Development & Communications Intern - Vacancy

GWT is pleased to announce that we are taking part in SCVO’s Equality Internship Programme.

Job Title: Development & Communications Intern

Hours and duration: Tuesday – Friday, 28 hours per week for 16.25 weeks giving a total of 455 hours

Salary: £6.31 an hour

Location: Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow, G1 1UZ

Specific Duties:
• Develop recognition awards including marketing materials and promote widely across Scotland via various forms of communication including media & social networking sites
• Develop an Intergenerational National Quiz toolkit
• Liaise and work with the East Renfrewshire quiz team on the development of the toolkit
• Develop a marketing plan and timeline for the awards programme and toolkit
• Identify potential funding opportunities which are appropriate for continuing the work of the IG national quiz
• Identify and source potential sponsorship for the awards programme
• Raise the profile of GWT along with the toolkit, at both local and national levels, via all forms of media resources and social networking
• Report to National Development Officer and Communications sub group on progress

SCVO working in partnership with BEMIS, CEMVO, Scottish Disability Equality Forum and Inclusion Scotland are creating up to 150 paid Internships within third sector organisations for unemployed graduates:- 75 internships opportunities will be targeted at graduates with a disability or long term health condition and 75 will be open recruitment with applications actively invited and welcomed from graduates from Ethnic Minority communities.

All applicants must

  • hold a SCQF Level 8+ qualification (equivalent to an HND, first degree, SVQ Level4)
  • be unemployed; either in the first 12 months of a benefit claim (pre-Work Programme) or 2 years+ (post-Work Programme) or unemployed and not claiming benefits (but must make a claim for benefits in order to apply for an internship opportunity)

To apply for an internship, you need to speak to your Jobcentre Plus adviser who can check your eligibility and give you an Eligibility Referral Form and Internship Application Form.

For further information and to apply click here.