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LIFT Opportunities Bulletin

Your local fortnightly update on the latest jobs, training, and support to start your business in tech, digital, creative and science sectors. 

Contact the LIFT team on lift.futures@islington.gov.uk if you would like to find out more about any opportunity mentioned here and to get one-to-one support, whether you are looking for your first job, career growth, to get back into work or advice on getting into a new sector of work.

LIFT Jobs, Events & Programmes: opportunities are exclusively for residents of Camden, Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets.

Finance Assistant (Accountancy Apprenticeship)

APPRENTICESHIP | With Intelligence | Full-time | £21,547 annual salary |18 Months | Applications close Monday 4 December 12 midday

Do you enjoy working in an energetic city environment? Are looking to build a successful career in Finance? We are looking for an enthusiastic Finance Apprentice in the Accounts Payable department to join our growing finance team. 

With Intelligence is a leading global tech and data company based in the City of London, and provides data and news information as well as networking events for the financial industry. As well as receiving training and a qualification in AAT at level 2 or 3, you will be working in the three main areas of AP which looks after invoices based on Overheads, Events and Freelancers which will be clearer in time, but rest assured you will have full support of all the team.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting with the management of accounts payable inbox (cover when manager is on leave or due to sickness)
• Processing invoices on Financial Force
• Dealing with supplier queries
• Performing supplier reconciliations
• Assisting with processing and reconciling credit card expenses
• Support the wider finance team as and when required

Are you looking to kickstart your career in tech? LIFT Internship Programme is specifically designed to connect and empower diverse LIFT borough residents with paid opportunities in Business, Marketing, Technology and more. Check out the latest opportunities:  Social Media Internship at GG Care: GG Care is a tech start-up leveraging readily available technology to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers. They are looking for a motivated and driven individual to join the team as a social media intern with an entrepreneurial spirit. You will be Resourceful, innovative, forward-thinking and committed. UX/UI design Assistant at Our Time: Our Time is a rapidly growing startup funded by Zinc - a VC that supports new companies to solve the world’s toughest social issues. We're looking for an ambitious UX/UI design intern who is eager to learn and ready to dive into various aspects of startup and entrepreneurial life.

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Public Relations Internship at Rostrum

INTERNSHIP | Full time | £23,300 per annum (3-month equivalent) | Applications close 30 November 23:59 (closing tonight!)

Rostrum’s clients benefit from a blend of proven and cutting-edge PR techniques that have been designed to meet their specific business and communication objectives.

The role of a Public Relations Intern at Rostrum is wide-ranging, incorporating a wide variety of activities to support the Account Team’s efforts to raise the media profile of Rostrum’s clients, bolster their brand reputation, and position them as experts in their field(s). Interns have the scope to make their mark within the agency, yet are supported by a safety net of advice and directional guidance from the rest of the team over a 3-month period. What they are looking for:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• An interest in writing (at school, on a personal blog, in previous roles).
• An interest in technology and content creation.
• Attention to detail.
• Organisation skills and ability to prioritise tasks.
• Comfortable building relationships with colleagues and clients.

Apply below with a copy of your CV and answering 3 application questions.

OneTech Mini-Course: Digital Marketing 

COURSE| LIFT and OneTech | Free | Ongoing | Self-paced 

Brought to you by LIFT and OneTech, the Digital Marketing mini course is an on-demand series of short pre-recorded sessions packed with great insights to help you get set for success with digital marketing.  In this self-paced course you will explore all of the core elements of digital marketing and build industry-standard expertise. Plus, you will learn how to best market your newfound skills to kickstart your new career - including how to build your CV, Personal Brand or Portfolio website to secure your first clients!

Other opportunities, events and courses (these opportunities are not brokered by the LIFT team and are open to anyone to apply to)

Film Production Internship with Inside Job Productions & Thrive LDN

INTERNSHIP | 18-25 year olds | Part time 2 days a week | £13.15 per hour | 3 month contact | Applications close 3 December 17:00

Are you passionate about the world of film and social media? Are you a skilled TikTok creator and know what works? Are you keen to use your skills to support Londoners’ mental health and wellbeing? If so, this exciting opportunity to join our internship scheme creating film content for Thrive LDN’s TikTok channel alongside upskilling in all aspects of shooting and editing films could be for you.

Thrive LDN is partnering with Inside Job Productions, seeking an individual aged 18 – 25 years old to work with us to create short form videos for Thrive LDN’s TikTok channel which raises awareness of mental health and wellbeing amongst an audience of people across the capital.

Google Career Certificates

TRAINING | Flexible learning programmes | Tech and digital

Google Career Certificates offer free & flexible online training programmes designed to help people learn job-ready skills in the following high-growth, high-demand careers via Good Work Camden; - Cybersecurity, - Data analytics, - Digital marketing & e-commerce, - IT support, project management, and - UX design. No relevant experience or degree required: - Learn job-ready skills - Stand out to employers - Make your CV stand out with a Google Career Certificate. - Learn at your own pace - Complete the online programme on your own terms.

