United for Ukraine – colleagues help share the story so far

United for Ukraine is a coalition brought together at the request of leaders from across the North, including the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and North West Business Leadership Team (NWBLT), with support from the NP11 group of Local Enterprise Partnerships. The initiative is focused around a digital platform, created by the Growth Company, which connects employers with evacuees.

For Ukrainian nationals, and other refugees who are eligible, the United For Ukraine website provides a searchable list of job vacancies with employers who have committed to providing good job opportunities in a supportive environment.

Earlier this month, we hosted a webinar event for businesses to ask questions about the initiative and encourage them to take part and share their job vacancies on the jobs board on the United for Ukraine website.

Last week the United for Ukraine team attended the Great Northern Conference to showcase the fantastic work achieved through the initiative to-date and encourage more employers to join us. To help set the scene, the two GC colleagues who provide many of the initiative’s core support services, shared the United for Ukraine story from their perspectives – watch the video below: