Introduction to EY Foundation
The EY Foundation is a charity and a company, limited by guarantee, established in 2014. We were founded by EY, the professional services firm, which continues to provide funding and donations to the charity under a multi-annual funding agreement. We are governed by a board of trustees, who are supported by a number of committees and leadership and management teams.
The EY Foundation helps young people, disadvantaged in the labour market, to fulfil their work potential. We are unique in our position as the link between employers and young people, having strong relationships with both.
Our work involves designing, developing and running our own services: Smart Futures, Our Future and Accelerate, as well as raising independent funds to support new initiatives and reach more young people across the UK. We work with organisations from across all sectors, including commercial, not-for-profit, education and government.
As an independent charity we have to diversify and raise our own income through traditional fundraising, grants and, increasingly, through the development of our work with corporate partners.
If you wish to know more about how it is to work at the EY Foundation, check out here.
EY Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undertake an Enhanced DBS check via the Disclosure and Barring service, where appropriate.
At the EY Foundation, we have a hybrid working model in which our staff work from the office (one of our Hubs in London, Birmingham, Manchester or Glasgow) at least one day per week.
Our values
In your role you will be expected to demonstrate or develop leadership competences based on the Foundation’s four key values. They are:
- Growth mindset – increase our impact on more young people through dedication, innovation and hard work
- Empower people – everyone is given the opportunity to develop and to succeed
- Courage – use new learning and diversity of thought to challenge the status quo, embracing lessons learned even if a project misses its targets
- Collaboration – build relationships – internally and externally – to share ideas, embed an inclusive approach, and achieve bigger outcomes.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
The scale of the challenge to tackle racial inequality is huge, but we are passionate in our determination to secure change – for the young people we serve, the partners we collaborate with and our team.
With over 80% of the young people we work with from Black, Asian or ethnic minority communities, our team and Board, need to reflect the young people we support.
In 2019, we made diversity and inclusion a strategic priority, with a differential focus on race, and in 2020 we published eleven race commitments. This included 50% of our team and leadership team coming from Black, Asian or ethnic minority communities by 2025. Specifically, our objective is that 30% of our team and leadership team will come from the Black community. You can find out more here.
Your role as Corporate Partnerships Intern
About the Summer Internships in the Corporate Partnerships department
Working within the Corporate Partnerships department, you’ll learn about how EY Foundation work closely with employers to develop relationships across a range of sectors to raise income for the charity and improve social mobility for young people.
You’ll work with teams across the EY Foundation who focus on Income, Communications, and Programme delivery, and use EY and EY Foundation tools and systems to support our work. You will work alongside supportive and experienced colleagues. You’ll be given responsibilities and opportunities to collaborate with others, to support you to gain and develop your skills such as communication, relationship management, and project and data management.
What will you be doing?
- Gain an understanding of how a charity works with companies.
- Contributing to real projects – we already have a lot of companies who work with us as supporters, and you will help us to maintain relationships with them. This could mean sending emails, drafting social media posts, or contributing to newsletter articles.
- Supporting events. You will support the corporate partnerships team by helping to prepare for events. This includes our programme graduation events for young people on our summer programme, and roundtable events with employers across different sectors. Your role would include helping to prepare pre-event communications and logistics such as meeting and greeting guests, minute taking and welcoming guests into the office site.
- Help develop new business – we are always looking for new companies to work with. You might be asked to research new companies to contact and contacting new businesses to help promote our work via email. You may also be asked to join calls and take notes.
- Using PowerPoint to draft presentation slides (training available if you needed)
- Managing your own work, time, and workload with support from your team
- Working with other colleagues in the EY Foundation on ad hoc projects, e.g. comms team or DEI team. This could include planning, note-taking, research.
Programme duration
8 weeks between June – August 2024.
Ideal start date would be early June.
Are you eligible to apply?
Our internship is a great opportunity to gain work experience, develop new skills and grow your network. You’ll find out what it’s like to work in a UK charity, learning more about the work we do and the career opportunities available to you.
You’ll need to be motivated to learn and develop, have an interest in meeting new people and be curious to explore new experiences.
This programme is suited to those who have recently completed college or University, who have an interest in working in the charity sector and are looking to develop their skills in communication, team work and organisation. We welcome applicants from all academic backgrounds.
To apply, you’ll need to:
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Be available for 8 weeks between June – August 2024
Your interests
What you will bring to the Foundation is your demonstrable interest to get involved and learn about the following areas:
- Strong interest in gaining experience and understanding of how businesses and charities work together
- Strong interest in delivering excellent customer service
- Attention to detail
- Working in a delivery-focused organisation
- Learning about compliance/quality processes
- Learning about how to coordinate multiple activities or tasks effectively
- Ability to foster positive relationships with a range of people
- Collaboration and flexibility in your team working
- Strong and evidenced commitment to diversity
- Strong commitment to improve the working lives and prospects of disadvantaged young people in the UK
Background Check Disclaimer
EY Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all interns, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check via the Disclosure and Barring Service, where appropriate, employment references and right to work checks.
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