Jack Petchey Internship Programme

Application Form

Thank you for your interest in applying for the 2027-28 Jack Petchey Internship Programme (IP9). We strongly recommend that you print off the guidance notes and refer to them whilst completing the application form. The guidance notes contain the same questions as the application form.

We see this programme as a partnership between Jack Petchey Foundation, the host organisation and the intern. Please ensure you are comfortable with the conditions below before applying.

You can save your progress and return to this form (see top of page). Once you have completed and submitted the form, you will be a sent a PDF of your completed application for your records.

If successful, please confirm you understand that:

it will be your organisation’s responsibility to conduct a fair and accessible recruitment process
your organisation will award your chosen candidate a 12 month, full-time contract from March 2027
the recruitment, employment, supervision, pay and support of the intern will all be managed by your organisation
the grant from the Jack Petchey Foundation will cover a portion of the direct salary costs
Your organisation has the discretion to pay the intern a salary between the National Minimum Wage (currently £12.71ph) and the Real Living Wage (currently £14.80ph for London/ £13.45ph outside London), at the appropriate rate between March 2027-February 2028.
Your organisation will take responsibility for providing the balance of funding for this post plus all on costs (Employers' National Insurance, compulsory pension payments, any additional benefits you give your employees, etc.)
your intern’s employment will commence by end of March 2027.

I understand

1.1 Applicant details

First name

Last name

Job title

Email address

Phone number

1.2 Organisation details

Organisation name

Registered charity number

Website

Address line 1

Address line 2

Town/City

Postcode

1.3 Intern Manager details

Please provide details of the staff member who will be line managing the intern post.

First name

Last name

Job title

Email address

Phone number

About Your Organisation

1.4 Please briefly describe your organisation’s aims and objectives and explain how your work aligns with the Jack Petchey Foundation's vision, mission and strategic aims

1.5 Please estimate what percent of your organisation’s work is with 11-25 year olds in London and/or Essex and provide below.

%

About the Intern Role

This section should be completed by the person responsible for line managing your intern.

2.1 What will your intern’s job title be?

2.2 Please summarise the main objectives of the intern role, including the key responsibilities and activities the intern will undertake (200 words)

Please upload a one-page outline for the proposed role, including the job purpose and key responsibilities.

2.3 Please explain why this role is needed within your organisation and what gap it will address. (200 words).

2.4 Please explain the difference this role will make for young people aged 11-25 in London and/or Essex. (300 words)

2.5 Please explain the difference this role will make for your organisation (200 words)

2.6 Please explain the difference this role will make for the intern appointed to the position (200 words)

2.7 Is this role being created for a young person already connected to your organisation, e.g. beneficiary, a volunteer, a sessional worker / freelancer, a current or former staff member?

Please provide further details

About the Intern Role

This section should be completed by the person responsible for line managing your intern.

2.8 Direct beneficiaries: Please estimate the number of young people (aged 11-25) in London and/or Essex who will directly benefit from the work of the intern, and explain how they will benefit. (300 words)

2.9 Indirect Beneficiaries (if relevant): Please estimate the number of young people (aged 11-25) in London and/or Essex who will indirectly benefit from the work of the intern, and explain how they will benefit. (300 words)

Please tell us how you have calculated this number and include any assumptions/estimates you have made.

About the Intern Role

This section should be completed by the person responsible for line managing your intern.

2.10 This funding is for a full-time post. Please confirm your organisation’s standard working week in hours.

2.11 Please tell us the hourly rate you expect to pay your Jack Petchey Intern.

Please specifiy

2.12 Please briefly explain your rationale for setting this rate

2.13 Please provide details of where the intern's role will be based, including details of any outreach activities the role requires, and other venues where the work is undertaken, and any hybrid working. If working from home is expected as part of the role, please indicate expected frequency during the working week. Please note, roles that are entirely or predominantly home based or remote will not be considered for funding.

