Internships
OU Exclusive - Digital Learning Specialist, sportscotland
Location: Home-based | Deadline: 3 December 2021 | Start Date: January 2022
Sportscotland are seeking two paid interns to create online content for their Learning Experience Platform. An understanding of the sport sector is not essential as you will be working with subject matter experts who will provide the technical content. These placements are ideal for students with an interest in digital technology, design, and learning and development who are able to work independently and online. The role is offered part-time, potentially 17.5 hours per week over 16 weeks, but this can be flexible.
Change 100 - Internships for students and graduates, Leonard Cheshire
Location: Various | Deadline: 6 January 2022 | Start Date: From June 2022
Change 100 is Leonard Cheshire’s programme of paid summer work placements, professional development, and mentoring. Designed to support the career development of talented university students and recent graduates with any disability or long-term condition.
Find internships and work experience with Go Wales
Location: Wales | Deadline: Ongoing
If you’re under 25, based in Wales and studying 60 credits or more, Go Wales may be able to help you find work experience that will help you stand out from the crowd. See how Go Wales helped OU student Candace in this YouTube video.
Paid work experience placements with GROW
Location: Wales | Deadline: Ongoing | Eligibility: Graduated since 2019
Have you graduated from the OU in Wales since 2019 or are you expecting to graduate this year? If you’re unemployed or under-employed and not sure where to start with looking for graduate jobs, GROW, the Welsh Graduate Opportunities Work Experience programme, provides paid work placements to develop your skills, confidence and explore new career areas.
Source your own internship
Internships are a great way to gain essential skills and work experience, try something new, build up contacts, or learn more about your career path. In this guide we show you how to approach employers you’re interested in to ask for an internship that suits you.
Jobs
Recovery Worker, The Oasis Partnership
Location: Buckinghamshire | Deadline: 7 November 2021 | Start Date: 21 December 2021
The Oasis Partnership are a charity providing high quality social and psychological support services to improve people’s health and wellbeing.
Editorial Research Assistant, Westminster Social Policy Forum
Location: Berkshire | Deadline: 10 November 2021 | Start Date: Unspecified
Help produce conferences on key policy issues in social policy that help move forward thinking for legislators, governments, regulators, and those affected by their decisions.
Publishing Editor, Journals, Royal Society of Chemistry
Location: Cambridge | Deadline: 31 December 2021 | Start Date: Unspecified
The Royal Society of Chemistry is looking for Publishing Editors to work in the Journals Publishing department, where they publish journals which are read by the chemical science community worldwide.
Graduate Schemes
“Within these graduate programmes, what's really great about them is you have people that are there to develop you. You have a team in place to help you along your journey. You're not expected to know everything from day one, you learn on the job... You can make mistakes.” - Psychology graduate Zeeshan Nazar
Graduate Trainee Manager, Decathlon
Location: Manchester | Deadline: ASAP | Start Date: ASAP
Decathlon Stockport is the flagship store of the North in addition to being one of the biggest and most successful stores for Decathlon. This is a new role for ambitious Graduates looking to kickstart their career in business management, working in a hands-on role alongside like-minded teammates.
Science & Engineering Industrial Placements, EDF Energy
Location: UK | Deadline: ASAP | Start Date: Unspecified
Over this 12-month programme, most of what you learn will be on the job, with support from your mentor and the teams you work in. You’ll have the opportunity to apply your academic training to genuine problems that are faced in the energy industry.
Merchandising and Buying Graduate Programme (2022), TJX Europe
Location: Watford | Deadline: 16 November 2021 | Start Date: February and Summer 2022
Your journey will begin in the merchandising team, where you’ll learn their business in detail. If you have European language skills – particularly German or Polish – that would be a plus. And if you’ve lived and worked in mainland Europe, even better.
Engineering: Rotational Graduate, Boeing
Location: UK | Deadline: 18 November 2021 | Start Date: 2022
Contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. The scheme will provide the successful graduate a chance to cover a diverse range of areas, fundamental to understanding successful Engineering roles within Boeing.
Frontline Leadership Programme 2022, Police Now
Location: England and Wales | Deadline: 18 November 2021 | Start Date: Unspecified
This one-year development programme prepares you for promotion to leadership roles in frontline policing, regardless of background or career route.
Teacher Training Programme 2022, Teach First
Location: England | Deadline: 19 November 2021 | Start Date: Unspecified
Become a future leader and make a difference every day on the largest teacher training and leadership programme in the UK. Train to teach and lead with expert support. Get paid from day one in class. Unlock potential in kids from disadvantaged backgrounds – and the potential in you.
Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy Graduate Programme, Ernst Young
Location: Belfast | Deadline: 19 November 2021 | Start Date: September 2022
There are lots of choices for where your career can develop during the Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy programme, so you’ll get all the help you need to decide which path is right for you. You’ll be given a company induction and then you’ll join your team.
HMRC graduate programme (Tax Professional), HM Revenue & Customs
Location: UK | Deadline: 19 November 2021 | Start Date: September 2022
Graduates who join the Tax Specialist Programme will get the chance to become part of a highly trained group of professionals who tackle the most challenging aspects of tax work in HMRC. The tax profession offers a varied and stimulating range of career pathways and opportunities to specialise.
2022 Graduate Technical Analyst, Citrix
Location: Dublin, Ireland | Deadline: 23 November 2021 | Start Date: August 2022
Are you graduating between now and August 2022? Do you want to work in a team environment with state-of-the-art technology and be part of a training and rotation program that provides exposure across multiple fields? Then take a look at this opportunity with Citrix.
Frontline Graduate Programme, Frontline
Location: UK | Deadline: 26 November 2021 | Start Date: July 2022
On the Frontline programme, you will qualify as a social worker and complete a fully funded master’s degree. Intensive training and support will develop your skills in leadership, conflict resolution, analysis and relationship building, so you can drive social change inside the profession and beyond.
Spring Vacation Scheme, Herbert Smith Freehills
Location: London | Deadline: 3 December 2021 | Start Date: 4 - 14 April 2022
On these vacation schemes, you won’t be watching from the side lines. You’ll hit the ground running, taking on real work for real clients. Alongside workshops and presentations, you’ll get to explore practice areas and join a team on a pro bono project.
Local recruitment for the National Graduate Development Programme, Central Bedfordshire Council
Location: Bedfordshire | Deadline: 5 January 2022 | Start Date: Unspecified
Central Bedfordshire Council are taking part in this exciting programme by offering up to three places to residents; giving you the chance to advance your career while giving back to the community. This is great opportunity to become part of the next generation of local government managers. You can watch videos from previous NGDP employees on OpportunityHub.
Cardiff Capital Region Graduate Scheme
Location: Various | Deadline: Ongoing
Earn a fully funded professional qualification, delivered by the University of South Wales, and free membership of GlobalWelsh, a global mentoring scheme and community platform, for 12 months. Register your interest to get access to graduate level paid employment (average salaries £18,000-£25,000). Find out more on their website.
Volunteering roles
First Response Volunteer, St Mungo’s
Location: London | Deadline: ASAP | Start Date: ASAP
This is a great opportunity to make a real difference and gain an understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact. There can be a lot of walking involved.
Free Sites North Comms Volunteer, English Heritage
Location: North England (home working) | Deadline: 22 November 2021 | Start Date: Unspecified
Organising online talks, writing articles and creating a monthly e-newsletter, this is a flexible role requiring a minimum of one-two hours per week.
