London Leadership Strategy Schools Communications Intern
London Leadership Strategy – Schools Communications Intern
Salary- £18,000- £21,000 pro rata or FTE
Location: Central London
Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
3 and 6 month placements available with possibility of extension into fixed term role. Part-time a potential option. Development offered.
The London Leadership Strategy (LLS) is a not-for-profit organisation run and led by serving Headteachers. The organisation is born of the London Challenge and today works to keep its spirit and mission alive.
Every year – at primary and secondary level – more than 500 schools access programmes from LLS across London and beyond. Our programmes are delivered by schools for schools and we have funding from Department for Education, charitable trusts, local authorities and schools themselves.
LLS’ programmes are expanding rapidly. We are now one of the largest providers of school-to-school support across England and we have an extensive network of schools in London and across the country.
LLS works to improve outcomes for children and young people across all our programmes. We also run specific programmes around improving outcomes and provision for children and young people with SEND.
We are offering paid internships to work across a diverse mix of activities as a key part of ourHead Office Team. You will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who can think on your feet, solutions-focused and comfortable working in a fast-paced team where no two days are the same. This is an excellent opportunity to gain an understanding of the workings of a not-for-profit organisation and of schools and the disciplines of project management, events management, marketing and communications. There are great development opportunities for the right person.
We are open to applications for part time or full time options and for either 3 month or 6 month placements in first instance. Please specify this in your covering letter.
Key responsibilities
Event Management
LLS runs up to 20 conferences a year and several high-profile events at prestigious locations – this year we will be running an event at the Houses of Parliament for Headteachers and MPs and a celebratory event at The Mercers’ Company.
- Preparing and organising events and conferences
- Providing all the admin and the logistics for events and conferences
- Communicating with stakeholders and project sponsors
- Sending out communications for events such as invitations by email or post, joining instructions and targeted thank you emails and letters after an event.
Supporting Projects
LLS has several school programmes, supporting schools at every stage of their school improvement journey. We run also run a number of regional programmes which are growing quickly, with programmes of support in place in Norfolk, Somerset, Birmingham and South Gloucester, with more regional outreach underway.
- Project support for several projects, contributing to project plans and ensuring agreed outputs and key milestones are delivered on time.
- Learning how schools work and understanding the role of an education not for profit in order to better engage with and meet needs of our schools – both those that work with us and those we offer support to.
Administration
LLS has a small core team and excellent administration underpins all of the work undertaken at Head Office.
- Office administration
- Setting up meetings including venues, preparing papers, preparing and distributing minutes.
- Any other administrative duties relating to events, projects, marketing and communications.
Communications
Most of LLS’ workforce, customers and audience are not located at Head Office. This means that excellent communication skills and consistent messaging is necessary to ensure we effectively engage with all our stakeholders.
- Answering all external enquiries both on the phone and online .
- Leading on website maintenance and updates.
We are developing our national programme of services and over 2016-17 are introducing a range of new products. This will require the development of a new communications and marketing strategy. You will play a key part in developing and implementing this strategy.
- Management of social media accounts including Twitter, LinkedIn etc.
- Contributing to and assisting in delivery of communications strategy.
- Supervising design and print contracts.
- Attendance at conferences.
To apply, please send your CV with a cover letter, making specific reference to the Job Descriptionto