Employer Profiles

  • CiviCode

    CiviCode is a private company committed to socially responsible digital transformation, we support Voluntary and Community Sector organisations across Northern Ireland to reimagine their operations, report on their impact more effectively, and to build sustainable digital strategies. We are based in Belfast and have 5 employees and 2 part time contractors.

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  • OCN

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    OCN develops and awards regulated professional and technical qualifications, from Entry Level up to Level 5 across all sectors.  As an educational charity, OCN advances education by developing nationally recognised qualifications and recognising the achievements of adults and young people. 

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  • Crossmaglen Credit Union

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    Crossmaglen Credit Union is a community-focused credit union based in Northern Ireland, dedicated to accessible financial services and promoting financial wellbeing. As a not-for-profit co-operative, we support members through fair lending, savings, and financial education.

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  • JAQ Group

    JAQ Group is a fast-growing e-commerce holding company, founded by Connor Martin, based in Craigstown Industrial, Randalstown. The group consists of several brands, including fragrance and skincare companies such as The Essence Vault, Liquid London, and Thomson Carter, and a third-party logistics company, JAQ Fulfilment.

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  • Visiting Angels

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    Visiting Angels Northern Ireland is a private home care provider, delivering personalised support to adults in their own homes across Belfast and surrounding areas.

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  • NI Chamber

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    NI Chamber is a leading business membership organisation, representing more than 1,000 ambitious and high potential organisations of all sizes across Northern Ireland.

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  • Dangle Academy

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    Dangle Academy is Belfast’s only IRATA-certified rope access training centre and the exclusive provider of the Train the Painter industrial coating programme in Northern Ireland. Based in East Belfast, we deliver specialist work-at-height, industrial painting and workplace safety training, supporting individuals and employers across construction, energy, manufacturing, film and facilities sectors

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  • People 1st

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    People 1st is an employee-owned training and employability organisation operating across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. With a team of over 100 employees across both regions, we deliver skills development, accredited training, and support programmes that help people access and sustain meaningful employment.

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  • Connect Transform Sustain (CTS)

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    Connect Transform Sustain (CTS) is a facilities management company; our mission is to establish lasting relationships with our customers by exceeding their expectations and gaining their trust through exceptional performance by every member of our team.

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  • Wee Chicks

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    Wee Chicks is a Belfast-based social enterprise and newly registered charity providing affordable, high-quality childcare and family wellbeing programmes. Our mission is to “Build Stronger Minds for a Healthier Future” by supporting children’s early development, empowering parents, and strengthening communities.

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  • Youth Link: NI

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    Youth Link: NI is an inter-church youth work organisation founded in 1991 to promote mutual understanding, reconciliation, and the development of young people across Northern Ireland and the border counties.

    Based in Belfast, Youth Link supports youth workers, churches, and community groups through training, education, and peacebuilding programmes.

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  • Hundred Studio

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    Hundred Studio is a design studio based in Belfast rethinking what great creative work looks like.

    We’ve delivered brands, websites, design and creative solutions for the likes of Sidemen, Responsible, voco® by IHG, XIX vodka, Oliver Jeffers, and many more. 

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  • Community Places

    Community Places is a not-for-profit voluntary organisation established in 1984. We are a charity and social enterprise based in Belfast and currently employ five members of staff.  

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  • Imagine! Belfast

    Imagine! Belfast is an independent, non-profit, registered charity (NIC 101004) based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Imagine’s core mission is to provide high-quality showcases for the discussion of contemporary political and societal issues, including new ideas on politics, culture, and activism, through an annual festival each March.

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  • Disability Action Becomes Living Wage Accredited

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    Disability Action is a leading Northern Ireland charity working to promote, protect and uphold the rights of disabled people. We provide advice, support, training, employment programmes and mobility services, helping individuals to live independently and participate fully in society.

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  • Tilting the Lens becomes a Living Wage Employer

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     Tilting the Lens is a global strategic accessibility consultancy and social enterprise with a mission to embed accessibility and inclusion into organisational systems, culture, and design. We are a majority disabled team of 7, based across Ireland, the UK and Germany.

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  • Start360 Strengthens Staff Morale and Retention by Becoming a Living Wage Employer

     

    Start360 is a leading charity based in Northern Ireland, supporting individuals and communities through transformative Health, Justice and Employability services.

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  • The Salty Buoy Beer Company

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    The Salty Buoy Beer Company is an independent craft beer distributor in Northern Ireland. 

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  • Women's Aid Armagh Down Becomes Accredited

    Women's Aid Armagh Down is a registered charity and offers specialised trauma informed and responsive community-based support services at its Centres in Newry, Armagh and Portadown as well as a Refuge crisis accommodation service.

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  • The Court House Bangor: Fair Pay and Community Impact

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    Open House Festival is an independent arts charity that uses music and arts events to transform communities. Established 25 years ago, it played a key role in Belfast’s post-Troubles cultural and economic revival, launching the first festival in the Cathedral Quarter.

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  • ASCERT: Championing Fair Pay and Employee Wellbeing

    ASCERT is a charity dedicated to reducing alcohol and drug-related harm in Northern Ireland.

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  • Queen’s University Belfast Commitment to Fair Wages

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    Founded in 1845, Queen’s University Belfast is a prestigious member of the Russell Group, internationally recognised for its excellence in education, research, and innovation across a wide range of disciplines.

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  • Foyle Network Foundation’s Commitment to Fair Wages

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    Foyle Network Foundation, also known as Foyle Foodbank, is part of the Trussell Trust network and is dedicated to addressing hunger and poverty in the Foyle area.

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  • Smiley Monroe's Commitment to Fair Pay and Employee Well-being

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    Established in 1979, Smiley Monroe is a family-owned business employing 150 people globally.

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  • Clonard Credit Union's Journey to Living Wage Accreditation

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    Founded in December 1964 by Father Hugh McLaughlin, Clonard Credit Union (CCU) has been a cornerstone of the West Belfast community.

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  • USPCA's Commitment to Fair Wages and Employee Well-being

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    The USPCA, founded in 1836, is the second oldest animal welfare charity in the world.

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  • Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre

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    The Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre (BURC)  is a charitable organisation who aims to provide support, education &training to the unemployed and other groups suffering from social and economic disadvantage.

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  • IN2 Engineering Ltd

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    IN2 is a progressive engineering consultancy with offices in Belfast, Dublin, Athlone, Berlin and London. They specialise in MEP design, building services and sustainability solutions. They make better spaces for people.

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