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.

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

Decode My Future - Web Development Programme

12-week programme | 18-30 year old LIFT residents | Starts January Interested in web-design, tech and where it can take you but not sure where to start? If so, our 12 week (+6 months of after care) programme may be for YOU! It’s available to anyone aged 18-30 years old and based in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Camden or Islington.  Shapeways have partnered up with some amazing partners, including one of the world’s leading tech-giants, to deliver an exciting, holistic and TOTALLY FREE course, worth £3k per head.  The course is aimed at bringing you up to industry level, so that you are able to work as a Junior Front-End Developer and/or your chosen Creative and Digital Industry (CDI) pathway, including entrepreneurship. We will provide you with fundamental training in web-design. Along with our partners we will also provide mentorship and career development opportunities including paid work-experience. Follow the link below to find out more and register your interest.  If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch with our partner Shapeways by emailing info@shapeways.io  Register your interest - email here

 

Grown in Hackney

Hackney start-up business support | six months of free, tailored business support  

Whether you’re looking to scale, improve how your business is structured, develop a product roadmap or something else entirely, our free, six-month programme can help you achieve your goals. - Tailored programme - One-to-one support from an experienced mentor - Connect with industry experts - Expand your network - Sales and growth opportunities - Six-month workspace membership at Plexal Shoreditch - Access to our regular member events at Plexal Stratford This is for you if: - You’re a Hackney resident, your business is based in Hackney or you’ve got close connections to the Borough - Your business has been running for 12+ months - You’re in any sector or industry. Everyone’s welcome to apply Find out more and apply here via Plexal

 

Tech and Digital Internships

OneTech internships | Ongoing | £11.95 per hour

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.

Benefits: - Supercharge your career with a 10-week placement(or part-time equivalent) at an exciting startup, paid at London Living Wage (£11.95 p/h) - Personalised support throughout your placement and beyond. This includes CV support, interview prep and monthly check-ins with advisors from the LIFT team. - Expand your network and improve your skills by being a part of the OneTech Community.

How to apply: - Visit our Jobs Portal (link below) and select "LIFT supported" category to view the latest eligible opportunities on offer. - Apply for the opportunities that suit you and we'll be in touch. - Sign up to be alerted about new opportunities that may be perfect for you. ‍ Any questions? Please contact Shan Baruva, OneTech: Shan@capitalenterprise.org

Find out more on OneTech's Job Board

 

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

Front of House

ustwo | Full time job | 8am-3pm mon-fri | Salary banding: £22 - 25k per annum | applications close 31 January 2023

Central to the success of the studio is our people. As a creative agency our studio space is a dynamic and creative environment and this role is well suited to someone with attention to detail and a visual and artistic eye. An interest in creative arts whether photography or graphic design is helpful but not essential. Previous experience in the hospitality industry is requested.

- Manage reception, ustwobies and client care - Be responsible for opening and closing the studio - Meeting and greeting guests; - Answering calls and emails and taking concise, detailed messages; - Support the studio manager with maintaining the studio’s appearance and assist with monitoring daily pre and post-opening procedure standards - Support the studio manager to organise and support internal events hosted in the studio;

About you: - Confident communicator; - Proactive, pragmatic and solutions-oriented; - Excellent decision-making skills; - Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage various workloads; - Adaptability; can multi-task, quick thinker;

Find out more and apply here via ustwo

Marketing & Operations Intern 

Ironhack | 1 year - paid Internship | Hybrid/remote - EC2A 1AH

Ironhack is an edtech company that was founded to disrupt the way tech education works!  A large part of the success of Ironhack depends on our campuses running smoothly to make sure our Ironhackers have the best experience during their bootcamp. As part of our expansion strategy, we have a new base in London and this junior position will be an instrumental part of the success in this new market. The successful candidate will have a golden opportunity to gain hands-on experience while learning from the best, and also benefiting from exposure and growth opportunities in the mid-term future. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. - Passionate about the Education sector and driven by our mission of changing people’s lives. - Comfortable embracing a culture of constant experimentation. - Really positive, upbeat and social. - Encouraged by challenges and want to learn from every opportunity. - A do-er - the moment you get out of bed, you’re getting stuff done. - You are a great collaborator and have a distinct growth mindset. You don’t accept “it can’t be done” and instead figure out a way to make it happen. Find out more and apply here via Ironhack

 

Administrative Assistant

Earthrise Studio | Part time job | £11.95 per hour | Applications close 20 January 2023 

We're looking for an ambitious, hard-working, passionate individual to join the Earthrise Team as an administrative assistant! Could this be you? To assist the Earthrise management team with scheduling, email management, taking meeting minutes and general administrative responsibilities

Key Skills: - Exceptional organisational and diary management skills - The ability to work under pressure and reach deadlines in a high-intensity environment - Excellent communication skills with copywriting experience - Working collaboratively as part of a team and the ability to work autonomously - Experience using a variety of social media platforms - The ability to multitask, prioritise workload and take initiative

We want to hear from you! To apply please send your C.V with a cover email with the subject 'Earthrise Administrative Assistant' to hiring@earthrise.studio In your cover email you should include: 1. Why you want to join Team Earthrise 2. What you envision for the future world 3. Any relevant experience including any links to past work or portfolios

Apply here via the Earthrise Studio email 

Vision Design Intern

ForPeople | 6-month Internship | £11.95 per hour | Applications close 23 January 2023 

We’re looking for a passionate and talented intern to join us for a 6-month paid placement to assist with trend research, ideation, colour palette development and material sourcing for products, interiors and brand identities.

You can expect: - To be paid fairly - To collaborate with different disciplines - To be actively involved in live client projects - To be part of a nurturing and open-minded team - To work hybridly from our London studio - To learn a lot and to kick-start your career

forpeople is an independent creative agency, working globally from an old pickle factory in London and a former theatre in Amsterdam.Our team of over 100 weaves together a diverse range of skills: from graphic, product, spatial and interaction design to moving image, writing, research and strategy.

Find out more and apply here with ForPeople

Medical Laboratory Assistant, Haematology

HSL | Full time job | £22,900 | Applications close 22 December 

Health Services Laboratories (HSL) is a progressive partnership between The Doctors Laboratory, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Free London) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH).  They're looking to hire a Medical Laboratory Assistant to join their team. Duties will include, but not restricted to, processing and separating samples for laboratory testing and also assisting Biomedical Scientists in performing the routine diagnostics analytical work of the department. You will also be responsible for entering patient requests into the pathology computer: assign laboratory numbers and carry out clerical and technical tasks in accordance with sample handling procedures. No previous experience in a lab is required - highly interested and enthusiastic people are encouraged to apply. Previous experience is not essential and full training will be provided.  Find out more and apply via HSL

 

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.

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