High Points Outdoor Education and Training www.highpoints.co.uk is a small business based in Kendal that provides outdoor activities, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expeditions and staff training to schools in the North West. The two directors work from their homes and have a team of regular freelance staff, a store of kit, vans and trailers. Clients are met at the best venue for their activity – this is usually in the Lake District or Yorkshire Dales. High Points is an amalgamation of two well-established businesses which have been working together for two years. The organisation is growing steadily with a mixture of regular, long-standing clients and new enquiries coming in steadily. The organisation has now reached the stage where existing systems are not adequate and is hindering business success and operational management. This internship project will support High Points in identifying and implementing appropriate systems and processes in place which will facilitate business expansion.
Sourcing new work is not proving very difficult, but ensuring the organisation is ready to receive new business and the management of this additional work is a challenge. The successful intern will work closely with the directors to understand the business; a highly specialised organisation working in a B2B educational setting. This market is quite unique and managing growth and expansion with robust systems is crucial to long term success.
This internship will start late November and run until early in the New Year, with candidates needing to be available to work around .This project is supported by Westmorland and Furness Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Preferred start date: 18th of November 2024
Expected end date: 12th of January 2025
Interview date: 11th of November 2024
Weekly hours: 20 hours/week on a flexible basis. There is an allocation of 130 hours available
Location: Remotely (in the UK) and at the premises of an external employer