InvestIN Accommodation Operations and Activities Intern

About The Role

Contract: fixed term, 12 weeks over June to August 2026 (starting 8th June)

Additional: international students on visas which allow them to work full-time over university holidays will be able to apply for this position.

We also welcome applications from students who have just completed first year of university and fresh graduates.

The Role

Accommodation Operations and Activities Interns will support with key residential planning tasks in the run up to Summer Programmes and be primarily responsible for ensuring the smooth running of our exciting social programme for our residential students.

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During the summer holidays, we deliver immersive Summer Experiences designed to give students a 360-degree insight into their dream career. Led by industry professionals, our programmes offer up to 65 hours of hands-on experience, including visits to real workplaces, professional development coaching, and exclusive networking opportunities.

Our Summer Experiences are based on-campus in central London at some of the UK\’s most prestigious universities, including University College London (UCL), the London School of Economics (LSE), and the University of London. Students can choose to attend a one-week, two-week, or two-week Premium programme, with the option to study on a non-residential or residential basis.

This on-campus setting provides students with a safe, supportive, and inspiring environment while offering an authentic taste of university life in the heart of London.

Ways we support our Interns:

• We will cover the full cost of a new DBS (if required) for your first contract working with InvestIN. We encourage all staff to sign up for the Update Service.
• Extensive, paid, on-site training prior to student arrival
• Appraisals
• Access to Employee Assist Programme (EAP)
• Continual support for all staff from the Summer Experience Directors, both on the ground and via phone/email
• Online safeguarding and prevent training
• Professional, fun and supportive environment

Remuneration : £500 per week

Returning interns or those with additional responsibilities will be eligible for a higher salary band of £530 per week.

Details of Internship

Location: Our office is located in Victoria, London. During the internship, you will spend some weeks in the office and some \’on site\’ with our students at venues in Bloomsbury and across Central London.

Hours: 5 days per week with 2 full days off per week.

Typical hours for June will be 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday, while during programme season this will involve a more flexible schedule (including working weekends and evenings) to suit the needs of our programmes, up to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week on average .

Programme weeks may require additional hours, which will be balanced out with time off in lieu. You should not exceed a total of 450 hours across your contract, and any work above this will be compensated in line with our overtime policy.

You will accrue Annual Leave throughout your internship at a standard rate (25 days per year pro-rated).

Main Duties:

Managing social programme activities, in multiple halls of residence:

• Overseeing rotations of students for evening and weekend daytime social activities
• Ordering and maintaining resources to ensure a 5* residential experience for our students
• Supporting the running of and preparing for our student Prom, attended by all residential students

Resources support ahead of, and during, programmes:

• Stock-taking and implementing efficient resource management systems in our storage spaces
• Ordering and tracking merchandise for staff and students
• Movement management of resources including coordinating movement from storage unit to venues and halls of residence

Stakeholder management:

• Acting as liaison between full-time and seasonal centre staff to support effective communication
• Organising and supporting check-in days for staff, and halls movement during programme season
• Support queries regarding the halls of residence from both full-time staff and seasonal staff
• Act as the point of contact for any queries regarding social programme for centre staff, programme staff and full-time team

General administrative support:

• Database administration for residential students and management of complex data
• Working with Operations Team to support with other tasks where necessary
• Technical support for centre staff where relevant, including assisting on training days for centre staff
• Supporting on check in and check out days for students

Please see the attached Job Description for a more complete list of the duties associated with this Intern role.

About You

INVESTIN PERSON SPECIFICATION

You are an organised and detail-oriented university student, or recent graduate, looking to gain experience in events management and logistics. You thrive under pressure and love to work in a busy, fast-paced environment. You are a fast learner who is enthusiastic, proactive and great at taking initiative.

You exhibit a can-do attitude and demonstrate a high level of ownership and professionalism when approaching your work. You are excited to work with a rapidly scaling start-up aiming to support school students aged 15-18 in achieving their dream careers.

You have, and can demonstrate, the following skills and interests:

• Experience in organising live in-person events and in fast-paced environments
• Fantastic organisational skills, ability to balance multiple priorities and dedication to attention to detail
• Experience and enjoyment of working with students aged between 15-18
• A high level of vigilance when working with young or vulnerable people and working knowledge of safeguarding for 15-18-year-olds
• Ability to thrive under pressure with a positive attitude
• Ability to develop new skills and competencies on a daily basis
• Experience of working with and leading a team
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to problem solve
• Highly IT literate, with experience of using Microsoft and Google Systems
• A deeply entrenched sense of personal pride in your work, and a commitment to giving students a 5* experience in every interaction
• A deeply invested belief in InvestIN\’s sense of purpose and our programmes
• You feel a sense of passion and belonging when you read our cultural values (Please see attached Job Description)

About Us

Who is InvestIN?

InvestIN\’s mission is to bridge the gap between school and the workplace. Our 1 – 2 week immersive experiences provide \’the ultimate work experience\’ for 15 – 18 year olds through a combination of interactive simulations, site visits, seminars, networking sessions and career coaching to build an understanding of their dream career.

We have a global reach with over 70,000 students from 100+ countries and 4,000+ schools attend our Summer programmes, with 50% of our students joining us from countries abroad. Around half of our students stay with us in our central London accommodation, enjoying our exciting social programme of evening and weekend activities and additional opportunities to network with their peers.

Why work with us?

InvestIN is an exciting, fast-paced and supportive environment, and working with us as an Accommodation Operations and Activities Intern offers fantastic opportunities to develop crucial workplace skills in events and stakeholder management, along with key skills transferrable to any professional workplace.

Accommodation Operations and Activities Interns will gain a wide variety of experience, working both in the office environment and on-site during our programme season, and will receive training on InvestIN systems, events management and logistics, people management and working with young people.

We also support our team throughout summer with regular check ins and staff socials.

We want to make sure we do all we can to set candidates up for success in this process. If you require any adjustments to help you at interview and/or you have any questions at all, please contact us at:

Please note, as this post involves direct contact with vulnerable children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order and 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are \’protected\’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into