£11.44 per hour + £1.38 holiday pay
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02 Feb 2025
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Role & Department Overview

Please note: these internships are only available to current degree registered students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster University.

If you apply for this role the information within your application will be shared with the recruiting organisation.

Gazelle Book Services is a book distribution company that offers publishers the opportunity to increase their sales in the UK and throughout Europe. From all around the globe, our existing publishers testify that the Gazelle approach works - giving their titles a constant focus thanks to our distribution model and our network of European agents and UK sales personnel. Our clients comprise of booksellers, wholesalers, museums, shops, online retailers and the general public. We are in essence a ‘One Stop Shop.’ As well as warehousing books in our secure facility, our marketing team produce subject targeted sales material and apply social media as a tool to promote our publishers’ titles. Our IT department has been continually developing bespoke software solely for the book industry over the years which provides seamless and transparent reporting for all our clients.
 
With forthcoming regulation on deforestation-free products Gazelle is looking to undertake a project to reach out to its current publishers, ensure compliance and educate on the new guidelines.  The Policy Project Assistant intern will support Gazelle with this activity. 
 
Please submit a CV (maximum of two sides) and a Cover Letter (maximum one side) both tailored to the role.
 

Pay Rate: £11.44 per hour plus £1.38 holiday pay

Start Date: 3rd March 2025

End Date: 31st July 2025

Working pattern: 70-hours in total, over such period of time as shall be agreed prior to the start of the position.

Location: Hybrid working (remote and at Gazelle’s office at White Cross Mills, Hightown, Lancaster, LA1 4XS

Interview Date: 18th February 2025

Job Description

• Analysis of the Regulation on Deforestation-free Projects in relation to Gazelle’s business.
• Development of key questions relating to the regulation for response by Gazelle’s publisher base.
• Contacting Gazelle’s publisher base with these key questions.
• Chasing, reviewing and collating publisher responses, referring upwards when needed.
• Producing a summary of the project for Gazelle. 

Person Specification

● An ability to plan and manage the project and their time.
● An ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
● An ability to research and analyse information.
● A good communicator, both written and oral.
● High attention to detail. 
 

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

  • Analysing
  • Business Development
  • Collaboration
  • Commercial Awareness
  • Exercising Professional Judgement
  • Flexibility
  • Knowledge Sharing

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note:Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however,hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

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