Latest Internships

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The aim of the Explore Voluntary Internship Programme is to place Interns into an organisation to provide an enjoyable, meaningful experience which enhances your employability, your skills and your understanding of the Third Sector. It will also provide a valuable experience for your CV.

For more information please email Catherine Stephens-Ward: cstephens-ward@wcva.org.uk or if you wish to apply please request an applicaton form by emailing help@wcva.org.uk

We are constantly creating internships, so please check these pages regularly!

We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic graphic designer to join our award winning Graphic Design team, IKON Creative, in providing an in-house design and print service to The Wallich as well as offering this service commercially to external customers.

We would like an intern to help support our in-house design team, IKON Creative, in fulfilling our internal design needs.

The internship would involve:
• Designing publicity material for the organisation.
• Taking and processing internal orders for publicity material.
• Further developing internal publicity material.
• Creating and preparing digital photos, illustrations and scans

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Teaching young people circus skills brings enormous benefits in terms of their confidence, self-esteem and empowerment. More and more we are being asked to measure these changes, and this is a challenge. There are a few models already out there for measuring these kinds of "soft outcomes".

We would like to develop some tools that work specifically for our settings to produce more in-depth results, and that can be shared as a model of good practice within the sector.

The internship involves:
• Reviewing our existing evaluation methods and results
• Designing and trying out tools and resources
• Gathering data
• Putting a report together of what we have learnt

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At the beginning of March 2013, Tenovus launched their first Volunteer Survey. This was sent to all people currently volunteering within the organisation. This is the first time volunteers have been asked directly about their experiences of being involved with the charity.

We are now looking for an intern with an interest, or who is looking to gain experience in research, to provide support to the Volunteer Development team in the dissemination of this information.

 Inputting data from the paper versions received;
 Analysing the results of the survey;
 Assisting the Volunteer Development Manager in the production of the ‘Volunteer Survey report’;
 Help to report the findings to key stakeholders, including volunteers, staff, board members and senior management team.

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We are looking to improve the visual appearance of our web site, improve its’ functionality and quality of content while not losing the high standard of accessibility we have already achieved.

We would therefore like an intern, with proven experience in web design and development to liaise with our existing "E-staff" to assess the website and come up with solutions that meet the organisational brief.

The internship involves:
• Review existing website and make suggestions for improvement
• Research other websites for inspiration and examples of best practice
• Implement changes

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DAP provides free welfare rights advice to disabled people, their families and carers. We rely on several small streams of income to meet the costs of delivering this service. We receive no local or central government funding to support the service and we would like an intern to help us increase our financial resources to enable us to continue to operate and develop and to meet an increasing demand for good quality advice services.

The internship involves:
• Liaising with colleagues to understand DAP’s ethos and philosophy
• Research, develop and implement a programme of community based fundraising activities to raise DAP’s profile and increase "free" revenue levels
• Approach community groups, schools, colleges and supermarkets to motivate them to fundraise for DAP
• Research and develop innovative fundraising schemes

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Liberty Horses provides people with opportunities to enhance their personal and social development, and improve their life skills through experiential learning with horses, and outdoor education.

We would like an intern to translate our website and brochure into Welsh.
By having bilingual resources we aim to increase access to our services and raise awareness of our organisation.

The internship will involve:
• Translating content on the organization’s website into Welsh
• Translating a promotional brochure into Welsh

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This is an opportunity for you to kick-start World at Play’s marketing and communications activity to raise the charity’s profile locally and promote its upcoming Spring 2014 expedition.

With support from the Co-ordinator, you will develop a comprehensive marketing plan to support the charity’s activities over the next 12 months. This will include reviewing current marketing practices / materials, identifying key audiences and outlining potential marketing activities for the 12 months along with estimated cost and likely impact.

The internship will involve:
• Market research of sports / volunteering sector
• Promotion of Spring 2014 expedition across volunteering and job-hunting websites
• Writing website and newsletter content to publicise and explain the charity’s activities
• Developing social media presence and increasing reach among target audience
• Supporting Fundraising Assistants with any materials / advice needed
• Preparing press releases to be used in future activities e.g. expedition launch

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Bridges Community Centre is the main provider of community activities in Monmouth and the wider surrounding area, offering a vast array of activities to a range of social groups including MIND, the Alzheimer’s Group, older People’s Tea Dance, Breast Cancer Support and the Stroke Association.

We have a newsletter that promotes our activities and informs our service users of current news and events. We would like an intern to develop our newsletter.

The internship will involve:
• Consulting with colleagues to understand requirements and aims
• Identifying news stories and writing copy
• Developing the newsletter using Microsoft Publisher
• Publishing the newsletter and distributing electronical

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South Wales Miners Museum in the beautiful Afan Valley portrays the working life of a miner and the hardship adults and children had to endure. The Museum is made up of both indoor and outdoor exhibits.

We use our website, Facebook and twitter to engage with our visitors and the wider public. We believe these online channels could be developed and therefore we would like an intern to suggest and implement improvements.

The internship involves:
• Reviewing website, Facebook and twitter pages to understand current engagement methods and demographics
• Identifying and developing lively, marketing content for the website and Facebook to engage with a wide range of people
• Upload content and edit existing content to improve the visual appeal of the website

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The internship:
South Wales Miners Museum in the beautiful Afan Valley portrays the working life of a miner and the hardship adults and children had to endure. The Museum is made up of both indoor and outdoor exhibits that include a Blacksmith Shop, Lamp Room and an Engine House.

We encourage visits from Schools, community groups and families who we aim to inform and entertain. We want to increase our visitor numbers and we would like an intern to raise awareness of our Museum and facilities and outreach to other groups.

The internship involves:
• Consulting with colleagues to understand current visitor demographics e.g. visitor numbers, who visits regularly, length of visits etc.
• Research Schools, local businesses and community groups to identify new groups to engage with
• Ascertain what visitors want from their Museum visit and potential barriers

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