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Jobcentre Plus: opportunities for public and voluntary organisations

Opportunities for public and voluntary organisations to help Jobcentre Plus move people off benefits and into employment.

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Department for Work and Pensions
Published
1 August 2013
Last updated
29 November 2024 — See all updates

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Jobcentre Plus wants to work with local public and voluntary organisations that will help unemployed people move off benefits and into employment. Some opportunities focus on specific measures or specific groups.

If you want to discuss how your organisation can work with Jobcentre Plus to help people back into work, contact your nearest Jobcentre Plus Service Leaders using the contact details provided in the document.

We’ve also published contact details for Department for Work and Pensions national partnership teams.

Providing work-focused activities

DWP also uses a Dynamic Purchasing System to buy work-focused activities to help people move into work. Get more information and find out how to bid for the opportunity to supply these activities on Contracts Finder.

Updates to this page

Published 1 August 2013
Last updated 29 November 2024 + show all updates

  1. Susan MacPherson is now Northern Scotland service leader. The Jobcentre Plus Service Leaders attachment has been updated to reflect this.

  2. West Scotland Service Leader contact information has been updated from Patricia Dowd to Jan Haining.

  3. Replaced Lynne Moore with Matthew Bennett as service leader for North and Mid Wales.

  4. Updated the Jobcentre Plus Service Leader for East Scotland by replacing Alfred Musleh with Tricia Robertson (acting Service Leader).

  5. Service Leader for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire has been changed from Alan Burton to Tilini Sharland

  6. Updated the contact details for the service leader in Devon and Cornwall.

  7. Replaced Theresa Wootten with Barbara Billings as the service leader for North London.

  8. Updated the Jobcentre Plus Service Leaders contact information for Central and West Scotland, East and North Scotland, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire and Devon and Cornwall.

  9. Updated the service leader for the Black Country.

  10. Jobcentre Plus Service Leaders information has been updated for Leicestershire and Northamptonshire - Lincoln, Nottinghamshire and Rutland - Staffordshire and Derbyshire.

  11. Updated District Service Leader information for Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire, and Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

  12. Replaced Sharon Thorpe with Helen Brown as service leader for South Yorkshire.

  13. The Service Leader for Cumbria and Lancashire has changed. The new Service Leader is Amy Pond.

  14. Service Leader for DWP Durham and Tees Valley has changed. The new Service Leader is Jackie McNab.

  15. Updated the Service Leader details for Birmingham to reflect the changes to the Service Leader organisational structure.

  16. Added Jobcentre Plus partnership opportunity in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire District to improve the job prospects for people and communities facing the most complex and intractable barriers to employment. The closing date is 23 March 2023.

  17. The Service Leader for Devon and Cornwall is now Dee Ritchie.

  18. Updated the contact details for the service leaders in Cheshire and Greater Manchester.

  19. The Service Leader for northern Scotland is now Donna James. The Service Leader for West Yorkshire is now Janice Eccleston. Surrey and Sussex are no longer one combined District. The Service Leader for Sussex is now Sally Funnell. The Service Leader for Surrey is now Junior King. The Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight District has been divided into two and now has two Service Leaders in post: The Service Leader for Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight (A) is now Anna Marshall. The Service Leader for Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight (B) is now Alan Burton. The Service Leader for Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire is now Jodie Wilson.

  20. Updated the names and contact details for the Jobcentre Plus Service Leaders in the West Midlands.

  21. The Service Leader in the Black Country is now Mohammed Ahsan.

  22. Updated Service Leader for Berkshire Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

  23. Removed Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus as the deadline has now passed.

  24. Updated Service Leader for West London.

  25. Updated 'Jobcentre Plus Service Leaders' for Central and West Scotland, and East and North Scotland.

  26. Added Hamera Ahmad as the new service leader for Kent.

  27. Added a Jobcentre Plus partnership opportunity for the Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire area.

  28. Updated the service leader for Devon and Cornwall.

  29. Added Paula Heffernan as the new service leader for Kent.

  30. Paul Gisbey has replaced Amy Bruce as the Jobcentre Plus Service Leader for Leicestershire and Northamptonshire

  31. Dave Cope has replaced Rick Rhodes as the Jobcentre Plus Service Leader for Essex.

  32. Corrected an error in the list of Jobcentre Plus service managers. Amy Bruce is the service manager for Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Jane Cooper is the service manager for Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

