Careers

Our Give & Gain employability programme is aimed at enabling people to develop the skills, confidence, and aspirations needed for job success. We support people from all backgrounds who face barriers to employment and whose skills often go unused or undiscovered.

Working with the Volunteering team and other key staff, this role assists in promoting the benefits and opportunities of the Give & Gain Programme at EMERGE.   You will help us recruit additional volunteers from the local community and beyond by identifying and contacting new networks and operational partners.  You’ll be an experienced administrator, ideally with experience in the voluntary sector.  Your strong data management skills will ensure we can accurately report to funders on our outreach and track the volunteers who participate in the programme.   An understanding of handling confidential data, meeting targets and deadlines, and experience in recruitment are key skills for this role.

The role is based onsite at our Head Office on New Smithfield Market.  We are happy to discuss your preferred working days.

Salary: £12.60 per hour/£9,828 per year

Hours and days: 15 per week, Monday to Friday

For an application pack, email recruitment@emergemanchester.co.uk, quoting “Employability Administrator” in the subject line in the subject line or press Apply below. Note that we do not accept CVs.

Closing date: 09:00 on Tuesday 26th August 2025

FareShare’s pioneering Surplus with Purpose scheme works with businesses across the fresh produce sector to help cover the extra costs of redistributing their unsold food to people who need it and preparing unfinished surplus food for redistribution.  FareShare will redistribute thousands of tonnes of surplus fresh fruit and vegetables nationally to charities and community organisations that need it, saving it from going to waste.

Working with the volunteer management team and other key personnel, this role will be involved in attracting and supporting the retention of new volunteers for Surplus with Purpose-related work.  You will also promote the benefits and opportunities of volunteering at EMERGE to the wider community.   You’ll be a strong communicator, happy to jump on the phone or take the lead at in-person recruitment events.  You’ll have experience in the community or voluntary sector and strong data management skills to ensure we can accurately report to funders on our outreach and track the volunteers who participate in the programme.   An understanding of handling confidential data, meeting targets and deadlines, and experience in recruitment are key skills for this role.

The role is based onsite at our Head Office on New Smithfield Market.  We are happy to discuss your preferred working days.

Salary: £12.60 per hour/£9,828 per year

Hours and days: 15 per week, Monday to Friday

For an application pack, email recruitment@emergemanchester.co.uk, quoting “Volunteer Support Assistant” in the subject line in the subject line or press Apply below. Note that we do not accept CVs.

Closing date: 09:00 on Tuesday 26th August 2025

FareShare UK’s pioneering Surplus with Purpose scheme works with businesses across the food industry to help cover the extra costs of redistributing their unsold food to people who need it and preparing unfinished surplus food for redistribution.  Surplus with Purpose helps FareShare redistribute thousands of tonnes of surplus fresh fruit and vegetables to charities and community organisations that need it.

A typical day will include carrying out the daily van safety check, collecting your order lists from the Food Allocations team and then picking the fruit & veg for each order, which will be between 400kgs and 800kgs.   After safely building the pallets, you’ll load them onto the van and then unload at the Community Food Members’ (CFMs) site.  You’ll collect their empty trays and return them to our Warehouse, perhaps stopping to refuel on the way, where you’ll take on Warehouse duties as required e.g. picking orders, cleaning, goods-in, stock rotation etc.

You are the face of FSGM to our CFMs so you’ll need top notch customer service skills, excellent communication skills and a commitment to working in a culturally sensitive way.  It’s a physical job so you can comfortably lift up to 25kg at a time repeatedly and throughout the day.

For insurance purposes, you need to be at least 25 years’ old, with experience of safely driving commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes. If you have a licence for driving larger vehicles (up to 7.5 tonnes), even better.  The salary offered will reflect the driver qualification you have.

Salary: £24,785 – £25,798 per year (depending on driving qualifications)

Hours and days: 15 per week, Monday to Friday

For an application pack, email recruitment@emergemanchester.co.uk, quoting “Volunteer Support Assistant” in the subject line in the subject line or press Apply below. Note that we do not accept CVs.

Closing date: 09:00 on Monday 1st September 2025