Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

As we close out the year, it is always good to reflect on what we have achieved in the last 12 months. This year was a statement of intent for Positive Life as an organisation. The challenges often meant that it might have been easier to muddle through and hope we came out relatively unscathed at the other side. Not …

Job Alert: Part-time Project & Admin Assistant

We are currently recruiting for a part-time Project & Admin Assistant (10.00am – 4.00pm; Monday to Thursday & 10.00am – 2.00pm on Friday) The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and will have a minimum of two years’ experience in the use of all Microsoft Office Applications and one year’s experience in the administration of financial management procedures. They …

Job Alert: Part-time Information and Support Services Manager

We are currently recruiting for a part-time Information and Support Services Manager (10.00am to 2.00pm: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and will have a minimum of 3 year’s successful experience managing client centred support services. They will have experience of managing budgets, producing activity reports and submitting monitoring returns in the health …

Positive Life puts HIV on the political agenda

Raising the issue of HIV in Northern Ireland isn’t an easy one. Many often put their heads in the sand when asks are made or support is required. We have to fight an uphill battle to have our voice heard, especially in the noisy health environment were other issues get more attention. This year we have made a conscious effort …

Sign Our Petition

SIGN OUR PETITION CALLING ON THE ASSEMBLY TO DELIVER A SEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGY We are calling on the Assembly to support a Sexual Health Promotion Strategy, focusing on awareness raising and education. To show you support, sign our petition here: https://www.change.org/p/ni-assembly-support-positive-life-in-bringing-forward-a-sexual-health-promotion-strategy-in-ni The key components we would like this new Sexual Health Promotion Strategy to accomplish are: – An effective …

Cooking Up a Storm – Gourmet Style!

We are currently looking for 24 Volunteer “wanna-be” Chefs to get involved with our 2017 Fund-Raising Event. To participate, you don’t need to have experience in the kitchen this is a fund-raiser and the emphasis is on the craic! For further information please click on the link:  Cooking Up a Storm

Back at the desk!

I’ve been off on leave for a week and my brain is slowly returning to a reasonable level of clarity! It was great to come back and see that the conversation and progress around HIV continued! Thanks to BelfastLive for their coverage – Lifetime ban on gay men donating blood lifted in NI Also, before I went off, I’d been …

+Family Life Outreach Worker Vacancy

Fancy joining our team…..why not check out our advertisement for +Family Life Outreach Worker post: +Family Life Outreach Worker Recruitment Pack+Family Life Outreach Worker

#LetsTalkAboutPrEP

Most people will have seen at least a little of the media coverage this week as the Courts rule that NHS England ARE responsible for funding PrEP.  How amazing for Positive Life to have been part of such an open debate that has no doubt been a conversation starter across Northern Ireland – hard to believe that we’re talking about …

Ulster Tatler Awards

Thanks to all who voted! We’ve been short-listed for the Ulster Tatler Charity Awards! Watch this space for more info….and thanks again!