Internship Programme Full Time NEW

1 September 2026

Location:

Launceston (Cornwall) or Manchester (hybrid working available at both locations)

Salary

£25,178 per annum (Living Wage Foundation accredited)

Hours

Full-time (9 Day working fortnight)

Duration

10 months

Role Overview

Are you inspired by social impact? Curious about innovative ways to drive change in communities? Looking for a meaningful opportunity to grow professionally while contributing to real-world projects? If so, this could be for you.

Resonance is seeking enthusiastic and purpose-driven individuals to join our Internship Programme. This is a great opportunity to be part of a dynamic organisation that creates and manages award-winning impact investment funds, supports social enterprises, and delivers community transformation through collaboration and innovation.

Who We Are & What We Do

For over 20 years Resonance has been connecting capital to social enterprise across the UK. We have worked with nearly 150 social enterprises and charities, enabling them to raise capital to grow their impact and make a difference to the communities they serve.

Resonance is itself an accredited social enterprise with the overarching purpose of making investment a force for good and transforming lives through investment. We currently look after £444m of other people’s money, investing to enable social enterprises to provide homes and scale solutions for people facing crisis in the heart of communities across the UK. To date our funds have acquired over 1350 homes and backed over 160 social enterprises.

Resonance has won a number of national awards including winning “Best ESG Investment Fund: Real Estate” at the ESG Investing Awards 2026 and Most Innovative New Build Scheme at the Housing Innovation Awards 2026. In addition, Resonance was recognised at the Better Society Awards 2025, winning Partnership with a Local Charity.

The Resonance funds deliver risk-adjusted returns to investors as well as real and measurable social impact.

About The Internship

As an intern at Resonance, you’ll be immersed in projects that truly make a difference. Opportunities may be available within our Property Funds, Impact Labs, and Central teams where you will gain first-hand experience in the work that they do while developing valuable skills and building professional relationships.

Teams You Could Join

Property Funds Team

Explore how we acquire, fund and refurbish properties to support those in need. You’ll work closely with one or more of our acquisitions, funding, and refurbishment teams and get hands-on exposure to how property investment creates social change.

Impact Labs

Be Part Of a Mission That Puts People’s Homes At The Heart Of Systemic Transformation. Opportunities May Be Available In One Or More Of These Innovative Teams

• Growing Enterprises: Support social enterprises to grow and thrive
• Developing Communities: Help build resilience at community level
• Strengthening Impact: Improve measurement and amplify social outcomes
• Funding Partnerships: Maximising complementary funding opportunities for Resonance social enterprise invests

Central Team

Gain critical insight into how a social impact business operates:

• Finance: Build skills in financial tools, systems, and processes
• Operations: Gain exposure to our Salesforce-driven property and fund management platforms and in the development of internal solutions, build your data, AI & automation skills
• Communications: Gain experience in ESG/Impact and PR/Policy work
• IT: Training and exposure to business-wide technology systems

Who We Are Looking For

• Passionate about social impact, innovation, and investment
• Able to commit to the full 10-month internship programme
• Communication and problem-solving skills
• Motivated, adaptable, and keen to learn
• Able to work independently and collaboratively
• Open to travelling to one of our offices/hubs at least 2 days per week

What You’ll Gain

• Mentorship from experienced professionals
• Involvement in impactful, real-world projects
• A collaborative, supportive workplace culture
• Professional skills in a fast-paced, purpose-led organisation

Take the next step toward a meaningful career. Grow with purpose. Make a difference. Apply now to join Resonance and start your journey in impact.

Our recruitment process for each annual intern cohort aims to align your interests with our business needs at the time. While we welcome your preferences for specific areas of work, we encourage you to remain flexible, as we cannot guarantee placement in your preferred area.

To apply, please submit both your CV and a cover letter by midnight on 29 May 2026. We aim for interviews to take place via Teams across June-July 2026.