Good Growth Hub
Our vision is for a dynamic and diverse creative workforce.
Although London’s creative sector is growing, we have reached a critical tipping point where access to opportunity is impenetrable to those that don’t have experience, skill-sets and connections.
Below you will see all of our current opportunities.
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The Creative and Cultural Opportunities Programme is a programme for young people (18-30) looking for guidance taking their first steps in the creative and cultural industries.
Over two days, explore your skills and interests and celebrate what you have to offer the creative, cultural and digital industries. Meet a network of young creatives, take part in workshops and talks to get inspired, build confidence and equip yourself to make the next step in your career. We'll be covering:
- Confidently and clearly telling your story
- How to review job descriptions
- CV writing
- Application writing
- Job interviews, in both group and individual settings
This programme will particularly benefit you if you are interested in applying for our next round of STEP, but we also welcome those who are interested in learning more about applying for roles in the creative sector.
Important facts:
- Expression of Interests close at 5 pm on Monday 20 March
- We will be in touch with next steps and to onboard you onto the programme on Wednesday 22 March
- The programme takes place on Monday 27 & 28 March, you must be able to commit to the full duration of the programme.
- Food will be covered by the Good Growth Hub.
Eligibility:
- To be eligible for the programme you must meet the programme's eligibility requirements, including your age (18-30) and that you are a current resident of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest and lived in the boroughs whilst at school or college.
Please let us know if you would like this form in a different format by contacting us at goodgrowthhub@anewdirection.org.uk
This application has a few stages. Be ready to spend some time to consider and submit your answers.
- You will need a copy of your most recent CV ready to upload. There is an option in the second section of this form to upload answers to your application questions in video or audio format.
- To get advice on your application, including advice on recording video/audio answers, please book to attend one of our information and application support workshops or head to our website at https://www.anewdirection.org.uk/programmes/step
- Please let us know if you would like this form in a different format by contacting us at goodgrowthhub@anewdirection.org.uk
Important dates:
- Applications close at 10 am on Friday 31 March 2023
- If your application is successful, you’ll need to be available for an online group interview day at the begninng of April , where you'll take part in a collaborative group task, meet the team 1:1 and have a chance to ask any questions. Please note that we are unable to offer alternative group interview dates.
- STEP commences on Monday 1 May
Programme eligibility
- You meet the programme's eligibility requirements, including your age (18-30) and that you are a current resident of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest and lived in the boroughs whilst at school or college.
- Unsure if you are eligible for the programme? - head to our website to read our FAQs
Thank you for your interest in being a mentee and for taking the time to fill out this form. It helps us match the right mentees with the right mentors, which is what the mentoring process is all about.
To get guidance on your Expression of Interest Form or if you have any questions about the mentoring process itself, please email fran.plowright@anewdirection.org.uk
What is mentoring?
Our methodology is simple, we carefully pair up young creatives with a mentor who works in their chosen sector.
The role of a mentor
The role of the mentor is to be a critical friend to their mentee - to act as both a support and sounding board, but to also challenge when needed. A mentor gives tools and advice to their mentee to progress professionally, empowering them to make connections and to progress off their own merits.
They support, champion, encourage and occasionally challenge their mentee whilst creating opportunities for them into jobs and onto career progression in a fast-changing, competitive and highly networked workplace.
The pairings are encouraged to have contact outside of the facilitated monthly sessions in order to see real impact of the relationship.
We have found that by encouraging the building of relationships between our mentees and mentors, they develop bonds that stretch far beyond the programme, creating new networks and renewed confidence to proceed in a world that all too often is about who you know, rather than what you know or how well you do it.
Mentee training and onboarding
At the start of every mentoring programme, we provide training and a handbook for our mentees (and mentors) containing best practice and other things to bear in mind. You are partners, your mentor is here to support and guide you they are not here to do the work for you. It is your responsibility to follow up and to do the work in between the mentoring sessions. This is how you will benefit most from the process.
Access
There are options in the second section of this form to upload answers to the questions in video or audio format. But, please let us know if you would like this form in a different format by contacting goodgrowthhub@anewdirection.org.uk
Next steps
After you have completed this Expression of Interest Form, a member of our team will be in contact with you directly to discuss your application and, if we haven't already, to ask for your third person bio and a headshot you are happy for us to use.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email fran.plowright@anewdirection.org.uk
Thank you for your interest in mentoring on our STEP programme and for taking the time to fill out this form. It helps us match the right mentees with the right mentors, which is what the mentoring process is all about.
To get guidance on your Expression of Interest Form or if you have any questions about the mentoring process itself, please email hannah.hedges@anewdirection.org.uk
Next steps
After you have completed this Expression of Interest Form, a member of our team will be in contact with you directly if we have a mentee/ mentor match.