About the Role
The King's Trust is seeking a passionate advocate for 18-30-year-old entrepreneurs to join their dynamic team. The role involves supporting young people to explore and test business ideas, write business plans, and start their own businesses or achieve alternative outcomes in education, training, volunteering, or work. You will guide a caseload of young people, assist in program delivery, and craft business plans, cash flow forecasts, and funding applications.
Responsibilities
- Be the driving force behind young entrepreneurs' success stories.
- Guide a caseload of young people, helping them successfully launch their business ideas and work towards business start targets.
- Travel to explore the local area to assist in the program delivery of the Exploring Enterprise course.
- Deliver the Exploring Enterprise course, which can be a mix of online, in-centre, or community-based.
- Craft robust and viable business plans.
- Develop cash flow forecasts, personal survival budgets, and sector-specific insights.
- Provide positive and constructive feedback to help ideas flourish.
- Manage funding applications.
Requirements
- Attention to detail is a superpower.
- Passionate about inspiring change.
- Share the passion for fostering an inclusive workplace.
- Must complete the screening questions.
- Must complete an online assessment if passing initial screening.
Skills
- Business plan development
- Cash flow forecasting
- Personal survival budget creation
- Sector-specific insights
- Providing feedback
- Funding application management
Location
- London
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Dependent on skills, knowledge and experience
Salary/Compensations
- £27,124.00 to £32,314.00
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
- Flexible working (combination of office days and working from home)
- Opportunity to volunteer for and/or attend events
- In-house learning platform
- Benefits platform (health and financial well-being support, discounts)
- Personal development opportunities through Networks (KT CAN, KT GEN, KT DAWN, PULSE)
- 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave
- 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
About the Company
- The King's Trust is on a mission to empower young people and foster the next generation of business leaders.
- They believe in turning dreams into reality and providing unwavering support to young entrepreneurs.
- Last year, they helped more than 40,000 Young People, with every three in four moving into a positive outcome for either work, education or training.
- Youth Development Leads play a crucial role in supporting young people to fulfil their full potential.
Equal Opportunity
- Committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex.
- Goal is to create an environment where everyone can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
- Welcome applications from those who are underrepresented, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
- A Stonewall Diversity Champion.
- An employer that is Disability Confident.
- Staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN, KT GEN, KT DAWN, and PULSE.
