London Heritage Quarter is offering a unique 6-month internship opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about community engagement, social impact, and creating
positive change in local places.
About the Role
This is a hands-on role where you will support the development and delivery of community engagement, wellbeing, and social impact projects and programmes that make a real difference to local businesses, residents, young people, and underrepresented and vulnerable groups.
You will play an active role in shaping activities that strengthen communities, improve wellbeing, and support inclusive growth. You will occasionally be required to attend meetings, events, volunteering activities or stakeholder sessions outside of normal working hours.
Projects You’ll Work On
You will gain exposure to a diverse and exciting portfolio of projects, such as:
• A nine-month curated programme including Her Voice (to Apr 2027): a theatre-based programme supporting young women in London who have experienced unsafe environments, and Man in the Making (Sept-Oct 2026): a performance programme exploring and challenging stereotypes around masculinity.
• A collaborative project with the Sir Simon Milton Foundation delivering festive food hampers to vulnerable and elderly Westminster residents during the Christmas period, supporting wellbeing and reducing isolation.
• A creative development programme called Royalties London delivered in partnership with Volcano, supporting young people interested in culture, events, and project delivery, building on the success of last year’s group.
What You’ll Gain
This internship offers a rare opportunity to gain practical experience at the heart of community and place-based social impact work. You will develop skills in project delivery, partnership working, stakeholder engagement, monitoring and evaluation, and funding development.
You will be supported to build confidence working with a wide range of organisations across the public, private, and voluntary sectors.
Details
• Salary: £26,936 per annum, pro-rated to £13,468 for a 6-month fixed-term period.
• Duration: 6 months, full time.
• Working pattern: 5 days per week: 4 days per week based at the London Heritage Quarter office, and 1 day working from home.
• Leave entitlement: You will receive statutory holiday entitlement, plus a pro-rata holiday allowance based on 25 days per year (equivalent to 12.5 days for this 6- month internship), and a birthday day.
• Workplace pension: London Heritage Quarter matches employee pension contributions up to a maximum of 5%. Currently, the employer pension contribution rate is 3%.
• Health cash plan: The health cash plan reimburses employees for the cost of a range of healthcare treatments. It also provides access to a comprehensive health and wellbeing services package, including a 24/7 virtual GP service, a 24/7 employee assistance programme (covering legal, debt and health advice), wellbeing resources and retailer discounts.
• Professional subscriptions: London Heritage Quarter reimburses the cost of an annual professional subscription where this is required for an employee to carry out their role.
• Volunteering: Employees are entitled to up to two days per year of paid leave to volunteer for charities of their choice.
• Cycle to Work: London Heritage Quarter has a company account with Cyclescheme a Cycle to Work benefit scheme.
• Private medical insurance (PMI) scheme: Employees are given the opportunity to join a comprehensive private medical insurance (PMI) scheme under a salary sacrifice arrangement.
• Birthday: Employees are entitled to a paid day off for their birthday each year.
How to Apply
Please submit your application to info@london-hq.co.uk. The closing date for applications is Sunday 6 September at 23:59.
Please send your CV and a covering note outlining why you are interested in this internship, how you meet the capabilities outlined in the Job Description, what you would bring to the role and what you hope to gain from the experience.
We are looking for someone proactive, collaborative, and passionate about making a difference in local communities. If you are eager to learn and want to contribute to meaningful projects with real social impact, we want to hear from you.
Your CV and covering letter will be judged against the requirements for the role.
If you require any assistance with the application process, please contact us on the email address provided.
Find out more information in the Candidate Information Pack: https://london-hq.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LHQ-Community-and-Social-Impact-Internship-Candidate-Information-Pack.pdf