Volunteer Internship in Child Protection Consultancy
Expenses paid internship (travel and lunch)
16 hours per week
North London (Camden office)
6 months duration
If you have an interest in increasing revenue to enhance and develop our conference portfolio to
reach more professionals and to help us to end cruelty to more children, then you are the individual
we would like to hear from.
As a volunteer intern within the Child Protection Consultancy division, you will be doing real work,
making a difference with responsibilities that will support the delivery of our conferences. Our
developing annual conference programme will provide you the opportunity to be involved in a new
and exciting time within Child Protection Consultancy whilst we are engaging with our future
customers and supporters to promote our conference calendar. This opportunity will provide you the
experience to put your business and sales skills and knowledge into practice and promote our
portfolio within a variety of sectors.
This voluntary role will predominantly be supporting the conference remit in promoting each of our
conferences and seminars to our target audience and therefore increase our delegate sales and
sponsorship income. Key tasks will include prospect database development, networking at relevant
conferences to build prospect contacts, telephone campaigns, sponsorship development and
customer insight activities.
We are looking for a volunteer intern with skills and knowledge from all backgrounds that can
confidently develop new customer relationships, which will result in new business. A customer
focused attitude, a strong communicator, and excellent interpersonal and customer service skills with
the ability to interact with members of the public irrespective of background, with tact and integrity on
the telephone and face-to-face is key. We are looking for an individual who is cooperative, a team
worker and proactive in reaching sales targets by developing new and existing business relationships
to the highest standard.
We are a motivated team who are keen to expand and develop our conference portfolio and with your
support we will be able to achieve this. We look forward to receiving your application.
Reasonable travel costs and lunch allowance will be paid.
If you have any queries, please contact Danielle Guildford, Events Officer,
danielle.guildford@nspcc.org.uk.
To apply please send a covering letter and forward it to danielle.guildford@nspcc.org.uk along with a
copy of your CV.
Please could you also fill out an application form and bring it with you if you are called for an
interview.
Closing date: 5pm Wednesday 24 August 2011
Interview date: Monday 29 August in Camden office in London
Child Protection Consultancy Conferences – will it suit you?
The Child Protection Consultancy division has been developed since the revised strategy was
implemented in 2009. The division is focused on challenging all organisations that work with or on
behalf of children - publicly if necessary - to do everything they can to ensure those children’s safety
and to offer assistance in fulfilling their responsibilities through training, consultancy, conferences,
information, partnership and representation. The new conference team was developed to deliver all
conferences, seminars, product launches and briefings to all professionals within a variety of sectors.
The team has a passion to develop and enhance the portfolio to expand our reach to professionals in
a variety of sectors.
We have a strong desire to work towards ending cruelty to children in the UK and expanding our
conference portfolio will widen our reach to more professionals who need to gain or expand their
knowledge in safeguarding children. With this in mind, we are looking for an individual who will meet
our below requirements:
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To be determined to reach our target audience of professionals and entice them to attend our
conferences, which will be a benefit to them and the children they work with or on behalf of
children
Ability to deliver and sustain excellent customer service
A commitment to develop and build key relationships with our customers
To meet sales expectations
Communicate effectively to the team
Positive ‘can do’ attitude
Solution focused to overcome how we can widen our reach of customers through seeking
new business
Willingness to embrace new ideas and play an active part in making them happen
Solid verbal and written communication skills