At InvestIN Education, we're on a mission to help shape the futures of young people across the globe. If you're driven, passionate about education, and want to work in a fast-paced company where you can have ownership over work that makes a difference, we want to hear from you!
About UsInvestIN Education is a dynamic, fast-paced education organisation that aims to help students aged 15-18 choose their future career and prepare for their next steps with confidence.Since our foundation in 2012, we've provided over 60,000 students from 100+ countries with the 'ultimate work experience'. Our immersive programmes are led by highly accomplished industry professionals and coach students through simulations, site visits, networking sessions and career coaching.We've also worked with 2,000+ schools across the globe, coaching student development through skill workshops, industry-specific webinars, resources and more. Last academic year, we launched this in a paid-for format, entitled The Career School, which has been extremely well received and continues to grow from strength to strength.
About the RoleWe're looking for someone with energy, passion and initiative to fill an opening in our Global School Partnerships team, to help us drive forward our presence in schools worldwide. This isn't your typical 9-to-5 role - you'll own your calendar, travel internationally and get creative to do what you can to build lasting relationships with schools and support students as they prepare for their next steps.
What You'll Be DoingSales and Outreach: Spread the word across the globe about our career experience programmes and The Career School product.Account Management: Create and develop meaningful relationships with schools - understand their needs and ensure they are engaged with the programmes we offer.Public Speaking: Deliver engaging presentations to various-sized groups of students, parents, and teachers, inspiring excitement about future careers.Self-Management: Get creative with driving revenue for your portfolio of your accounts, taking full accountability to organise your own time and travel schedule.Travel: Represent InvestIN at schools, conferences, and events around the world.Summer Support: Showcase your adaptability by supporting or leading on one of our career experience programmes during the summer season.
What We're Looking ForExperience: You're a driven graduate, with experience working in customer-facing roles such as relationship/account management or sales and, ideally, experience working with young people.Passion: You have a love for learning and development, and are keen to make a difference in the education sphere.Drive: You're enthusiastic, eager to upskill and use your initiative to make a difference in a fast-paced setting.Emotional Intelligence: You have fantastic interpersonal skills that support your stakeholder management externally and your work with the team internally.Communication: You have confidence speaking and presenting to various different audiences, tailoring your approach where necessary to meet the need of the customer.Initiative: You know how to take ownership over your work, prioritising your time effectively, juggling different responsibilities and always seeking to go above and beyond.Adaptability & Creativity: You thrive in a fast-paced environment, embrace new challenges and love coming up with fresh, new ideas to keep the momentum going.Our values: You feel like you strongly align with our cultural values (listed at the bottom).
Why You'll Love Working with UsA competitive starting salary.25 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).Opportunity to be part of a fast-growing organisation where your contributions will directly impact the company's success.Cultural initiatives, including 2 hours to take off at your choosing every week ("unplugged").A strong focus on social impact, including volunteer days for you to take at your choosing.Access to private healthcare and a pension scheme/Sabbatical of three months unpaid leave after three years' service.Opportunities for growth, through dedicated learning and development training, termly appraisals and wider events. Please note that offers will be subject to successful completion of Enhanced DBS checks and Right to Work checks. We are also unable to sponsor visas. InvestIN reserves the right to terminate contracts in the event of non-completion.
Working Schedule: 9am - 5pm (flexi-hours), Monday - Friday. Some weekend work may be required, but you will know dates well in advance, and get time off in lieu during the weekdays.Working Location: Dukes House, 58 Buckingham Gate, London - Hybrid, with travel opportunities.Contract: Permanent full-time position with 6 month probationary period.Salary: £27,000.Start Date: As soon as possible (December 2025). InvestIN's Cultural Values1.Experience is Truth Learning: immerse yourself in the role and use experiences to grow Resilience: push beyond your comfort zone and adapt positively to change2.Empowerment & Ownership Leadership: take initiative and accountability for outcomes of tasks / reports (where applicable) Teamwork: empower those around you by supporting others and collaborating effectively3.Action & Urgency Time Management: work effectively and quickly, without compromising quality Initiative: demonstrate energy & proactiveness in spotting opportunities and solving problems4.Ambition & Imagination Critical Thinking: set imaginative aims and make business-conscious decisions to achieve them Creativity: think curiously about what we do & challenging how we can improve5.Integrity Communication: be open and honest with yourself and the wider team Empathy: show respect & contribute positively to the wellbeing of those around you - students, staff and beyond!
Safer Recruitment, Safeguarding and EDI statement InvestIN is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, seasonal workers, and external professionals to share this commitment. InvestIN are committed to making our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values difference, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to InvestIN's culture. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to work with InvestIN will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of Police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable candidates gaining access to minors or vulnerable adults.
Open Source Searching Guidance InvestIN are committed to ensuring that we follow and implement legislation and advisories as set out in the KCSIE 2024 framework. Please see the below statement extracted from Harrison Clark Rickerbys Solicitors (HCR Law - https://www.hcrlaw.com/blog/kcsie-2022-safer-recruitment-the-use-of-online-searches-an-update/ ) regarding the updates within the KCSIE framework relating to open source searching as part of the safer recruitment process. KCSIE 2024 states: "... as part of the shortlisting process, schools and colleges should consider carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school or college might want to explore with the applicant at interview." (para 226, KCSIE 2024)
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