Career Programme Assistant

Job description

Who is InvestIN?

InvestIN’s mission is to bridge the gap between school and the workplace. Our 1 – 2 week immersive experiences provide ‘the ultimate work experience’ for 15 – 18 year olds through a combination of interactive simulations, site visits, seminars, networking sessions and career coaching to build an understanding of their dream career. 

We have a global reach with over 70,000 students from 100+ countries and 4,000+ schools attend our Summer programmes, with 50% of our students joining us from countries abroad. Around half of our students stay with us in our central London accommodation, enjoying our exciting social programme of evening and weekend activities and additional opportunities to network with their peers. We offer exciting Summer experience in 15 different careers:

• Architecture 
• Art  
• Dentistry 
• Engineering 
• Entrepreneurship  
• Fashion  
• Filmmaking
• Forensic science  
• International politics 
• Investment banking 
• Law  
• Medicine  
• Psychology  
• Computer science  
• Veterinary medicine. 

We have had over 50,000 students from 100+ countries and 4,000+ schools attend our online and in-person programmes. 

About the Role 

As a Programme Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in the delivery of our work experience programmes. You'll support the Programme lead in various aspects, including: 

• Sharing your industry and university knowledge with the students 
• Support with career coaching sessions, personal statements and university applications
• Providing assessment centre feedback to students 
• Participate in role-playing activities 
• Delivering icebreakers and networking sessions  
• Delivering foundation skill sessions or activities (career dependent) 
• Taking part in panel Q&As where relevant 
• Keep students engaged and support behaviour management ensuring a five star experience 
• Supporting key speakers and industry experts with activity delivery and logistics 
• Supporting students during activities and workshops 
• Assisting with programme logistics, resource management and rotation support 
• Helping with end of day pack down and transport to storage 
• Carry out student registration and maintain attendance records   
• Rotation management during activities  
• Looking out for student health and wellbeing and escalating through the right channels
• Support with student escorted travel to and from venues 
• Be proactive in sharing ideas to improve the programme experience  

Essential skills and experience 

• Experience in events, hospitality, retail or facilitation 
• Confidence in communicating & public speaking 
• Leadership in group work  
• Energetic, enthusiastic, Friendly and approachable 
• Proactive in problem solving
• Ability to organise time and resources efficiently
• Adaptable in a live events environment
• Communicate professionally with students, InvestIN staff and external stakeholders

Desirable skills and experience 

• University/student Ambassador role
• Relevant industry work experience  
• Previous experience working with young people 
• Creative problem solving  
• Technical proficiency  
• Comprehensive understanding of safeguarding (safeguarding policy and best practices training will be provided) 

Role Details: 

Dates: We run weekend programmes in November & March and our Summer Programmes are from July-August 

Hours: Event days typically run from 9am - 6pm, with the option of full days, half days, and single sessions. Our Summer runs 5 days a week, but your programme manager will inform you of all opportunities. 

Location: The majority of our programmes will be held in Central London. There may also be opportunities to work virtually on our Live Online programmes. 

Pay: £13 per hour  

Contract Zero-Hour Contract/Ad-Hoc.

Training Day: TBC

Offers will be subject to successful completion of onboarding right to to work check and an Enhanced DBS check.

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InvestIN’s Cultural Values

Experience is Truth: 

We believe that to learn is to experience. Our mission is to deliver professional experiences to young people that they would otherwise consider a far-flung fantasy. This ‘experiential learning’ appeals to all the senses and requires live in-person interaction; providing a welcome counterpoint to the restrictive and atomised environment of cyberspace. 

Empowerment and Ownership: 

We treat all of our students as young professionals, not simply older schoolchildren. InvestIN empowers students by thrusting them into a whirlwind of professional-life simulation, and asking them to stand up and be counted. Along with that empowerment comes the valuable lessons of responsibility. Students are expected to take ownership of their careers immediately, as we give them detailed advice about how to plant the seeds for a successful future; starting now.

Action and Urgency: 

InvestIN believes that success requires both action and urgency. We have been able to grow at an exponential rate because we move ideas quickly into tangible steps forward and we execute them. InvestIN’s students refuse to be left behind and want to be able to cut through abstract procrastination; becoming empowered to act with decisiveness and urgency. 

Ambition: 

InvestIN is a fervent supporter of determined ambition. We believe that young people - and whole organisations - must continue to ‘think big’ in order to achieve their potential. We therefore coach our students to believe that there are no limits to their career ambitions, and give them the tools they need to thrive. 

Imagination: 

InvestIN is not an ordinary organisation. We create interactive simulations of professional life, which requires a commitment to using our imagination to deliver extraordinary experiences for our students. At the same time, we encourage our students to imagine themselves as young professionals now, not at some distant point in the future. We have discovered that tomorrow’s achievements are born from today’s visualisation. 

Integrity: 

At InvestIN, we understand the great responsibility that we take on in coaching students. Sometimes the simplest sentence or action can have a lasting impact on a young person’s life. We insist on running our operation with the highest level of integrity: from promoting the value of hard work and satisfaction over shortcuts and monetary rewards, to constantly looking at ways to reduce our carbon footprint. 

Safer Recruitment, Safeguarding and EDI statement

InvestIN is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, seasonal workers, and external professionals to share this commitment. 

InvestIN are committed to making our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values difference, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to InvestIN’s culture.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to work with InvestIN will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of Police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable candidates gaining access to minors or vulnerable adults.

Open Source Searching Guidance

InvestIN are committed to ensuring that we follow and implement legislation and advisories as set out in the KCSIE 2024 framework. Please see the below statement extracted from Harrison Clark Rickerbys Solicitors (HCR Law - https://www.hcrlaw.com/blog/kcsie-2022-safer-recruitment-the-use-of-online-searches-an-update/ ) regarding the updates within the KCSIE framework relating to open source searching as part of the safer recruitment process.

KCSIE 2024 states:

“… as part of the shortlisting process, schools and colleges should consider carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school or college might want to explore with the applicant at interview.” (para 226, KCSIE 2024)

Use of AI Policy

All applications must be the original work of the applicant. The use of AI tools to generate or significantly modify any part of the application is strictly prohibited.