Paid Business Development and Marketing Intern

Paid Business Development and Marketing Intern, Full Time, Fixed Term 6 month contract  

£26,200 FTE

As part of our ongoing expansion plans, we have an exciting paid internship opportunity for a dynamic professional at the beginning of their business development and marketing career. Working alongside our Education Apprenticeships & Careers Lead
and other key team members, this initial 6-month internship will throw you into the deep end as you explore how to market our training and apprenticeship offer to the local education sector, establishing System People as the workforce partner of choice.

The successful candidate will play a key role in proactive selling to local education partners, supporting events, designing creative marketing campaigns and upskilling on the benefits for apprenticeship training for the education sector. You will also provide administration support for the wider work-based learning team.

Whilst initially set at a 6-month internship, we would hope that the internship would lead to a permanent position for the right candidate. This role would ideally suit a recent graduate or someone at the beginning of their professional career.

This role is office based at our offices in English Gate Plaza, Botchergate.

Employer – System People Ltd 

System People and SP Training are pioneers in modern workforce development programmes, as far back as 1992. We have a long history of developing new and innovative, industry leading, award winning training solutions. Our head office is based at Carlisle Airport Business Park with offices also based at English Gate Plaza, Carlisle.

We are an apprenticeship training specialist in education and logistics. As well as being firmly established with local schools across Cumbria and into Manchester, we also have well-known clients across a wide variety of sectors including large household names such as Co-Op and Evri.

To apply for this role, please send a completed application with supporting statement (no longer than 500 words please) to hr@system-people.co.uk

Download application form: https://tinyurl.com/SP-Application-form

System People is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension, including salary sacrifice programme
• Electric car salary sacrifice programme
• Death in service benefit
• Supportive and inclusive culture
• Free office parking
• Early finish on Friday (4:30pm)

Closing date: 9am on Friday 19^th June 2026

However, we reserve the right to close recruitment for this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications. We may also interview candidates as we receive suitable applications and close the application deadline earlier if a successful candidate is found.

System People Ltd are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and vulnerable adults and as a result all education recruitment team members will be subject to a DBS check and thorough reference checks.

We are looking for someone with a natural ability to be friendly, proactive and collaborative to join our team. You will need to thrive in a fast-paced working environment and be comfortable forming new relationships with employers and candidates. This role could be a fantastic first step on a long successful career within business development and marketing.

Ideally you will have a relevant further education qualification to the role, including at degree or masters level.