JobStart Employer Survey - 'Meet the Employer Event – 11 February 2026

Belfast City Council is committed to supporting residents and businesses to grow and develop.

We are conscious that there are a number of JobStart opportunities that remain unfilled, therefore Belfast City Council, in partnership with Department for Communities, plans to run a ‘Meet the Employer’ day to support your business to recruit talent to fill any open JobStart opportunities, and support people to secure valuable employment opportunities to help them develop their employability skills. This event will be widely promoted and significant engagement will take place to ensure as many people as possible attend.

We are planning to run this event in 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast on Wednesday 11 February 2026 from 10.30am - 1.30pm. Places will be limited and we will be in touch to confirm if you have secured a place at this event. We would appreciate if you could please take a few minutes to complete this form.

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Belfast City Council is the Data Controller under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the personal data it gathers for the purposes of administering your survey response via this engagement platform.

You are providing your personal data on a consensual basis to the Council whose lawful basis for processing is for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority. We are collecting this data so that we can contact you about the JobStart Scheme. The personal data may be shared internally within the Council with staff who are involved in supporting the Job Start Scheme and where applicable for responding to any requests for further information. Your personal data may also be shared with contractors appointed by the Council to manage information you provide. Your personal data will not be shared or disclosed to any other organisation without your consent, unless the law permits or places an obligation on the Council to do so. The personal data is held and stored by the Council in a safe and secure manner and in compliance with data protection legislation and in line with the Council’s Records Retention and Disposal Schedule.

If you have any queries regarding the processing of your personal data or you wish to withdraw your consent, please contact Jonathan Twinem by email at twinemj@belfastcity.gov.uk If you wish to contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer, please write to Belfast City Council, City Hall Belfast, BT1 5GS or send an email to dataprotection@belfastcity.gov.uk

Name of your organisation/company

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Contact name

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Contact phone number

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Contact email

Would you like to book a stand at this event to promote opportunities you have unfilled through the JobStart Scheme?

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Please provide your organisation’s web email address (if applicable). This will be used put unto our website when promoting the event.

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How many unfilled JobStart vacancies do you feel you could expect to have on 11 February 2026?

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What sector(s) do the unfilled JobStart opportunities you have on offer fall within (you can select more than one)

Office based

Retail and Sales

Youth work

Operative posts

Hospitality

Other (please specify)

Thanks and Next Steps

Thanks and Next Steps

Many thanks for taking the time to complete this short form. If you have expressed an interest in attending this event, we will be in touch in the near future to confirm your attendance and provide you with more details. Please note that if this event is oversubscribed, priority will be given to those employers offering JobStart roles in the key areas identified through feedback from the local Jobs and Benefits offices.