Salary: London Living Wage £25,643 p.a. FTE
Contract: 6-month fixed term contract with the prospect of progression to a permanent Coordinator role
Location: Main Office – London Scottish House, 95 Horseferry Rd, London SW1P 2DX.

Construction Youth Trust is a forward-thinking charity whose mission is to help young people reach their full potential and take their first steps towards a rewarding working life. We prepare young people for the world of work, support them to build their skills and confidence and, through our wide industry networks, connect them with opportunities and employers aligned with their individual strengths and interests. We prioritise young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, under-represented groups and those facing significant barriers to work.

Here at Construction Youth Trust, we’re on the lookout for enthusiastic individuals who are excited to learn and ready to dive into a supported internship. This is a fantastic chance to get a hands-on feel for what it’s like to work in the charity sector. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the wider development of the Trust e.g. participation in strategic working or Task & Finish groups.

We are particularly looking for individuals at the start of their career interested in either:

• Working directly with young people within our Delivery Team
• Learning more about how a charity works and the systems and processes that maximise our impact as a charity within our Central Resources Team

As a Delivery Team Intern, your key duties and responsibilities could include:

• Supporting the team to deliver fun and engaging programmes and activities for young people to get them ready for the working world by building on their skills and confidence.
• Supporting the team in the development of effective long-term working relationships with schools and referral partners.
• Supporting the team to enlist, manage and coordinate the support of local industry partners to connect young people with opportunities and employers that match their unique strengths and interests.
• Supporting the team with administrative tasks, helping to register, monitor, and evaluate the young people participating in programmes and activities.

As a Central Resources Team Intern, your key duties and responsibilities could include:

• Supporting the team to effectively implement and manage Construction Youth Trust’s central programmes, including work experience. You’ll work closely with our hub delivery leads to meet our internal goals and the expectations of our funders.
• Supporting the team to manage and improve processes for managing employer relationships and connecting young people with job, apprenticeship, and work experience opportunities. You’ll be supporting centrally run initiatives to ensure we can consistently and effectively link young people to valuable employer and partner opportunities.
• Supporting the team to develop new systems and processes to enhance our centrally managed programmes, ensuring they meet the expectations of our funders, partners and the needs of our beneficiaries.
• Supporting the team to generate income by encouraging our industry partners to become financial supporters of the Trust’s important work.

About You

What we’re looking for in our new Intern(s) includes:
• Ideally educated to Level 3 (BTEC, A- Level, etc) or equivalent experience.
• Enthusiastic about connecting young people to opportunities, particularly those facing significant barriers to work.
• Have a ‘can-do’ attitude, as our Intern you will be expected to get involved in a variety of our programmes and activities.
• IT literate and digitally savvy
• Ability to communicate professionally with a range of people including young people, schools, funders, universities, industry representatives, training providers and community organisations.
• A willingness to learn about career opportunities offered by the modern construction and wider built environment sector.

The Construction Youth Trust team works in a fast-paced environment, so we’re looking for someone who is well-organised, detail-oriented and will be proactive in finding effective solutions. You should have excellent communication skills, the ability to build relationships and a willingness to learn.

What we offer:

As one of our interns, you’ll gain valuable skills to kickstart your career, with the prospect of progressing into a Coordinator role with us. Plus, you’ll have an internal buddy to support you and help you settle in throughout your internship.

You’ll be eligible for many of our benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave per year plus Bank holidays (pro rata for part-time or any period less than 1 year) which increases by a day each year after 2 years’ service up to a maximum annual leave entitlement of 30 days per year.
• The Trust’s contributory pension scheme after three months – The charity will match your employee contribution up to 7%
• All travel expenses covered over and above your regular commute to and from work. Any extra travel for work purposes will be reimbursed.
• Access to Workplace Options EAP (a provider of employee support services)
• Opportunity to Work from Home
• Opportunity to take part in the wider team’s wellbeing and social activities

We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive team is vital to our work. We are especially interested in hearing from individuals from a minority ethnic background and/or those with a lived experience of the young people we support.

If you are passionate about improving the life chances of young people, especially those facing disadvantage and exclusion, we’d love to hear from you! Please complete the application form and include a supporting statement (max. 500 words) explaining why you’re interested in this role and how you meet the person specification.

Please indicate if your preference would be to work as part of our Delivery Team directly supporting young people or to work as part of the Central Resources team working on our external relationship management, systems, data, administrating programmes such as work experience etc.

Send your application to: hello@constructionyouth.org.uk

Previous applicants need not apply.

We reserve the right to close recruitment for these roles ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

Closing date: 30th August 2024. However, we may interview candidates as we receive suitable applications and close the application deadline earlier if a successful candidate is found.

A second interview may also be required.

You can access the Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification for this role using the linked document on this page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We will only consider candidates for employment that share this commitment. All roles are subject to safer recruitment practices, and this position will require an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred list check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).