Education Consulting Internship

Job description

Hopscotch is the leading specialist consultancy for original, insightful and imaginative education programmes. We create award-winning social purpose, marketing and education campaigns that reach, engage and inspire young people and their families. We build the reputation of our clients, delivering social impact, behaviour change, educational excellence as well as transforming the lives of young people. Our passion and expertise is unmatched in connecting children and young people with organisations to create their futures. Education Matters.

Clients

Clients include Barclays www.barclayslifeSkills.com, John Lewis www.bringingskillstolife.com, Siemens, www.siemens.co.uk/curiosity-project, E.ON, Shell, M&S and the BBC. We also work with government departments and not-for-profit organisations including the Department for Education, the Department for Transport and WWF – the World Wildlife Fund for Nature.

Hopscotch has an amazing culture with a fun, friendly and ambitious team who are passionate about what they do. Working in the buzz of London Bridge you’ll get the chance to work with a like-minded collaborative bunch of creative and talented people.

As Intern you’ll work with a range of Hopscotch Consultants on a variety of client and internal projects, through a structured programme. You’ll gain a valuable insight into consultancy life, including, understanding what makes good client relationship management, and the different stages of large-scale projects, how to manage one and the running’s of a successful business.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Supporting the consultant teams in project delivery

Liaising with external suppliers and negotiating quotes

Carrying out desk research and general project and campaign administration

Organising and taking minutes of client and internal meetings

Desired profile

Ideally you will:

· Have a degree level qualification (or equivalent) along with some marketing/PR experience (including digital/social media)

· Have an interest in education/young people and working on social purpose campaigns

· Be adaptable and a team player with a ‘can do’ attitude - willing to ‘muck in’

· Have strong communication skills, both written and verbal

· Have good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects

· Have an interest in digital and new media and their use in marketing communications

In return for your hard work you’ll get the opportunity to work with great people, for a consultancy that is winning new work and is in the top three of its kind. You’ll get a good package with a work-life balance, great social events, staff away days, fab office, and casual dress code. All this plus an opportunity to work on large-scale national projects, develop your skills, a personal development plan, big brands, rewarding work and an amazing supportive team.

Additional requirments:

• UK or EU university graduates and post-graduate students are welcome to apply
• Non-EU candidates must present a visa that permits student placement
• This internship is offered as a full-time position (37.5 hours per week)

To apply please send a CV and short cover note detailing why you are excited about this position to Ed with the reference "Internship"

We regret that due to the large number of applications we expect to receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.