.
  • Any links to job descriptions, website, equal opportunities form, confidential details forms etc. relevant to your role.
  • A deadline for applications so that we know when to stop listing your opportunity.

Timings

Job vacancies will be posted on our website, on social media and sent to Jobs Update subscribers as and when we receive them. Your listing in Community First Yorkshire News will be promoted in each fortnightly issue, depending on your application deadline, so please plan accordingly.

We endeavour to meet all your needs regarding timings for promoting your vacancy.

Our partners

VONNE logo with VON in blue and NE in orange. To the left, a circular symbol with blue and orange lines and dots, and the letters N and E, resembling a compass or network design.
VCS Emergencies Partnership logo featuring three overlapping, multicoloured squares next to the organisation’s name in bold black text on a white background.
Logo for Rural Arts, featuring an orange line drawing of a stylised animal or abstract shape to the left of the words Rural Arts in bold blue text on a white background.
Plunkett UK logo featuring a green leaf graphic to the left of the green text Plunkett UK on a white background.
The logo of North Yorkshire Council features a white rose inside a partial circular design in brown and green, with NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL written in blue capital letters to the right.
Logo for North Yorkshire Youth featuring a stylised purple “NYY” above the text “North Yorkshire Youth” written diagonally in matching purple font on a white background.
Logo with abstract geometric shapes in pink, teal, and purple on the left, followed by the text NORTH YORKSHIRE TOGETHER in bold purple capital letters on a white background.
Logo for North Yorkshire Sport. The words North Yorkshire are in bold, dark blue text above the word Sport, in bold green text, underlined, on a white background.
Logo of the NHS Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. The NHS logo is in blue and white, and the trust name appears in black and blue text on a white background.
The image shows the NCVO logo, featuring the letters NCVO in bold, modern purple font with the V styled as a tick. The background is white.
Red NAVCA logo with stylised people forming a circular shape on the left. To the right, NAVCA is written in bold lowercase letters above the tagline local focus national voice on a white background.
The image shows the Community Fund logo, featuring a cartoon hand with crossed fingers and a smiling face, next to the words COMMUNITY FUND with COMMUNITY in bold pink letters and FUND in black.
A blue speech bubble with the word locality in white lowercase letters and the phrase the power of community below it.
Leeds City Council logo featuring a crest with three owls, stars, and a ram’s head, alongside the text Leeds City Council in blue on a white background.
Logo of Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership, featuring colourful abstract shapes and the organisation’s name in blue and pink text on a white background.
Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) logo with the word IVAR in dark green, the I topped with a yellow teardrop shape, next to a green circle containing 25 YEARS in yellow text.
Logo for Humber & Wolds Rural Action featuring stylised fields in blue, green, and tan on the left, with the organisation’s name in blue text to the right on a white background.
Logo for Howardian Hills National Landscape, featuring a stylised green landscape with fields and hills on the left, and the text Howardian Hills National Landscape on the right.
Logo for Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, featuring six colourful abstract human figures forming a circular shape to the left of the organisation’s name in bold and regular text.
The logo for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) features a black crown and lion emblem above the department's name, written in black text on a white background.
Logo for Yorkshire Energy Doctor C.I.C. featuring an orange hand holding a house with a sun above it, and the text yorkshire energy doctor C.I.C. in red and orange.
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council logo, featuring a detailed coat of arms with two deer and a shield, next to the council’s name in green and blue text on a white background.
Logo for Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership, featuring stylised interconnected figures in orange, pink, and green, with the slogan ACT as ONE to the right.
Logo for ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England), featuring stylised green figures of people above the acronym acre in blue, with the full organisation name to the right.
Logo for Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust featuring a stylised, wind-swept tree in teal and the organisation’s name in purple and blue capital letters beside the tree on a white background.
Yorkshire Funders membership logo A yellow circle with a teal Y shape and the words Yorkshire Funders Member in black and teal text, centred on a white background.
Logo for York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority, featuring a geometric, interwoven teal design to the left of the name written in bold, uppercase letters.
Logo of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority featuring a stylised abstract flower-like icon to the left of the organisation's name in bold, blue text on a white background.