Becoming a Partner
There are no jobs on offer at Impact Factory. We are looking for people who are willing to undergo a lengthy and extremely challenging internal training programme with us in order to develop as a Partner in our very successful company.
There are already many wonderful training deliverers out there. However, we aren't interested in people who can deliver good training. All our Partners work across the board at marketing, client development, programme design and implementation. Partners get involved in all aspects of Impact Factory's development.
We're very clear about the value of the work we do here at Impact Factory and proudly we know that you can't get what we do anywhere else (the foundation of our work is sourced from the skills of the two Founding Partners - one an actor, one a psychotherapist). The main reason for this belief is the strength, skill and training of Impact Factory Partners. Working for Impact Factory isn't like working for other training companies. And it's really hard to get to work for us.
As a matter of fact, if you've had a long-term training background you might find it impossible to go back to basics to become steeped in our style of working, and we actively discourage training deliverers from applying. Trainers (especially without the requisite background listed at the top of the page) are unlikely to get past the first hurdle.
The process of becoming an Impact Factory Partner is not short, nor is it easy. We don't take people through a bunch of manuals and send them out to work with our clients six weeks later. Since all our work is tailored to the needs of the client, we expect our Partners to be able to think on their feet and respond to what's needed, not what it says on the piece of paper in front of them. This takes a minimum of two years working on Internal Training, supporting current Partners, working with the Home Team on marketing, proposal-writing, getting to grips with how Impact Factory works. There are no shortcuts to this process. We don’t want there to be.
Having said all that, training with us can be immensely rewarding. It is rigorous, fun, daunting, stretching, insightful, frustrating and will add heaps to your personal and professional development. You will be working with some of the most experienced personal development facilitators around, who have a whole factory full of processes, games, experiences, challenges, programmes, knowledge and a willingness to share it.
We currently offer this training free as Impact Factory's investment in developing future Partners. There is no guarantee on either side of the outcome, but the professional and personal development can be exceptional; indeed, may even be transformational.
If you get past the second hurdle (an interview with Founding Partners Robin Chandler and Jo Ellen Grzyb), you spend time on regularly scheduled internal trainings and eventually (after approximately six to eight months) supporting Partners in the field. Support and Marketing work are paid. There are regular assessments on both sides as to your suitability as an Impact Factory aspiring Partner.
If you still want to have a go, send us your CV, a letter, an e-mail, a carrier pigeon: anything that tells us something about you that fits the bill (this is the first hurdle).
However to reiterate: please don't apply if….
….you already have a career as a trainer and will not be able to put in at least 2 years of on-going internal training a minimum of three days a week in order to achieve what we need in a partner. Don't do it; don’t waste your time. We simply aren't interested in people who are doing it already and are looking for freelance work.
…you live outside the Greater London area. Being part of Impact Factory requires you to be here, full stop. Commuting from
…you don't have the requisite criteria: acting, psychotherapy/counselling, an ability to work with groups, business nous. You may not have all criteria equally, but it's what we're looking for, what we require, so again, don’t get your hopes up if you don't fulfil what we need.
Due to the large number of contacts we get from this section you will only hear back from us if you have been successful in getting past the first hurdle.
