Opportunities

The most recent opportunities are listed below:

Please do also keep an eye on opportunities as they arise through the vacancy listings from some of the major employers in and around York.

Heritage Lottery Fund New Small Grants Programme

Company: 
Heritage Lottery Fund
Type: 
Grant
Closing Date: 
31/07/2012

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced the launch of a new £1 million small grants programme for people to get involved in their heritage. Called ‘All Our Stories’, the programme will provide grants of £3,000 to £10,000 grants to support charities, community groups and heritage organisations running local history projects.

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£1.8m In Feasibility Projects For Convergence In A Digital Landscape | Challenge 3

Company: 
Technology Strategy Board
Type: 
Grant
Closing Date: 
21/11/2012

The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £1.8m in feasibility projects that address the converged nature of the digital landscape in a fresh programme will be delivered in three parts during 2012.

£1.8m In Feasibility Projects For Convergence In A Digital Landscape | Challenge 2

Company: 
Technology Strategy Board
Type: 
Grant
Closing Date: 
22/08/2012

The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £1.8m in feasibility projects that address the converged nature of the digital landscape in a fresh programme will be delivered in three parts during 2012.

Oxford Nanotechnology Summer School 2012

Company: 
University of Oxford
Location: 
Oxford
Type: 
Training
Closing Date: 
06/07/2012

Each year the Nanotechnology Summer School focuses on applications of nanotechnologies in a different field. Comprising presentations from leading researchers and practitioners from the University of Oxford and beyond, the Summer School is essential for anyone with an interest in these topics.

The theme of the fourth annual Nanotechnology Summer School in 2012 will be 'Introduction to Bionanotechnology'.

Business Mentors for 'Start Your Business with Confidence'

Company: 
York, North Yorkshire & East Riding LEP
Type: 
Other
Closing Date: 
01/06/2012

The York, North Yorkshire & East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership is looking for business mentors to get involved in the pilot of their new programme ‘Start Your Business with Confidence’.

If you’re an experienced business person willing to give 4 hours of your time over the next 4 – 6 weeks to mentor someone looking to start their own business we would like to hear from you!

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£1.8m In Feasibility Projects For Convergence In A Digital Landscape | Challenge 1

Company: 
Technology Strategy Board | Nesta
Type: 
Grant
Closing Date: 
23/05/2012

The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £1.8m in feasibility projects that address the converged nature of the digital landscape in a fresh programme will be delivered in three parts during 2012.

£300k Digital Innovation Contest - TV and Film

Company: 
IC Tomorrow
Type: 
Grant
Closing Date: 
18/05/2012

An exciting new £300k contest run by IC Tomorrow will provide participants with  the opportunity to innovate with some of the TV and film industries' key players. 

The six business challenges,  which have been defined as genuine commercial opportunities by eight major organisations from the digital content and media sector, are:

Space 109 Manager

Company: 
Space 109
Location: 
York
Type: 
Job
Salary: 
Up to £23,000

Space 109, a vibrant Community/Arts Centre in the heart of the Walmgate district of York, requires a new manager. This exciting opportunity provides an experienced person with the chance to programme and develop a range of arts and participative activities for Walmgate residents and the wider community of York. As well as day to day management of the building, the post will also ensure the continued development of the centre through attracting other users to hire the centre, making funding applications and overseeing staff and volunteers.

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£60m Fund for Rural Development

Company: 
Rural Economy Grant Scheme
Type: 
Grant
Closing Date: 
30/04/2012

Defra have just announced their new RDPE Rural Economy Grant. 

For further details and application forms, click here.

The £60 million grant has been established in response to the findings of Defra’s Rural Economy Growth Review (launched in November 2011).

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Web Developer (ASP.NET,C#.NET)

Company: 
Purenet
Location: 
York
Type: 
Job
Salary: 
Up to £30k DOE

PureNet is a multi-award winning provider of world-class Enterprise Ecommerce, Digital Marketing and Custom Web & Mobile Solutions for leading names in Retail, Manufacturing and Finance. Customers choose PureNet for its ability to design, build, manage, market and integrate business-led solutions that add significant competitive value to their day-to-day activities.

We are currently seeking an experienced Web Developer to join one of our projects teams.

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