Tag: recruitment

IoF launch new series of recruitment guides for the fundraising community

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has released a series of recruitment guides to support the fundraising profession to become a more equal, diverse and inclusive profession where we recruit for “culture add”, not “culture fit”. The Change Collective guides have been produced for the fundraising community to help them consider the actions and decision they can take to achieve a more diverse fundraising workforce. The guides include an additional element to reflect on recruiting during the coronavirus crisis. Each guide has been developed with expert advice from recruitment agencies and…

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Co-op set to fast track recruitment of 5,000 new store colleagues

Stuart Mitchell

Convenience retailer, the Co-op, has announced plans to create 5,000 store-based roles in a bid to provide temporary employment for hospitality workers who have lost their jobs and to increase support for local communities, amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Recruitment procedures have been simplified so that candidates can apply for positions by walking into their nearest Co-op with a view to starting work in a matter of days. Permanent and temporary roles are available up and down the country across the Co-op’s 2,600-strong store estate. The boost in colleague numbers…

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Comic Relief uses new recruitment platform Applied to help ensure inclusive and diverse recruitment

Stuart Mitchell

Comic Relief is using Applied, a platform that makes recruitment smarter, fairer and easier, as part of its strategic plan to ensure an inclusive and diverse application and selection process. Comic Relief, which has raised over £1.3 billion since 1985 to help eradicate poverty world-wide, began using Applied in January this year to help manage recruitment for both full time staff and short-term recruitment for its peaks of campaign activity such as Red Nose Day and Sport Relief. Applied’s use of sophisticated behavioural science methodologies will help to ensure that…

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ASA recruiting two new Council members

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA have released a post which talks about them recruiting two new Council members. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. The Advertising Standards Authority is the UK regulator of advertising across all media, including online. Our work includes acting on complaints and taking proactive action against misleading, harmful or offensive ads. ASA Council members rule on the acceptability of ads and act…

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Fun take on serious message in new FareShare volunteer recruitment campaign

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare, the UK’s largest food redistribution charity, today launches its first national advertising campaign as part of an appeal to recruit volunteers. Adverts portraying people and the food they most resemble in a bold, fun way will feature both online and in print in regional news publications across the UK, until the end of October. The campaign was made possible after FareShare won £250,000 of media spend from the Creative Shootout – fast becoming one of the most recognised creative awards in the UK – donated by premium publisher cooperative…

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