At least 300 new jobs will be created across the heritage, sport, voluntary, arts and creative sectors in Northern Ireland under government funding announced to tackle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
That’s according to communities minister Deirdre Hargey who announced the doubling of the Covid Recovery Employment & Skills Initiative to £20 million on the last full business day before the purdah period in the run up to May’s Northern Ireland Assembly elections.
The scheme will provide grant funding for the next three years to support individuals and not-for-profit organisations with costs for new roles to help address the impact of the pandemic. It will fund the salaries and associated costs of new entry level employment opportunities and host organisations’ support costs in not-for-profit organisations for those of working age.
