Envision

Envision is now accepting applications for the paid internship programme starting in August 08.

The Envision Internship is in its 3rd year and has proven to be an incredibly important and valuable part of the organisation. This year we hope to recruit 7 interns (6 for the London office and 1 for the Birmingham office) subject to funding.

The role would suit a graduate from any discipline with strong communication skills and a genuine passion for social and environmental issues.

Role: Envision Internship
Location: London or Birmingham
Salary: £200 per week + London zones 1-2 travel card or Birmingham equivalent
Contract: 10 months (end August 2008 – end June 2009)
Closing date: 25th April 2008. (There may be a second round of recruitment dependent on success of first round recruitment).

The Intern Role:

School Team Support
- Deliver interactive engagement presentation
- Facilitate initial weekly meetings
- Coordinate and support adult volunteers
- Research issues, campaigns and organisations for team support

Adult Volunteer Support
- Recruiting volunteers
- Interviewing volunteers
- Training volunteers

Envision Event Programme Support
- Support in event planning for large scale Envision events
- Design your own smaller scale event for young people
- Manage to a budget
- Event promotion and publicity

Organisation Development and Strategy
- Collaborate with and form partnerships with external organisations
- Participate in organisation wide strategy and development work
- Design and deliver educational consultancy work
- Fundraising support (preparing reports and applications)
- Media and PR support

On top of this you will also have the opportunity to develop key workplace skills.  Interns leave Envision with an advanced understanding of Word, Excel and Outlook as well as other design applications.

Former Envision Intern Case Studies:

Susie joined Envision in 2005 and was one of the first Envision interns.  She had just completed a degree in Human Sciences at Oxford where she was a keen member of People and Planet.  She is now studying for a PHD at UCL.

Rommel joined Envision in 2005 after completing his Masters at the University of Birmingham.  He is now the manager of the Birmingham office and playing a leading role in the charity’s development.

Jenny is a current Envision Intern!  She joined the team after spending a gap year doing VSO in China.  She studied at Derby University where she was a keen member of STAR.

Other Envision interns have gone into teaching or further study and some have stayed on as part of the Envision family in both London and Birmingham.  The internship is an excellent platform for work in the voluntary and public sector, teaching and education, youth work and research.  The broad nature of the Envision programme allows interns to explore many different issues and campaigns as well as the various different jobs that are on offer in the charity sector. 

Application Process:

If you are interested in applying please visit the Internship page on our website: www.envision.org.uk  and submit your application via email or post. Interviews will be in May.

If you would like to speak informally about the internship before applying please do not hesitate to contact Rachel at the London office on 02079748440 (rachel@envision.org.uk) who as a former intern can offer advice and explain the role in more detail.

Many thanks for your interest and good luck!