New recruitment website for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations

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Thursday, 14, Feb 2008 12:00

New recruitment website for National Council for Voluntary Organisations The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), in partnership with thirdsectorjobs.co.uk, has launched NCVO Job Shop, www.ncvo-jobshop.org.uk, a new specialist job site promoting job opportunities within the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors.

NCVO Job Shop, which will be run and managed by ThirdSectorJobs.co.uk, provides an affordable, simple and effective solution for all NCVO member organisations looking to recruit high calibre candidates for full and part time vacancies.

Recruiters can manage their own vacancies online and take advantage of the featured recruiter sections, as well as 24-hour job posting by credit card.

For job seekers, NCVO Job Shop provides the latest job-seeker functionality such as jobs by email alert, RSS feeds, online applications and the ability to save shortlists of vacancies. They can search hundreds of vacancies, which are updated daily, across all levels, experience and disciplines, including fundraising, marketing and finance. Job seekers will also be able to search by sector, function, job title, salary or location.

Simon Devitt, Online Publishing Director at Haymarket, said:

'We are delighted to provide the NCVO with a first class job site. NCVO Job Shop harnesses leading-edge job board technology to provide the best functionality for job seekers in this sector. It also gives recruiters unparalleled access to a growing audience of high-calibre, relevant candidates within the charity and voluntary sector'.

Gillen Knight, Head of Marketing at NCVO, said:

'NCVO Job Shop will provide members with a quick, easy and affordable way to recruit staff via a website that is tailored to their needs. For people, both in the sector and from outside the sector, who are looking for their next challenge, it will also provide a one stop shop for the latest opportunities.'

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Notes to editors:

· ThirdSectorJobs.co.uk is a specialist jobs site for people working in or

looking to join the charity and voluntary sector. Attracting more than 50,000 unique visitors a month ThirdSectorJobs.co.uk is the only specialist job site within the charity and not for profit sector to have been awarded an ABCE

(72,231 unique users Oct 2007).

ThirdSectorJobs.co.uk is published by Haymarket Business Media

For further information about ThirdSectorJobs.co.uk, please contact Simon Devitt on 020 8267 4796.

· Haymarket Business Media publishes over 50 business titles, together with

associated websites, print and online directories and information services from four main centres: London, New York, Germany and Hong Kong.

In the UK, these include Horticulture Week, Children Now & Young People Now, Nursery World, Planning, Regeneration & Renewal, Brand Republic, PRWeek, Marketing, Campaign, Management Today, GP, MIMS, Healthcare Republic and others.

Haymarket website: www.haymarketgroup.co.uk.

· The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) www.ncvo-vol.org.uk

is the umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England, with sister councils in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. NCVO has over 5,500 members, ranging from large national bodies to community groups, volunteer centres, and development agencies working at a local level. With over 280,000 staff and over

13 million volunteers working for our members, we represent and support almost half the voluntary sector workforce.