Online recruitment website Jobsite.co.uk has launched a new initiative enabling charity and volunteer vacancies to be posted free of charge on Jobsite.

The initiative, named ‘JobAid’, is both candidate and recruiter-focused. It will not only allow charities to reduce their running costs, but will also introduce volunteering and charity roles to a wider jobseeking audience.

The project has been developed through Jobsite’s main club sponsorship of Premiership football club Portsmouth FC, which also has the full endorsement of the Premier League, Volunteering England and Community First for Portsmouth.

According to Jobsite, the UK’s charities and voluntary organisations are set to receive around £26.5m of recruitment advertising a year thanks to the launch of this partnership, promoting their jobs nationwide to Jobsite’s 7m registered candidates.

Keith Potts, chief executive of Jobsite.co.uk, says: “Our partnership with Pompey [Portsmouth FC] has allowed us to get involved with some great community projects such as piloting the Premier League’s Back to Work scheme.

“We are especially proud to be launching our new JobAid initiative, as this project was initially discussed on a local level with Portsmouth FC and volunteering organisation Community First for Portsmouth, and has grown in strength enabling us to roll it out nationwide.”