Financial Inclusion in the Housing
Sector Research Internship
ROLE DESCRIPTION
Toynbee Hall is a thought leader in the area of financial inclusion. We advocate a twin pillar approach
to tackling financial health issues; creating a financially inclusive environment, and skilling up individuals
to navigate that environment successfully. A growing area of our work is with the housing sector,
identifying good practice and supporting housing providers to contribute to building the financially
healthy environment. We are currently looking to recruit a proactive volunteer intern to join our team as
we move forward with our work building our body of good practice in this area.
Following our organisational restructure, our policy and practice work now sits within the National
Services team. The FI in the Housing Sector Research intern will provide support to the Head of National
Services and the National Services Coordinator and will work in the following areas.
Key responsibilities:
Conduct research into financial inclusion policy and practice within the housing sector
Conduct telephone interviews with housing sector professionals about their FI programmes
Prepare internal briefing documents
Produce documents for sharing our learning for the website and wider dissemination
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
You will need to demonstrate skills and experience in the following areas:
 Interest in the areas of money management, financial exclusion, and behavioural change
 Undertaking research and analysis using a range of sources
 Report writing
 Presentation
 Interest in strategic planning
VOLUNTEER GAINS
You will benefit from a range of training and supervision that will provide valuable practical experience and
personal development opportunities. Through this internship, you will gain:
 Experience of analysing secondary data and producing research
 Relationship building experience
 Project management skills
 Experience of undertaking research and writing reports
 Experience utilising research findings in strategic planning
 Understanding of interplay between research and service delivery
 Travel and lunch costs will be reimbursed
AVAILABILITY
Registered Charity Number 211850. A company limited by guarantee. Registered Office as shown. Registered Number 20080 England.
www.toynbeehall.org.uk
This is a three month internship, working up to 3 days per week until the end of January.
The role can be shared so please still consider applying if you can only offer fewer than 3 days.
Internship start date: 20th October 2014.
LOCATION
This position is based at: Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS (nearest tube: Aldgate East)
CRB REQUIREMENTS
A Criminal Records Bureau Check is not required for this role.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your Application Form by 2nd October, 2014 to: volunteering@toynbeehall.org.uk.
Interviews will take place on the week commending 6th October, 2014.
For an informal chat about this role please contact Sian Williams at Sian.Williams@toynbeehall.org.uk
Registered Charity Number 211850. A company limited by guarantee. Registered Office as shown. Registered Number 20080 England.
www.toynbeehall.org.uk