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Want to make a difference in children’s lives? Join the Social Impact & Partnerships team!

Are you a phenomenal team player, passionate about social impact and reaching children with learning through play? By joining our Social Impact & Partnerships team, you will support our programmes in order to reach even more children. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual for a paid internship of around 12 months.

We appreciate the richness and value diversity brings, so we would love to receive applications from people of all backgrounds.

Please note the requirements below to be considered for the role:

• Have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

• Availability to start in June 2023 for a 12 month contract (37.5h per week).

• Along with your CV, please share a cover letter describing why you are interested in and a good fit for this internship, as well as your availability (start date/duration/weekly hours).

Core Responsibilities

• Support the Global Programmes team to innovate and scale Build the Change and others programmes in the portfolio, ie. Logistics, partner engagement and data collection, input and management.

• Support UK and global programmes in delivery of events in London, with local partners.

• Support UK programme in the donation of play boxes to schools and local charities and facilitation of play training/sessions.

• Support UK programme in recruitment of employee volunteers & providing admin support to committee members.

• Assist UK Team with day-to-day tasks in the planning, administration and execution of programme development & management.

Play your part in our team succeeding

Your role will be supporting the UK & Global Programmes Social Impact & Partnerships teams in innovating, developing and delivering learning through play programmes and partnerships, enabling us to reach our goal of 8 million children (globally) by end of 2022. In return, we will empower you to succeed and develop in a wonderful team committed to social responsibility and spreading the impact of learning through play!

Do you have what it takes?

• Proven interest in social impact/social responsibility.

• Passionate about working with children & learning through play.

• Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.

• Proven ability to prioritise tasks and commitments.

• Ability to collaborate and work within a team.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools.

• Professional attitude within the workplace ie. Time-keeping

• Ability to write fluent English.

• 1-2 professional or educational references.

• Deep interest in sustainability – both people and planet.

• Confident/comfortable working with children.

• A playful attitude to team working, solving problems, and working with partners.

• Knowledge/interest in creative digital tools ie. Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign.

Please note: Salary and benefits for interns will be discussed at interview stage. #LI-NS2

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

• Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.

• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

• Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

• Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. The hiring team will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model 'Best of Both', role eligibility and frequency with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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