  33. Updated contact details for Jobcentre Plus service leaders in Merseyside; Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland; south east Wales; Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

  34. Gillian Thomas has replaced Rebekah Warburton as the Jobcentre Plus service leader for Cheshire.

  35. Updated Service Leader information for South and West London.

  36. Replaced Hilary Govier with Dez Grant as service leader for Birmingham and Solihull

  37. Replaced Mark Peck with Terri Whitten as service leader for Devon and Cornwall.

  38. Updated 'Jobcentre Plus Service Leaders' for Central and West Scotland and for East and North Scotland.

  39. Removed Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus as the deadline has now passed.

  40. Removed 'Central Scotland partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus' as the deadline has now passed.

  41. Added 'Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 14 October 2020)'. Removed adverts for 'South West Scotland partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 6 September 2020)', 'Northern Scotland District partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 11 September 2020)' and 'West Scotland partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 20 September 2020)' as the deadlines have now passed.

  42. Added Central Scotland partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 2 October 2020)

  43. Removed 'East Scotland partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 21 August 2020)' and 'Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 28 August 2020)' as the deadlines have now passed.

  44. Added West Scotland partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 20 September 2020).

  45. Added: Northern Scotland District partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 11 September 2020)

  46. Added South West Scotland partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 6 September 2020).

  47. Added Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (closing date 28 August 2020).

  48. Removed advert for ‘Partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus: Essex District' as the deadline has passed.

  49. Added 'Partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus: East Scotland'.

  50. Added a partnership opportunity with Essex Jobcentre Plus District.

  51. Removed the Universal Credit Transition Fund partnership opportunity. Due to COVID-19, the application process has been temporarily suspended.

  52. Revised version of the 'Universal Credit Transition Fund partnership opportunity' (now version v1.2). Change made to Annex A: Universal Credit Transition Fund - Application for Grant Funding. Question 3 (on page 6) now reads 'Which of the minimum requirements will your proposal deliver?'.

  53. Published a guide and application form for a Universal Credit Transition Fund partnership opportunity.

  54. Updated list of service leaders: Janet McKee is now the Service Leader for Durham and Tees Valley, Prathiba Ramsingh is now Service Leader for South London, Sarah Hernandez is now Service Leader for West London, Alan Kane is now Service Leader for North East Scotland, Suzanne Mann is the Service Leader for Northern Scotland.

  55. Updated contact details for the Service Leader for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire District Office.

  56. Updated contact details for the Black Country District Manager.

  57. Geraint Williams is the new district manager for South East Wales.

  58. Updated details of the district manager for Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

  59. Replaced the district manager for Devon and Cornwall with Mark Peck.

  60. Removed adverts for partnership opportunities in Blackburn with Darwen as the deadline has passed.

  61. Individuals with mental health barriers to employment: Bath and North East Somerset - changed closing date to midday 11 April 2019 and added that the counselling element of the provision can include professional mentoring support.

  62. Added partnership opportunity to support graduate employment in Bradford.

  63. Added partnership opportunity to support individuals with mental health barriers to employment in Bath and North East Somerset.

  64. Updated questions 1 and 2 in section A and the process for returning the form in the white women mentoring project in Blackburn and Darwen Updated the process for returning the form in the south Asian women project and creative engagement project in Blackburn and Darwen.

  65. Revised forms with changes to where to send applications, for JCP Partnership opportunities for white women, south Asian and creative engagement projects in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire area. Closing date by noon on 8 March 2019.

  66. Revised forms for JCP Partnership opportunities for white women, south Asian and creative engagement projects in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire area. Closing date by noon on 8 March 2019.

  67. Added JCP Partnership opportunities for white women, south Asian and creative engagement projects in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire area. Closing date by noon on 8 March 2019.

