Salary: £27,007.50 – £28,450, depending on experience (37.5 hours per week)
Duration: Intern – 6-month full-time contract (with potential for progression to permanent role). Coordinator – permanent full-time contract
Location: London Scottish House, 95 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2DX
Start Date: early 2025

Make a big impact with a dynamic small charity transforming young people’s lives in London.

Construction Youth Trust is an ambitious and innovative charity whose mission to inspire and enable young people to overcome barriers and achieve their full career potential. Social mobility is at the heart of our work, and we prioritise working with young people from low-income backgrounds and those who are facing significant barriers to employment.

We help young people recognise their potential, develop their confidence and skills and discover career opportunities never previously presented to them. Through our long-standing partnerships with employers in the construction and built environment sector (over 200+ across London), we connect young people to relatable role models, world of work experiences and ultimately rewarding jobs and apprenticeships. The built environment is at the forefront of the drive towards achieving net zero and future economic growth, offering young people substantial opportunity for career progression.

This role would be well suited to someone at the beginning of their career journey and looking for an opportunity to gain experience in the charity sector.

We are seeking a creative and confident communicator who will support our Fundraising Team to engage and inspire current and prospective funders through case studies, events, photos, videos, and the Trust’s newsletter, with the ultimate goal of increasing income in line with our new 2025-2027 Business Plan.

What will I gain?

Every member of the CYT team gets involved in the charity’s strategic development and impact and contributes to our work supporting young people to fulfil their potential.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a warm and collaborative team, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people at the start of their charity career, supporting them to develop their skills and experience in a much-needed sector of our society.

As one of our interns/coordinators, you’ll gain valuable skills to further your career, with the prospect of progressing internally. Plus, you’ll have an internal buddy to support you and help you settle in.

What will I be doing?

Creating high-quality collateral and delivering tailored promotion for funders through our social media channels, website, CYT newsletter, and impact reports.

Day to day, you will take photos and videos at CYT events, write social media posts, write case studies and success stories, support the organisation and delivery of internal and external events – all with the aim of increasing engagement with key CYT funders and in-kind supporters.

What knowledge and experience are we looking for?

• Experience of creating engaging visual media including photography and videography etc.
• Experience in digital communications and confidence with managing social media
• Working knowledge of design software (e.g. InDesign, Canva)

NOTE: prior knowledge of the construction and built environment sector is not an essential requirement of this role.

What abilities/skills are we looking for?

• Excellent communication skills including a high level of writing skill and the ability to tailor content to different audiences
• Highly organised with an ability to pay close attention to detail
• Creative flair with a good eye for visual design
• High level of IT literacy including Microsoft office

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).

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

• 25 days annual leave per year, plus an additional “Day for You”, (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
• Opportunity to take a 6-week sabbatical after 3 years of service
• 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
• A supportive Training and Development policy which encourages colleagues to develop as professionals and achieve relevant qualifications (e.g. CIOF’s Certificate in Fundraising).

If you are passionate about transforming the life chances of young people, please send your fully completed application form with particular attention to your supporting statement (no more than 500 words) explaining why the role interests you and how you meet the person specification to hello@constructionyouth.org.uk.

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

You can access the Job description, Person specification and Application form below.

Closing date: Thursday 16th January 2025. 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.

If you have not heard from us 2 weeks after the application closing date your application has been unsuccessful at this time.