By Aaron Barbour
linksUK are recruiting for a volunteer ‘research’ intern.
Are you interested? please get in touch by sending your CV and a cover letter to Zoraida Colorado. Could you also please let your colleagues and friends know about this opportunity. Here’s the text of the advert:
Volunteer Reserch Intern
Expenses paid. 2 months (Feb-March’09). 2-3 days a week. Based in Newham, London E16
LinksUK is the national team of Community Links, an innovative inner city charity running community-based projects in east London. LinksUK offers practitioner-led consultancy, training, research & policy development and a programme of publications, to policy makers, professionals and communities across the UK.
We are looking for a volunteer intern to conduct the initial research on a new Financial Inclusion Champions Project. The main task will be to identify and map organisations, key fora, partnerships and individuals in 11 boroughs in east and north London and two boroughs in the Thames Gateway region, who are delivering financial inclusion, money advice, and debt advice. For example, credit unions, micro-credit organisations, housing associations and banks.
The volunteer intern could be a recent graduate, a MA or PHD student. They must be enthusiastic and an effective communicator, with an interest in communities, regeneration and social policy issues, and a desire to work in the Voluntary & Community Sector. An intern will gain valuable work experience, skills and insights supporting our work.
Send CV and cover letter to Zoraida Colorado, Community Links, 105 Barking Road, London E16 4HQ or by email to zoraida.colorado@community-links.org . The closing date is 4th February 2009.
Thanks
