Industry Consultant

Job description

InvestIN Education is a dynamic educational start-up that provides inspirational career experience programmes for school students. Founded in 2012, InvestIN’s mission is to bridge the gap between school and the workplace, helping students choose the right career and maximise their potential. 

InvestIN creates the ‘ultimate career experience’ through a combination of interactive simulations, site visits, seminars, networking sessions and career coaching, led by highly accomplished industry professionals. We run career experiences in 15 industries including architecture, art, dentistry, engineering, entrepreneurship, fashion, filmmaking, forensic science, international politics, investment banking, law, medicine, psychology, computer science and veterinary medicine.  

We have had over 50,000 students from 100+ countries and 4,000+ schools attend our online and in-person programmes. InvestIN has a growing international reach, with 45% of our students joining us from countries abroad, including China, USA, Romania and many more.

About the Role

We are always looking for new talent to join our network, so our applications are rolling throughout the year. Please be aware that some industries may have higher demand than others.

As an Industry Consultant, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of young minds. You'll share your expertise and passion with students aged 15-18, guiding them through interactive sessions, lectures, and networking opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver engaging sessions about your industry, including simulations, lectures, and Q&A sessions
• Create and update industry-specific content to ensure students receive the most accurate and up-to-date information
• Mentor and inspire students by answering their questions and sharing your career journey

Requirements:

• Proven experience in one of our 15 industries (architecture, art, dentistry, engineering, entrepreneurship, fashion, filmmaking, forensic science, international politics, investment banking, law, medicine, psychology, computer science, or veterinary medicine) 
• A passion for working with young people and inspiring them to reach their full potential
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles and create engaging experiences

Role Details:

Dates: We run programmes in November & March on Sundays and our longer Summer Programmes take place in July-August typically Mon-Fri

Hours: Event days typically run from 10am - 6pm, with the option of full days, half days, and single sessions. Your programme manager will inform you of all opportunities. 

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

Pay: Varies per engagement. Your Programme Manager will inform you of your fee prior to each engagement. 

Contract: Zero-Hour Contract/Ad-Hoc

Offers will be subject to the successful completion of onboarding. We encourage all Industry Consultants to join the Update Service to auto-renew their DBS Checks. The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK as self-employed at the start of their first engagement. 

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.