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We are a living wage employer! The logo is a blue circle with white font, there are smaller yellow and orange circles where they overlap the blue they have turned green.

Purple border around a logo with the words Disability Confident Employer and four little graphics on different coloured backgrounds. One is an open padlock, another is two ticks, one is a person with thought cloud and the final one is two people

Role information packs:

Chair recruitment pack

relationship fundraiser recruitment pack

Vacancies

Why not join a vibrant and engaged team who like to make a difference and have fun! At St Nicks, we pride ourselves on being straightforward, while following our passions about what we do and how we deliver it to our communities. If that doesn’t convince you, take a look at our “Meet the Team” section to hear what our people say about why they work here!

Chair or Co-Chair - voluntary role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and strategic individual to join our Board as our new Chair or Co-Chair. We are a well-established, high-impact charity with a friendly and dedicated team of staff, trustees and volunteers. We are at an exciting stage of our journey, having recently undergone a period of rapid growth and appointed a new CEO. We are looking to update our Environment Centre located on our 24 acre nature reserve in York. This year sees the 20th anniversary of our building’s original construction and we need to both improve and adapt the space to suit our needs and continue to align to our environmental credentials in relation to retrofitting and sustainability

All information on the role is included in the Chair Recruitment pack to the left of this page.

To apply, lease send your CV and a short covering letter, detailing why you would like to become our Chair/Co-Chair and what you would bring to the role, to centre@stnicks.org.uk by 6th July 2025.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role or St Nicks, please get in touch with our CEO, Vicky, by emailing chiefexec@stnicks.org.uk.

Relationship Fundraiser

We are seeking a motivated and experienced relationship fundraiser to join our team. This is a new role for the organisation, and we are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have a good level of experience in relationship fundraising who can support us to develop our unrestricted fundraising. A successful candidate would hit the ground running with fundraising activity as well as helping to shape the future of fundraising for St Nicks by supporting with the development of a fundraising strategy. This is a really exciting opportunity to shape the future of fundraising for a highly regarded and well-established charity, allowing us to sustain and develop our much-needed work in the city.

Contract Type
This role is initially for a 2-year fixed term contract, with the possibility for extension dependent on the success of the role.
Hours
21-28 hours per week, negotiable. This is based on an FTE of 35 hours per week.
Salary
£30,000 per annum pro-rata

For more details on the role, please read the relationship fundraiser recruitment pack.

Application Process
If you would like to apply for this role, please submit a CV and covering letter to centre@stnicks.org.uk detailing how you meet the criterial outlined in the person specification.

If you would like to find out more about St Nicks or the fundraiser role before applying, we welcome an informal conversation with our CEO, Vicky. To book a call please email chiefexec@stnicks.org.uk

Join St Nicks

Over more than two decades, volunteers and supporters have made St Nicks what it is today: a flourishing hub of green inspiration for the city. You can help grow the green heart of York by joining St Nicks. Your support will help us sustain and expand our work.

Join us to help fulfill our vision for York to be a city where people value wildlife, the environment and each other equally to sustain a rich and healthy life for all.

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