Line management

This section should be completed by the person responsible for line managing the intern

3.1 Please describe the line management structure for the intern, including who will manage them, their job title, if they have previous line management experience, and how support will be provided (100 words)

3.2 If successful, please outline what will happen to the work or project supported by the intern once the funding period ends, and how you will support the intern's next steps (100 words)

3.3 Please submit a simple, short (maximum 3 minutes) video of the person who would line-manage the intern. We are particularly interested in their approach to line managing a young intern and how they will support the intern to maintain a high level of enthusiasm to learn, motivating them to excel in their internship and set and achieve their professional goals. This video should help us understand your approach to supporting and developing a young intern.

Please provide a link to your video here so that we can view it online by uploading it to Google Drive, You Tube or DropBox, and ensuring that all sharing permissions are enabled.

Financial Information

4.1 Please confirm your most recent financial year end date (month and year)

Month

Year

202420252026

4.2 What was your organisation’s income and expenditure for the last three full financial years? Please indicate if the figures are audited or unaudited.

If figures are not yet available for the most recent financial year, please indicate this (Unaudited). Attach a copy of your latest management accounts when prompted at point 7.3 (page 14 of this application)
If you do not have any of the figures for the sections below please just input 000 (zeros).

	Annual Income	Annual Expenditure
2022 Financial Year End	£	£
2023 Financial Year End	£	£
2024 Financial Year End	£	£
2025 Financial Year End	£	£
2026 Financial Year End	£	£

Financial Information

4.3 Please tell us your current unrestricted reserves and restricted reserves

Unrestricted reserves

£

Restricted reserves

£

4.4 Please describe your organisation's current financial position and how your plan to sustainable support the internship over the next 12-18 months (150 words)

Organisation Management

5.1 Please describe your organisation’s management structure. (200 words).

5.2 Please outline here any significant changes that your organisation is currently facing. (e.g. senior staff turnover, trustee changes, staffing restructure, premises relocation, reputational risk etc).

5.3 Please tell us how many full-time and part-time members of staff are employed by your organisation. (Please do not include freelancers or sessional workers).

Full time staff

Part time staff

Supporting information

6.1 Please tell us if your organisation has hosted a Jack Petchey Intern before and briefly reflect on any learnings from this

YesNo

Please reflect on any learnings from your experience

Chief Executive/ Director’s commitment to Jack Petchey Internship Programme

Your organisation has the discretion to pay the intern a salary between the National Minimum Wage (currently £12.71ph from 1 May 2026) and the Real Living Wage (currently £14.80ph in London/£13.45ph outside London), at the appropriate rate from March 2026 to February 2027.
Your organisation will take responsibility for providing the balance of funding for this post plus all on costs (Employers' National Insurance, compulsory pension payments, any additional benefits you give your employees, etc)
The line manager will deliver an induction programme for the intern and provide ongoing regular supervision.
Both the line manager and intern will join a ‘welcome’ videocall or meeting with Jack Petchey Foundation in March 2027.
Both the line manager and intern will attend the Launch Conference 23-24 March 2027.  This residential for interns will take place in person in east London. There will be no costs for this conference aside from transport. 
The intern will be released from work to attend four professional development workshops coordinated throughout the year by Jack Petchey Foundation.
The Line Manager will attend a half-day review coordinated by Jack Petchey Foundation in September 2026.
Both line manager and intern will attend the end of internship celebration event in February 2027.
Both line manager and intern will complete a six-month feedback form and an end of internship feedback form

Please confirm that your Chief Executive/Director has read and agreed with the information above.

If there are any further comments you would like to make in relation to your application, please add them here.

Chief Executive Declaration

Chief Executive or Director's Name

First Name

Last Name

Job Title

Email address

I certify that the information supplied is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

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Jack Petchey Internship Programme

Application Form

1.1 Applicant details

1.2 Organisation details

1.3 Intern Manager details

About Your Organisation

About the Intern Role

About the Intern Role

About the Intern Role

Line management

Financial Information

Financial Information

Organisation Management

Supporting information

Supporting documents

Chief Executive/ Director’s commitment to Jack Petchey Internship Programme

Chief Executive Declaration