Overview

The Sebby’s Corner Internship Programme offers students and graduates the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the charity sector. Interns will support our work ensuring no child goes without essentials, while gaining valuable skills and insight into the day-to-day operations of a fast-paced, impact-driven organisation.

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Purpose

• To provide meaningful, on-the-job experience for young people exploring careers in the charity or non-profit sector.

• To increase capacity within Sebby’s Corner’s core teams across service delivery, fundraising, and PR & communications.

• To cultivate a pipeline of passionate, skilled individuals who may go on to volunteer or work within the charity sector.

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Experience Offered

Interns will gain experience in the following areas:

 

1. Service Delivery

Support frontline delivery to families.

• Help pack and prepare orders of essentials.

• Support with our seasonal services including Christmas Support and School Uniform support.

• Create mail merges to send to families.

• Update service records and referral notes in our database.

• Assist with day-to-day hub operations.

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2. Fundraising & Data

Support events and back-end fundraising activity.

• Help plan and deliver fundraising events and campaigns.

• Maintain donor databases and assist with data entry and segmentation.

• Support stewardship of donors and community fundraisers.

• Research potential funders, grants, or partnership opportunities.

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3. PR & Social Media

Support communications and awareness-raising efforts.

• Draft social media posts and identify upcoming topics to post on.

• Design marketing materials on Canva.

• Design e-newsletters.

• Opportunity to represent Sebby’s Corner at awareness-raising events and talks.

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Duration

Flexible. Typically 1–2 days a week for 6–12 weeks. Can be tailored based on the student’s availability, e.g. summer holidays, term-time placements, or gap year experience.

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Location

Primarily based at the Sebby’s Corner Hub in Barnet, with occasional remote opportunities.

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Expenses

While this is an unpaid internship, all reasonable travel and lunch expenses will be reimbursed, up to a maximum of £15 a day for travel and £7 a day for lunch.

 

What Will You Gain?

• Real-world charity sector experience.

• Development of soft and hard skills: communication, organisation, database management, content creation, and more.

• Insight into how a small but fast-growing charity operates.

• References and potential pathways to future opportunities.

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Ideal Candidates

• Passionate about supporting vulnerable families and tackling child poverty.

• Reliable, proactive, and eager to learn.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, adaptable environment.

• Specific skills (e.g. social media, databases, writing, etc.) are a bonus but not essential.

 

How to Apply

Interested applicants can send their CV and the answers to the following 3 questions to info@sebbyscorner.co.uk with the subject “Internship”:

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1. What interests you about Sebby’s Corner and why would you like to intern with us?

2. Tell us about a time you contributed to a project, group, or cause. What was your role and what did you learn?

3. What are you hoping to learn or gain from this internship?
    

If we think you might be a good fit, we’ll invite you to a short 15-minute chemistry call so we can get to know each other a bit better. After that, you’ll be invited to spend a morning at our hub on a trial basis, getting a feel for the environment and the kind of work you’d be doing. If it feels like the right fit on both sides, we’ll officially offer you a place on the internship programme.