  68. Updated contact for Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland to Jane Cooper.

  69. Removed partnership opportunity for Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire. Closing date for applications was midday 16 January 2019.

  70. Added Partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus (JCP) in Avon Somerset and Gloucestershire. Closing date midday 16 January 2019.

  71. Sarah Hernandez has replaced James Snelling as Jobcentre Plus district manager in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire district.

  72. Removed adverts for partnership opportunities in Devon and Cornwall – Bude, Launceston, Liskeard and Bodmin that closed on 30 October 2018.

  73. Added local partnership opportunities with Jobcentre Plus in Cornwall and Devon. The closing date is by 9am on 30 October 2018.

  74. Removed adverts for partnership opportunities in Cornwall that closed on 11 October 2018.

  75. Updated Jobcentre Plus District Manager contacts for South West Scotland, West Scotland, North East Scotland and East Scotland.

  76. Added 9 local partnership opportunities with Jobcentre Plus in Cornwall. The closing date for all 9 is 11 October 2018.

  77. Added partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus in Somerset and North Somerset: closing date is 28 September 2018.

  78. Removed 3 advertisements for partnership opportunities in Plymouth, Penzance and throughout Cornwall as the closing date for applications has passed.

  79. Added opportunities to work in partnership with Jobcentre Plus in Cornwall to help improve the employment prospects of people with criminal convictions. The closing date for the post of Detox Support is 21 August 2018 and for Mandatory Work is 22 August 2018.

  80. Added opportunity to work in partnership with Jobcentre Plus in Devon and Cornwall to help improve the employment prospects of people with criminal convictions (closing date for applications 20 August 2018).

  81. Updated the South West Wales contact to Rhys Morgan.

  82. Reorganised the list following changes to the geographical responsibilities. Added names of new District Managers and removed old ones.

  83. Updated details of North London District Manager.

  84. Updated details of the Black Country (Central England) District Manager to Helene Dearn.

  85. Updated details of the district manager for East London.

  86. Updated District Managers for Greater Manchester and Avon, Severn and Thames.

  87. Added information about the Dynamic Purchasing System to supply work focused activities.

  88. Updated District Managers for Durham and Tees Valley and for West Yorkshire.

  89. Updated District Managers for south west Wales and east London.

  90. Updated District Manager for West London District.

  91. Updated District Manager for Cumbria and Lancashire, North West England.

  92. Updated District Manager for Cheshire, NW England.

  93. Updated District Manager for South Yorkshire, North-east England.

  94. Updated District Manager for Mercia, Central England.

  95. Removed adverts for Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Swansea as the closing date for applications has passed.

  96. Added adverts for partnership opportunities in Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Swansea

  97. Updated contact information for Jobcentre Plus District Managers in the following areas: Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, Birmingham and Solihull, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, Kent, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex and Avon, Severn and Thames.

  98. Added a partnership opportunity to work with Jobcentre Plus in south west Wales.

  99. Added a community partnership opportunity to work with Jobcentre Plus in Essex 2016/2017.

  100. Updated list of Jobcentre Plus District Managers - New manager for north, east Yorkshire and the Humber and south Yorkshire.

  101. Updated list of Jobcentre Plus District Managers - new email address for Greater Manchester Central and Cheshire.

  102. Removed 7 local opportunities (Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest) due to a review of the grant process. Also published a new version of the District Managers PDF.

  103. Added JCP partnership opportunity in Essex from 2015 to 2016.

  104. Revised Greater Manchester East and West District partnership opportunity published with new closing date for applications, 19 December 2014.

  105. Published revised version of Greater Manchester East and West District partnership opportunity.

  106. Removed: Glasgow, Lanarkshire and east Dunbartonshire (GLED) – improving job prospects for local people and Carmarthenshire – improving job prospects for customers with mild to moderate health conditions - both out of date.

  107. Published partnership opportunity with South Yorkshire Jobcentre Plus.

  108. Removed Durham and Tees Valley partnership opportunity for Romanian speaking Polish and Czech nationals. Application date ended.

