Industry Placement

Do you want to join a company that is changing the world?

We are looking for enthusiastic placement students, with a "can-do” attitude to join us and create change. You will be part of a growing award-winning social enterprise that is determined to take action towards equality and to ensure that we achieve our vision of creating a world where your career is not determined by your birth.

Roles / Departments

We currently have roles in our Marketing, Operations, Community, Recruitment, Sales and Event teams - if you are looking to gain more training & experience in these sectors - this is the role for you!

Start date - Looking for candidates to begin in June 2024 - July 2024 for a duration of 9-12months placement.

Placement students only - This opportunity is only available to students who are looking to go on an academic industry placement year.

The placement is a hands-on experience.

• You will be trusted with tasks, targets & responsibilities
• You will have exposure to our partners & network of employers
• You will be our brand ambassadors on GS events & get a chance to connect with our stakeholders
• You will develop your skills learning from our experienced team and trusted mentors

We will provide the relevant training needed to set you up for success and put you on a coaching and mentoring programme to ensure that you are provided with workplace connections & feedback for future roles.

This is a remote and unpaid position - but comes with real value and purpose driven mission and vision - for change.

Open roles:

Marketing - Production Assistant:

• Assist in creating marketing contents (graphics, videos, banners, web designs, merchandising, etc)

Marketing - TikTok Account Manager:

• Create original video content, manage posts and respond to our followers and comments
• Ensure contents are up to date with the latest TikTok trends

Marketing - Social Media Assistant:

• Assist in managing our various channels by posting content that is created/supplied, managing comments, answering questions and providing metrics
• Assist in handling ecommerce on social media / monetising contents
• Stay up to date with social events/university pages that will benefit our community

Community - Outreach specialist:

• Create and maintain relationships with universities and student societies in order to post information on upcoming events and job opportunities
• Assist in leading community outreach and event activities (open to hosting/joining career fairs, social community events, etc)

Recruitment Assistant:

• Assist in administration of recruitment programmes, job postings, and represent GS on career fairs.

Sales Assistant:

• Assist and participate in doing market research, developing sales strategies, and identifying potential clients/partners.
• Assist with drafting sales pitches, presentations, reference material, and other documents as required.

Events Assistant:

• Assist and work with the events team in setting up GS events
• Support the events manager with logistical and administrative support

Operations Assistant:

• Assist in project management, data analysis, generating reports, automation and optimising system to maximise usage

Community Liaison:

• Assist and participate in onboarding new members (Success Seekers) to our community.
• Assist with the co-ordination of monthly webinars, events and talks that engage with our community and how to assist them in their early career development using our community platform/app

Future prospects

We see our placement programme as developing our future pipeline of leaders within our organisation. If you perform well while on the placement our aim is to offer you a contract of full-time employment for when you graduate. This is depending on the growth of the organisation and on our ability to take on more headcount.

About Generation Success

At Generation Success, we are first and foremost an international team on a mission to create a world where your career is not determined by your birth. Our company ethos is Ubuntu which means "I am who I am because of who we all are". Meaning that we work collaboratively, we learn, we make mistakes and we win together on our journey to achieve our organisational mission. Our team is spread out across the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa. Everyone is treated equally and is expected to own their role and add value where possible.

What we do:

We deliver mentoring, workshops and recruitment services to young people from disadvantaged and minority backgrounds to enable them to get into their desired jobs/careers.

Equal employer

What we look for is hunger, desire and adaptability. So if you feel that you are capable to empower our mission then we welcome your application.

Requirements

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Passionate about diversity, social inclusion and furthering the Generation Success mission to level the playing field.
• Self-starters and motivated by success
• Positive and hard-working, with a flexible, proactive "can-do attitude"
• Comfortable working independently and with initiative, as well as collaboratively as a part of a team
• Hungry to learn, develop, and step outside their comfort zone to embrace new challenges
• Able to produce accurate, quality work, while multi-tasking and displaying sound time management skills
• Excellent communicators
• Living our core values: Passionate, Supportive, Hungry to Learn, Inclusive, Caring and Adaptable

Benefits

What will you get?

• 28 days annual leave
• Travel/meal expense claim for GS in-person events
• Unique personal and professional development opportunities that will set you apart from your peers including:
• Career Coaching Programme
• External one-to-one mentors who work within your role and area of interest
• World-class training from the best in the business
• A supportive, inclusive culture underpinned by our values and Ubuntu philosophy (meaning "I am because we are")
• Access to all Generation Success events, led by senior leaders and industry professionals

This is a remote position.