Coin Street Community Builders is a social enterprise and development trust which seeks to make London's South Bank a better place in which to live, to work and to visit. Coin Street Community Builders are rapidly growing their consultancy services to work with more of the best and most ambitious neighbourhood projects and organisations - the inspirational leaders of the future. The On Purpose Associate is helping to design and implement the structures and processes needed for this.
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Placements - working On Purpose
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On Purpose placements are 6-month, paid placements in leading purpose-driven organisations. These provide Associates with first-hand experience of real-life challenges and help them develop the skills to overcome them.
During every placement, On Purpose Associates work closely with a senior manager, either on a one-off project or assisting in the day-to-day running of the organisation.
All of the placements are located in and around London to allow Associates to attend the weekly Friday afternoon training and are paid at £20,000 per year pro rata.
The 2010 placements are:
Coin Street Community Builders
Comic Relief
Comic Relief works for a just world free from poverty. Its mission is to drive postivie change through the power of entertainment. Comic Relief may be a charity but it has strong business acumen and works with corporate partners to produce profitable products and promotions. It also helped launch social enterprises like Divine Chocolate, Liberation Nuts and the Seriously Good range of cooking sauces.
Comic Relief is constantly exploring ways of using private sector dynamics to help further its vision and mission. Be that through corporate partners or by launching new commercial initiatives. The On Purpose Associate is working in this exciting environment in the small but dynamic Innovation Team.
HCT Group
HCT is an award winning and growing provider of public transport and related training services. Their vision is social justice and equality for all, achieved by the conduct of their activities, by re-investing generated surpluses, by increasing employability, by promoting community transport concepts and by applying the social enterprise business model.
The On Purpose Associate is working in HCT Group's head office with members of the senior management team on topics such as business development and social impact measurement. The Associate is also gaining great insights into the day-to-day operations of this £20m + transport business.
O2
O2 is keen to use mobile and other wireless solutions to address social concerns and picks some campaigns for their social value, rather than commercial gain. The four main areas of focus are: Youth, Education, Health and the Environment
The On Purpose Associate is working with O2’s Head of Brand Strategy on a confidential new project, aligned with O2’s social aims. This includes helping to develop a plan and taking this through to launch and possibly beyond.
The Young Foundation
The Young Foundation brings together insight, innovation and entrepreneurship to meet social needs. They have a 55 year track record of success with ventures such as the Open University, Which?, the School for Social Entrepreneurs and Healthline (the precursor of NHS Direct). They work across the UK and internationally – carrying out research, influencing policy, creating new organisations and supporting others to do the same, often with imaginative uses of new technology.
The On Purpose Associate is part of a team spanning the Young Foundation and NESTA that is providing a Regional Innovation Funds Advisory Service to the NHS's Strategic Health Authorities in England. The Regional Innovation Funds were established in April 2009 to promote innovation in the NHS; alongside similar initiatives in the United States, it is the first time in history that investment on such a scale has been delivered with the sole aim of driving innovation.