Internship Opportunities

THE NONSTOP INTERNSHIP

We run skiing and snowboarding improvement and instructor courses in Western Canada and New Zealand. The family-owned company is run by four full time employees in the London office.

The internship is a non-salaried position but on completion of the internship the candidate is awarded a free place on one of our 5-week ski or snowboard instructor courses or our 6-week Master the Mountain programme*. This placement includes all the components of the course that a paying client would receive but excludes travel insurance, flights, spending money, lunches, weekend meals and ski/snowboard equipment. The intern will benefit from the experience and training of working in a small, dynamic and rapidly growing organisation.

By the end of the 4 months the candidate will have a good insight into the working of a small business. The internship provides an excellent opportunity to develop a wide range of transferable skills ranging from marketing, administration, website development, project management and customer service.

The internship will run from September (date to be arranged) to 24th December 2010. The dates will vary for the course, depending on the one the candidate chooses.

6-week Master the Mountain Course: 19th Jan 2011 - 2nd March 2011
5-week Instructor Course: 5th March 2011 - 9th April 2011

The successful candidate must be a keen skier or snowboarder who shares the same passions for the mountains that we do. All applications are to reach us by 1st June 2010 and interviews will take place at our offices during June/July 2010. If we find the perfect candidate before this date, applications will close.

All applicants should be bright, hard working graduates with strong IT skills and a good telephone manner.

Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining the reasons you would like to complete this internship with us, along with the details of two referees, to georgie@nonstopadventure.com.


TERMS OF INTERNSHIP
Dates: Approx. 4th Sept – 24th December 2010. Monday to Friday (9.00 - 17.00) and occasional weekends (e.g. ski shows and preview days)
Location: Unit 3B, The Plough Brewery, 516 Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 3JX
Non-salaried

BENEFITS
Completion of the internship will result in a free place on one of our Fernie 5 or 6 week instructor or improvement courses worth approximately between $7,700 and $9,230 CAD (Guideline Price: £4,400 and £5,274). This includes all aspects of the course*, including coaching, accommodation and meals but excludes flights, travel insurance, spending money, lunches and weekend meals or ski/snowboard equipment.

*NB: If the successful applicant chooses our 6-week MTM course, all the usual aspects of the course will be included but the back country heli trip at the end of the programme will be an option extra and payable by the applicant.

Please see our brochure or website for a full list of what is included in this course.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in day-to-day running of the office
• Answering incoming calls
• Assist in development of new websites
• Upkeep of existing websites
• Assist in mailing out promotional material
• Respond to brochure requests
• Database management
• Attend trade shows and school fairs
• Assist with client correspondence
• Analysis of marketing statistics

REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate
• Keen skier or snowboarder
• Confident telephone manner
• Good IT skills, including competence in the use of Excel and Word
• Excellent written English
• Good communication skills
• Enthusiasm, initiative and a sense of fun

APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants should send their CV with two professional referees and a covering letter to:
georgie@nonstopadventure.com.