Creating Excellence

Avon and Somerset Police Authority - Independent Members

Avon and Somerset Police Authority is looking to appoint three independent members to work alongside the existing five independent and nine councillor members. If you, or someone you know are up for the challenge, are over 18, of independent mind and live or work in the force area and have done so for at least a year, why not apply?

As an independent member you will have a say in what the policing priorities are for Avon and Somerset, how the force budget is allocated as well as scrutinise the force performance and ensure local people's views are heard.

A commitment of, on average, 10 hours a week is required, for which a basic allowance of £8,970 and expenses including childcare and carer's expenses are payable. Appointments are normally for a term of four years, and will start from 1 October 2008.

Improvement and Development Manager

The National Drug Treatment Monitoring System South West (NDTMS-SW), based at the South West Public Health Observatory in Bristol, is looking for an Improvement and Development Manager.

RISE vacancy: Finance and admin assistant

Working as part of a small team based in Exeter, you will provide financial and administrative support for our activities.

Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership (CSEP) wins Award

CSEP was an award winner at the Academy for Sustainable Communities' (ASC) awards ceremony "Creating the Future Awards 2008", which took place at the Roundhouse, London, on 5 June 2008. CSEP won the Low Carbon Development Category, sponsored by NHBC.

In December 2007, CSEP was the overall winner of the Creating Excellence Rewards Scheme.

Secretary of State awards Social Enterprise Mark to first community recycler

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Hilary Benn MP, presented Mid-Devon Community Recycling (MDCR) with the Social Enterprise Mark at the national Community Recycling conference on 4th June 2008.

MDCR are the first community recycling company to receive this prestigious award.

Sustainability South West - part-time administrator

Sustainability South West are seeking an administration assistant in Bristol (part time, fixed term contract until 31st March 2009). Salary band: £14,492 - £16,217 p.a. (pro rata 20 hours per week) plus contributory pension.

South West Regional Design Enabling Service - Panel Co-ordinator

Creating Excellence is looking to expand its Design programme to provide a Design Enabling Service
for the South West. The South West Regional Development Agency has commissioned Creating Excellence to establish this exciting new service building on activity already happening across the region. We are looking for Panel Members to assist with Design Enabling and for a Panel Co-ordinator to act as the first point of contact for the service.
We are looking to recruit a range of expertise to assist in the creation of well-designed, sustainable places in strategically important urban centres as identified in The Way Ahead initiative, helping to secure high-quality outcomes within the emerging Regional Spatial Strategy.

South West Regional Design Enabling Service - Panel Members

We are looking for Panel Members to assist with Design Enabling and for a Panel Co-ordinator to act as the first point of contact for the service. We are looking to recruit a range of expertise to assist in the creation of well-designed, sustainable places in strategically important urban centres as identified in The Way Ahead initiative, helping to secure high-quality outcomes within the emerging Regional Spatial Strategy.

Creating Excellence Director wins top national award for innovation

Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership's Chief Executive Stephen Hewitt wins national planning regeneration award for @symes community building.

WIN ... an ethical luxury food hamper worth �100!

RISE is undertaking a piece of research to find out about organisations that are driven
by a social or environmental objective, and earn income by providing services or products,
either to a paying customer or under a public sector contract.