The Graduate Internship Scheme is a collaboration between the University of Sunderland, a recent Graduate and a regional SME. The Scheme has been designed to benefit both the Graduate and the company, ensuring that the Graduate takes the first steps on the career ladder whilst the company benefits from the Graduates enthusiasm, expertise and up to date knowledge.
The Internship is a full-time position.
The Organisation:
Rise has a vision to create a higher quality of life for communities that need it the most in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear. Our purpose, which sets out how we intend to achieve that vision, is to help our partners to unlock the power of physical activity and collectively effect long-term system change in order to positively impact more lives across our region. We want to enable our partners to see things differently, work smarter, and maximise their results using physical activity.
Our values are the foundation of how we act individually and collectively as the Rise team. We will:
* Catalyse change: we believe that change is possible and we’re ready to lead the exploration;
* Positively disrupt: to challenge the norm and cause radical change through innovation and learning; and
* Collaborate: together we are greater than the sum of our parts. People make the change.
We work across Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland with a wide range of local, regional and national partners, including local authority leisure teams, public health, planners, transport teams, and the education, housing and criminal justice sectors to name a few, to make it easier and a more attractive proposition for people to be physically active.
We are particularly passionate about helping under-represented groups and those who are currently moving for less than 30 minutes per week.
We are a charity, funded and supported by Sport England and a number of other national and local organisations, and are part of a network of 42 Active Partnerships across the country.
The Role:
To identify, collect, digest and summarise complex data and insight from a number of sources, and effectively communicate insight and learning to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
To contribute to the gathering, assessment and reporting of information and learning which will contribute towards improving the planning, delivery and evaluation of sport and physical activity for communities facing inequalities across Northumberland and Tyne & Wear.
Benefits of working with Rise.
* 6% employer pension contribution
* 28 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
* Hybrid working policy
* Free onsite parking
* Employee assistance programme
Key Responsibilities
* Assist in the undertaking of quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation of Rise’s Together Fund programme and other relevant projects/programmes to inform future planning and investment decisions; demonstrate impact and build an evidence base.
* Assist with conducting research with Together Fund funded groups to gather and interpret data and learning in order to produce reports for other team members and/or our partners/stakeholders.
* Collate and interpret insight relevant to identified places and target groups involved with the Together Fund and associated programmes to support and evidence the work of Rise to ensure the team are up to date and are utilising this insight in their day-to-day work.
* Utilise appropriate software to display research and insight information in a visually appealing and easily digestible format.
* Support the Research & Insight Development Manager to collaborate and engage with Research and Insight teams across other Active Partnerships to share best practice and drive organisational improvement in this area.
To view the essential and desirable criteria of the position, please access a copy of the Job Description
