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		<title>Senior Communications Officer &#124; Thrive at Five</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 07:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior Communications Officer Nataional children&#8217;s charity Thrive at Five are looking for an experienced Senior Communications Officer to come and join their Stoke-on-Trent team.  This role is community-based in Stoke-on-Trent with minimum two days on site in the programme location. There may also be occasional travel to other programme sites (currently Redcar, Cleveland, Middlesbrough and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>VAST Appoints Andy Meakin as New Chief Executive, With Phased Summer Transition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[VAST Appoints Andy Meakin as New Chief Executive, With Phased Summer Transition VAST is pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Meakin as its new Chief Executive following a comprehensive and competitive recruitment process. Andy will take over from Lisa Healings, who retires on 30 September 2026 after 12 years with the organisation, including 7 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Accountant (Community Accounts) &#124; VAST</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Accountant (Community Accounts) Join our TeamWe are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to join the VAST Team as an Accountant in our Community Accounts Team. The RoleAs an Accountant, you will provide high-quality accountancy and financial support services to VCSE organisations, including charities, CICs and social enterprises. You will prepare statutory and management accounts, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NCVO CEO visits Stoke‑on‑Trent to learn from local VCSE leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NCVO CEO visits Stoke‑on‑Trent to learn from local VCSE leadership Kate Lee, CEO of The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) visited The Dudson Centre in Hanley on Thursday to meet with representatives from VAST, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector to discuss the Civil Society Covenant, what is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Public Health Grassroots Award Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Opportunity to apply for Public Health Grassroots Awards (up to £5000) This call is open to colleagues who have a contract of employment with a: local authority in England. This includes NIHR Health Determinants Research Collaborations (HDRCs), provided the applicant’s post is not directly funded by the HDRC non-NHS provider, commissioned by a local authority to deliver [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Project Coordinator &#124; Volunteering for Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Project Coordinator &#124; Volunteering for Health We’re looking for someone who can bring energy, curiosity and strong relationship-building skills to lead our Volunteering for Health programme across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Hosted at VAST, this role sits at the heart of cross-sector approaches between Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) and health sectors. You’ll work closely [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Level 2 and 3 Early Years Practitioners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; Level 2 &#38; 3 Early Years Practitioners Are you a motivated and enthusiastic individual with a passion for working with children? Sapphire-Minton Nursery is seeking organised and dedicated Level 2 &#38; 3 Early Years Practitioners to join their friendly team. If you love supporting children’s learning and would like to be part of a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sustainability Partnerships Manager at Support Staffordshire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; Sustainability Partnerships Manager Could you lead sustainability and partnerships across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent with a particular focus on developing community energy and nature programmes, green capacity building across VCSE networks, engagement, training and place based action? You will benefit from experience of managing a range of projects with cross-sector partners, overseeing and setting budgets, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>At Our Best for Cared For Children and Care Leavers: a VCSE City Alliance market co-production opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At Our Best for Cared For Children and Care Leavers: a VCSE City Alliance market co-production opportunity Stoke-on-Trent and VAST are working together to offer this early-stage sector engagement event, where we’ll be exploring how VCSE sector strengths can best be brought into play over the next two years to help make Stoke-on-Trent the best [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ageing Well in Whitfield &#8211; Small Grants for VCSE</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ageing Well in Whitfield &#8211; small grants for VCSE organisations Ageing Well in Whitfield is a one‑year pilot supporting people in the Whitfield PCN area to feel more confident, connected and in control as they age. The programme strengthens relationships between VCSE organisations, health and care partners, and community groups to build a more preventative model [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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