Place to Work Initiatives

Newry, Mourne and Down is a great place to live and work with fantastic opportunities across the district.

Breathtaking scenery, great shopping, locally sourced gastronomy, sports facilities, and family friendly activities make the range of career opportunities available here even more attractive. With exceptional education at all levels and cooperation between education and industry, there are career opportunities at every level.

NMD Labour Market Partnership is committed to delivering a suite of programmes focused to improving employability outcomes and/or market conditions locally through:

• NMD Job Fair - Click here for more information

• NMD LMP Careers Fair - Lecale and Ballynahinch Area Learning Community - Click here for more information

• NMD LMP Careers Fair – Newry and Mourne Area Learning Community - Click here for more information

• Employer Disability Workshop – Click here for more information.

Initiatives for residents/students in Newry, Mourne and Down

In 2024/25 the Newry, Mourne and Down Labour Market Partnership aims to promote different industries and job roles to residents and students through a serious of initiatives.

The initiatives will increase awareness of the career opportunities and pathways available in these sectors for different skill levels.

Initiatives include:

• Golf Futures programme.
• Hospitality Springboard takeover day
• Bring IT On event.
• Employer Engagement event.

Find out more about what it is like to live and work in this area and to discover more about the great range of successful businesses located here by becoming involved in our initiatives.

To help make your first or your next career move in the Newry, Mourne and Down, please visit our Youtube channel here.