The Kindness Foundation is a charity founded by Kurt Geiger, dedicated to giving young people, no matter their background, opportunities, support, and the resources needed to enter the creative industry.
The Business by Design Academy will be our flagship programme for the Kindness Foundation which we aim to launch at the end of 2023.
Our aim and mission are to provide free resources, support, mentorship, webinars, events, work experience for underrepresented young people to enter the creative industries. The program will be accessible to all online and at our head office and through local physical activations.
In this role, you will be assisting the Academy team in leading the Business by Design flagship programme in its entirety including working closely with the students and internal Kurt Geiger teams.
General:
1. Responding to Business by Design enquiries via calls, emails, and social media
2. Directing enquiries to appropriate staff members
3. Logging all course-related enquiries on relevant databases
4. Ensuring proper tracking of training monitoring and evaluation data
5. Maintain contact databases and records
6. Managing Academy emails
7. Coordinate and diarise meetings
Training Programme Management:
8. Uploading files and materials onto course platforms
9. Assisting with training-related enquiries and directing them to the relevant staff
Project Support:
10. Providing administrative assistance to Business by Design projects as needed
11. Assist with the coordination and execution of events
Communication:
12. Cultivating relationships with young professionals and stakeholders
13. Distributing resources and communications to stakeholders
14. Assist with drafting and dispatching BBD correspondence
Financial Management:
15. Tracking and inputting Business by Design finances into the database
16. Manage Academy resources and supplies, including purchase orders and invoices.
General Duties:
17. Attend regular line management meetings and team meetings
18. Ensure adherence to Health & Safety, safeguarding, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion policies
19. Handle and process incoming post
20. Format Business by Design Policies in line with brand guidelines.
21. Safeguard young people and adults at risk
22. Proactive, hard-working & excellent at building relationships
23. Advanced Excel skills (advantageous)
24. Hard-working, proactive and self-motivated
25. Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
Requirements
26. You are passionate about helping young people and creating social impact for young people from underrepresented backgrounds to have opportunities to enter the creative industry and you want to make a change in their lives.
27. You love interacting and working directly with young people (16 - 25 y/o)
28. Good communication skills
29. You will have experience and confident in administrative duties.
30. You are very organised and have good time management skills.
31. You are goal-oriented - hitting targets and milestones on time.
32. You are familiar with Microsoft Office 365 and Google Drive
Benefits
33. Free 24 hour virtual GP access
34. Enviable staff discounts
35. Harrods discount
36. Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
37. Exclusive Staff only Sample sales
38. Summer Hours - 2pm Friday Finish
39. Active social committee who arrange a variety of activities such as office drinks, quizzes, free lunches, movie nights, and bring your dog to work day.
40. Nail Technician on site for free gel manicure or pedicure, on a monthly basis.
41. Gym discounts
42. Enhanced pension scheme including life assurance