Intern - Charities and Business Strategy

We have an opportunity for an intelligent, highly motivated and proactive individual to join our Administration team, for a period of 12 months, that will see you contribute to several varied and exciting critical strategic pillars of the business.

This role is the perfect fit for individuals who have a passion for Formula One racing and a breadth of experience across different functional areas of business. It is a uniquely positioned role where you will gain experience across several different business areas, with a specific focus on supporting strategic projects in the Charities and Driver Development Programs, amongst others. You need to be able to use your own initiative, work proactively and, often, to strict deadlines in a high-pressure environment – in what is a demanding but extremely rewarding role.

Whilst projects may vary during your time with McLaren, your internship will focus on the following areas of the business:

• Charitable Giving – which includes:

  • Charitable Asset Management – System Development and Implementation.

  • Charitable event Logistics and Support.

  • Charitable Strategy Administration.

• Racing:

  • Driver Development Program Administrative Support.

  • Majority Shareholder Guest Relations Administrative Support.
    
    

Responsibilities

We would expect the following from successful candidates:

• Quick integration within teams to maximise effectiveness.

• Deliver projects in your chosen project area that will directly impact on-track performance.

• Responsibility for specific projects, with guidance and support from team members.
  

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

The following attributes are required for this role:

• General Project Management skills and software knowledge appropriate to the placement area. e.g. a prior knowledge of Salesforce for Asset Tracking.

• An Experience working with Charities and charitable giving causes is desirable but not essential

• A practical mindedness and a passion for motorsport.

• Proactivity and an aptitude for picking up skills and methods quickly.

• Excellent organizational and administrative skills.

• The ability to work well under pressure and with time constraints (with support provided to ensure this works well).

• An intelligent, evidence-based approach to solving new and challenging problems, with strong problem-solving skills.

• The ability to learn and develop skills on the job, as well as to apply existing skills to new types of problems.

• Good communication and presentation skills to work effectively as part of a close-knit team, with shared responsibilities, working under challenging conditions.

What can McLaren offer?

We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part.

We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace.

McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Here at McLaren, we offer hybrid working with 3 days a week based in the MTC.

Our state of the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.