  109. Removed Durham and Tees Valley ex-offenders project - out of date. Updated District Manager details for Durham and Tees Valley.

  110. Extended the closing date for the partnership opportunity in Carmarthenshire for improving job prospects for customers with mild to moderate health conditions to 1 October 2014.

  111. Added help for customers with mild to moderate health conditions into regular employment in Carmarthenshire.

  112. Added successful applicant for partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus in South Yorkshire.

  113. Added partnership opportunities with Jobcentre Plus in Glasgow, Larnarkshire and east Dunbartonshire.

  114. Added partnership opportunities with Jobcentre Plus in Durham and Tees Valley to improve job prospects for Romania speaking Polish and Czech Nationals.

  115. Added partnership opportunities with Jobcentre Plus in Durham and Tees Valley to improve job prospects for ex-offenders.

  116. Added partnership opportunities with Jobcentre Plus in South Yorkshire.

  117. Added South Yorkshire District - Partnership Opportunity with Jobcentre Plus. Removed partnership opportunities where the deadline has passed: 'East & South East Scotland District - opportunity for community partnerships to work with Jobcentre Plus', 'South West Wales - Swansea, Morriston and Gorseinon - helping refugees', 'South West Wales - Swansea, Morriston and Gorseinon - improve job prospects for customers with a criminal record'.

  118. Removed opportunities for South Yorkshire - out of date.

  119. Removed opportunities for Surrey and Sussex - out of date.

  120. Added Greater Manchester East and West District - Partnership Opportunity with Jobcentre Plus.

  121. Updated list of Jobcentre Plus District Managers - change for Surrey and Sussex.

  122. Published new opportunity to work in partnership with Jobcentre Plus in South West Wales supporting the refugees in Swansea (closing date 15 August 2014).

  123. Added South Yorkshire District Partnership Opportunities with Jobcentre Plus.

  124. Added Greater Manchester East and West District – Partnership Opportunity with Jobcentre Plus.

  125. Added East & South East Scotland District community opportunities with Jobcentre Plus.

  126. Removed partnership grant funding in Essex - out of date.

  127. Added Surrey and Sussex District Lone Parent ESA Partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus.

  128. Added Surrey and Sussex District ESA Partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus

  129. Added Surrey and Sussex District Partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus.

  130. Added West Yorkshire: mental health funding - successful applicants.

  131. Added Surrey and Sussex District Partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus

  132. Added advertisement for proposals for working partnerships in Essex.

  133. Removed – Essex – support claimants, their partners and children (aged 16+) not in education, training or employment – out of date.

  134. Removed north west – Greater Manchester Central and Cheshire District – improving job prospects – out of date.

  135. Added opportunity - south Wales - support for those with a criminal record.

  136. Removed opportunities - west Yorkshire - support for ex-offenders.

  137. Removed opportunity – West Yorkshire – Support for claimants aged 50 and over.

  138. Added partnership opportunities with Jobcentre Plus in West Yorkshire - Kirklees and Leeds - to improve job prospects for ex-offenders.

  139. List of Jobcentre Plus District Managers updated.

  140. Added partnership opportunity with Jobcentre Plus in Essex to support claimants, their partners and children (aged 16+) who are not in education, training or employment.

  141. Withdrawn advert for partnership opportunities with Jobcentre Plus in Durham Tees Valley District.

  142. Successful applications for the North East – Northumberland, Tyne and Wear – disadvantaged groups opportunity published.

  143. Funding opportunities in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire for transport solutions and improving job prospects have closed.

  144. Added opportunities in west Yorkshire to support claimants aged 50+.

  145. List of Jobcentre Plus District Managers updated.

  146. Added opportunities in south west Wales – to improve job prospects for lone parents and Work Programme returners aged 25 and over.

  147. Added JCP opportunity for Swansea in south west Wales to improve the job prospects for those that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

  148. Added opportunities for south west Wales - helping those with criminal records.

  149. Added 4 advertisements for improving job prospects in West Yorkshire.

  150. Added new work club advertisement in Surrey and Sussex area.

  151. First published.

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