The Kennedys 2024: 5-month Creative Advertising Internship

INTERNSHIP | Full time | 5 months | £11.95 per hour+ | January - May 2024 | Applications close 5 December

The Kennedys is back for another round starting on 22nd January 2024. We're inviting 8 fresh minds to join us for our 5-month long crash course at Wieden + Kennedy London.

You will attend workshops and tutorials delivered by the best in the business while working on exciting briefs. And you’ll leave The Kennedys with a real advertising portfolio of your work that will ease you gently into life as a full-time human advertising creative. This crash course will run for 5 bountiful months from 22nd January 2024 at our London office, 9am-6pm, Monday to Friday.

You’ll even be paid London Living Wage while we train you up – literally the opposite to uni. Are you ready to expand the limits of your imagination? For more information visit www.TheKennedysLondon.com

01 Founders Open Day & Campus Tour 

OPEN DAY | 13 December 13-17:00 | NW1 3HB

Open Day: Indulge in mince pies, engage with students and discover more about our unique coding programme and apprenticeship scheme! All are welcome to join us—students, employers, community organisations, parents, or anyone with a curiosity to learn more about coding!

Join us for a fun-filled Open Day at 01 Founders Campus. Get ready to satisfy your taste buds with delicious mince pies while immersing yourself in the world of coding. This is the perfect opportunity to interact with our talented students, learn more about our amazing peer-to-peer coding school, apprenticeships and how to refer customers or enrol on our January cohort.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced coder, a referral or community organisation, a parent or an employer looking for future talent our Open Day has something for everyone. The 01F team will be available throughout the afternoon to personally answer questions, provide you with a tour and explain how you can become an 01F Fellow.

Junior Content Designer

JOB | Full time | £27,000 - £36,000 p.a depending on experience | Applications close 21 February 2024

People come to Cleo to do work that matters. Every day, we empower people to build a life beyond their next pay check, creating a beloved AI that enables you to forge your own path toward financial well-being. 

A chat-first product, Cleo is right on cutting edge of AI design, creating brand new technologies to capitalise the remarkable recent advancements in this space.

As a content designer, you’ll be responsible for solving design challenges through words, concepts, systems and terminology. At Cleo this often means (but is not limited to) creating new chat experiences, helping train large language models on our uniquely irreverent tone of voice, and working alongside an incredible team to build one of the most powerful AI’s in the world, with the unique personality to match.

Creativity Works: Podcasting

COURSE | Free | 13 January – 24 March 2024 | 18-30 year olds | Applications close 15 December  

Creativity Works is our regular series of training courses dedicated to developing the creative skills and practice of young people in the fields of podcasting/ audio production, filmmaking, set design, digital content, photography, and more.

This free 7-week course is designed for Londoners aged 18-30 with a passion for developing, enhancing, or applying new creative skills, so you can collaborate with your cohort and contribute to the creative workforce as you develop foundational skills that can lead you to future paid and long-term careers.

Technology Work Experience Opportunities with Skillstruct

WORK EXPERIENCE | 18-25 year olds (not in Education, Employment or Training) | January 2024 start

Are you a young person aged 18-25, Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) and interested in a career in tech? Starting in January 2024, Skillstruct are working with KERV Digital and are excited to offer a unique opportunity for young people eager to gain real-world experience and chart a path towards a promising future.

KERV Digital believes in the power of hands-on learning. Gain practical work experience in the world of digital marketing, web development and more, through a 1-week rotational placement with different departments.

Experienced professionals will guide and support your professional development. Gain valuable skills and accomplishments to bolster your CV and help you stand out in future job applications. Connect with industry experts and build and networks that could shape your future career. Work experience will be on site, based near Liverpool Street. Travel and lunch expenses will be paid.

London Health Accelerator for Social Enterprise

BUSINESS PROGRAMME | Health and Life Science businesses | Tackling health inequities through life science innovation | 5 Feb - 16 Apr 2024

A free programme tailored specifically for social enterprises working in or seeking to work in London’s health and life sciences sector, covering seven boroughs. The 10-week intensive programme equips participants with the necessary skills, mentorship, knowledge and connections to grow and scale their social enterprise while tackling health inequities in underserved communities. 
 
This exciting new accelerator is a collaboration between MedCity and the School for Social Entrepreneurs and is part of the Boosting Life Sciences Social Economy programme which is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. 
 
Participating boroughs include Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark and Tower Hamlets. 

Contact the LIFT team on lift.futures@islington.gov.uk if you would like to find out more about any opportunity and to get one-to-one support whether you are looking for your first job, career growth, to get back into work or advice on getting into a new sector of work.