CAN YOU HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOALS? We are an Ipswich based charity who support young people by providing community educational and sporting activities, working in partnership with National Sports Governing bodies, County Council and education establishments. We have an opportunity for a Centre Operational Manager to join our Senior Management Team, based at our Head Office, Ipswich As an active member of the Senior Management Team you will contribute to the charity’s strategic planning process, ensuring we run to budget and maximise key charitable aims and revenue streams to help achieve our mission. The role of Centre Operational Manager oversees the Facilities & Administration duties and staff, as well as hold budget control of purchases and services supplied to the Charity. You will be responsible for overseeing the facilities hire, maintenance and management of the venue and administration, including health and safety and the role of Data Protection Officer for the Charity. Activities and Responsibilities: • SMT o Work with the CEO and SMT, developing, implementing and managing the direct operational aspects of the annual budget. o Line manage care-taker, cleaners and office administrator. o Manage effective use of…
This weekend (12th May), some of our amazing team completed the Ipswich Twilight Races 5K ABP Business Challenge along the waterfront! They took on many other businesses including ABP Ports and BDO LLP.
This weekend (22nd April 2018), we had our first EVER London Marathon runner, Peter Dawes from Carter Dawes, take on the amazing challenge of running 26.2 miles taking in the sights of London for Inspire Suffolk.
We are very excited that Peter Dawes, independent financial advisor for CarterDawes IFA Solutions Ltd in Ipswich, will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for Inspire Suffolk! Sponsor Peter here.
Inspire Suffolk hosted its first ever awards ceremony- shining a light on the successes of our students and staff, on Tuesday March 27. The event celebrated the dedication of our young people, volunteers and staff and the important work that our charity undertakes.
Flick and Son Estate Agents based in Suffolk have extended their support of Inspire Suffolk by providing some hands-on support and advice to our young people. Paul Gray, Managing Director of Flick and Son, visited our Team programme this month to share advice based on his career journey and life experience. Our Team programme students in Leiston enjoyed a session led by Paul, where he told them his inspirational story and how he has progressed in his career to become Managing Director of Flick and Son.
The winner of the Persimmon Homes Healthy Communities competition has been announced. After six weeks of frantic voting by our supporters, staff, young people and parents, the result was announced at a dinner at York Racecourse on 22nd March 2018.
Local bus company Ipswich Buses has pledged its support for Inspire Suffolk and the young people that we work with. The bus company, which operates in Ipswich and the surrounding villages, will be providing free bus passes to students taking part in our personal development courses in the town to allow students to attend the course and travel to and from work experience and interviews.
