January top opportunity picks

Internships and work experience

GCAS Talent Pool, Graduate Career Advantage Scotland (GCAS)

Location: Scotland - various | Deadline: 26 or 28 January 2022 (see individual opportunities) | Start Date: Not Specified

High quality paid internships open to recent graduates based in Scotland, aged 29 or under, who are unemployed or employed in a role that does not fit their future career plan. Apply now to the ‘Talent Pool’ to be considered for a range of GCAS opportunities. Current opportunities available with Space Intelligence, Absolute Escapes x 4, CEMVO, Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust, Stirling Citizens Advice Bureau and St Andrews Preservation Trust.

NHS Finance Undergraduate Work Placements, NHS Health Education England

Location: Various – East of England | Deadline: 06 February 2022 | Start Date: Summer 2022

These 1-year work placements are based at various NHS organisations across the East of England. There are up to 30 placements across different NHS organisations in the East of England. Placements will be for 12 months, commencing summer 2022.

Work Experience Opportunity in Further Education, Cognition Education Group

Location: England - Various | Deadline: 04 February 2022 | Start Date: Various

Would you like to experience what it is like to work in Further Education and get paid £300? You don't need a prior interest in teaching. We simply want to give you a short snapshot of what it is like to work in this exciting, vibrant and rewarding sector. On completion of the 40-hour work experience, you will receive a £300 tax-free bursary payment and a certificate.

Summer Placement Opportunities, SSE

Location: England, Ireland & Scotland | Deadline: 23 January | Start Date: Summer 2022

An excellent opportunity to develop practical skills in line with the knowledge you are gaining through your studies. Express your interest today.

2022 Vacation Scheme, Bevan Brittan LLP

Location: Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, London | Deadline: 31 January 2022 | Start Date: Summer 2022

This 2 week vacation scheme gives you the chance to gain first-hand experience of two different practice areas, getting a real taste of what life at Bevan Brittan is like.

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

Social Impact and Sustainability Assistant, Penguin Random House UK

Location: Greater London/Home working I Deadline: 17 January 2022 I Start Date: Not specified

This entry level role offers a great opportunity to be a key part of a team delivering high-impact and often high-profile events, programmes and campaigns with social impact and sustainability at their heart.

Editorial Research Assistant, Media Technology & Creative Industries - Westminster Forum Projects

Location: Berkshire I Deadline: 20 January 2022 I Start Date: Not specified

Help produce conferences on key policy issues in business and finance that help move forward thinking for legislators, government and regulators.

Investment Research Analyst, Aksia

Location: London | Deadline: 20 January 2022 | Start Date: Not Specified

Aksia is seeking analysts to join their investment research campus analyst program, where over the course of approximately two years, you will have the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of alternative investment strategies.

Return to Social Care, Essex County Council

Location: Essex | Deadline: 31 January 2022 | Start Date: Not specified

Are you looking for a role which offers flexibility and training? We’re launching our Return to Work programme designed specifically for experienced and qualified individuals within either Adults or Children and Families social care who are looking to return to the workplace and rebuild their career after an extended career break.

Graduate Schemes

NMIS, Graduate Training Scheme – Advanced Manufacturing

Location: Scotland - various | Deadline: 14 January 2022 – possibility of being extended | Start Date: Not Specified

The graduate training scheme gives you the opportunity to undertake a fully paid placement of between three and six months to provide vital work experience, help you learn new skills, and kickstart a career within the world of advanced manufacturing. Applicants should be aged 25 or over, struggling to find work within manufacturing, graduated recently in a STEM-related subject, and reside in Scotland. Applications will remain open until all 40 places are filled.

Volunteering Roles

Volunteer Mentor, Transitions UK

Various Locations I Deadline: Not specified I Start date: Not specified

As a mentor on the Aspire programme, you will be supporting young people at risk of offending or re-offending across Herts, Central Beds, Bucks, North London Milton Keynes and Leicestershire.

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