The latest jobs, internships and volunteering roles from The Open University

Welcome to the December edition of the Jobs Mailer.  The roles below have varying closing dates.

England 

Internships & Placements

Law Vacation Scheme 2025, Brabners (Liverpool or Manchester)

Vacation Scheme 2025, DWF (Various across UK)

Finance Summer Placement, Network Rail (Rugby, Milton Keynes)

Summer Placement - Water, Buro Happold (Bath or London)

Graduate Schemes

Training Contract - 2027, Walker Morris (Leeds)

Training Contract 2027 - Southampton, Womble Bond Dickinson (Southampton and other locations available across England)

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Lift Schools (Greater London)

Impact Finance Stream Graduate Programme - Cohort 2, Impact: The Local Government Association (Greater London)

Early Careers - Mobile Engineering Program, Just Eat (London/Hybrid)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Maintenance Team Leader, Accor (Various locations - UK)

Deputy Finance Business Partner, Historic England (Swindon)

Advocate (Multi-disciplinary), The Advocacy People (Southampton)

Entry Level

Outdoor Activity Instructor, PGL (Various locations - England)

Upcoming Events & Updates

LastMile Infrastructure Employer Showcase (Online, 22 January 2025)

Grow your career confidence: employers show how (Online, 23 January 2025)

InspirEd: education and teaching careers (Online, 16-28 January 2025)

NHS 'STEP UP' Live Online Career Data Challenge (Online, 04 March 2025)

If you are considering a career in teaching, our Becoming a teacher in England 2024/25 guide provides helpful information about the requirements, training routes and support for those interested in a teaching career

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Ireland & Northern Ireland

Internships & Placements

Technology Analyst Placement, Citi (Belfast)

Vacation Placement - Belfast 2025, Pinsent Masons (Belfast)

Graduate Schemes

Risk & Regulatory Compliance Academy with EY, EY and Department for the Economy (Belfast)

Graduate Support Worker, Depaul (Derry/Londonderry)

Legal Professional - 2025 intake, A&O Shearman (Belfast)

Graduate Engineer, First Derivative (Newry/Belfast)

Graduate Process Engineer/Scientists, Seagate (Derry/Londonderry)

2025 Graduate Programme (UK) - Transport & Infrastructure, WSP (Naas (Kildare) or Belfast)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Administrative Assistant, Fieldfisher (Belfast)

Family Worker with Father's Support Focus, Sure Start (Belfast)

Upcoming Events & Updates

LastMile Infrastructure Employer Showcase (Online, 22 January 2025)

Grow your career confidence: employers show how (Online, 23 January 2025)

InspirEd: education and teaching careers (Online, 16-28 January 2025)

NHS 'STEP UP' Live Online Career Data Challenge (Online, 04 March 2025)

If you are considering a career in teaching, our Becoming a teacher in Northern Ireland and Ireland 2024/25 guide provides helpful information about the requirements, training routes and support for those interested in a teaching career

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Scotland

Internships & Placements

Risk 12 month Placement, NatWest (Edinburgh)

Retail Management Placement, Aldi (Bathgate)

Software Engineering Internship, FreeAgent (UK wide)

Graduate Schemes

Graduate Project Engineer, Deep Ocean Subsea Services (Aberdeen)

Graduate Software Engineer, Prism Energy (Aberdeen)

Data & Technology Graduate, Scottish Power (Glasgow, Cambuslang)

Graduate Trainee Auditor, Audit Scotland (Edinburgh)

Automation and AI Engineer, Drimify (Nationwide)

Experienced/Professional Employment

IT Service Desk Technician, SLR Consulting (Edinburgh)

Follow Spot Operator, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Edinburgh)

Entry Level

Seasonal Castle Guide - Edinburgh Castle, Historic Environment Scotland (Edinburgh)

Finance Assistant, FreeAgent (Edinburgh) 

Special Police Constable, Police Scotland (Nationwide)

Volunteer Play Worker, Nurture Steps (Fife/Dundee)

Upcoming Events & Updates

LastMile Infrastructure Employer Showcase (Online, 22 January 2025)

Grow your career confidence: employers show how (Online, 23 January 2025)

InspirEd: education and teaching careers (Online, 16-28 January 2025)

NHS 'STEP UP' Live Online Career Data Challenge (Online, 04 March 2025)

If you are considering a career in teaching, our Becoming a teacher in Scotland 2024/25 guide provides helpful information about the requirements, training routes and support for those interested in a teaching career

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Wales

Internships & Placements

Retail Management Placement, Aldi (Cardiff)

Graduate Schemes

Graduate Trainee, Audit Wales (via Darogan Talent) (Wales)

User Experience Graduate, CGI (Bridgend)

Land Officer Graduate, Scottish Power (Mid and North Wales)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Finance Team Manager, Legal & General (Cardiff)

Research Officer (HEO), Welsh Government (Wales)

R&D Technical Assistant, BBI Solutions (Caerphilly)

Entry Level

Area Administrator, Mencap (Aberaeron, Ceredigion)

Casual Food & Beverage Assistant, Ambassador Theatre Group (Swansea)

Upcoming Events & Updates

Grow your career confidence: employers show how (Online, 23 January 2025)

InspirEd: education and teaching careers (Online, 16-28 January 2025)

NHS 'STEP UP' Live Online Career Data Challenge (Online, 04 March 2025)

If you are considering a career in teaching, our Becoming a teacher in Wales 2024/25 guide provides helpful information about the requirements, training routes and support for those interested in a teaching career

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Cymru

Interniaethau a Lleoliadau

Lleoliad Rheolaeth Manwerthu, Aldi (Caerdydd)

Cynlluniau i Raddedigion

Hyfforddai Graddedig, Archwilio Cymru (trwy Darogan Talent) (Cymru)

Unigolyn Graddedig Profiad Defnyddiwr CGI (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)

Unigolyn Graddedig Swyddog Tir, Scottish Power (Canolbarth a Gogledd Cymru)

Profiadol/Cyflogaeth Broffesiynol

Rheolwr Tîm Cyllid, Legal & General (Caerdydd)

Swyddog Ymchwil (HEO), Llywodraeth Cymru (Cymru)

Cynorthwyydd Technegol Ymchwil a Datblygu, BBI Solutions (Caerffili)

Lefel mynediad

Cynorthwyydd Bwyd a Diod Achlysurol, Ambassador Theatre Group (Abertawe)

Gweinyddwr Ardal, Mencap (Aberaeron, Ceredigion)

Digwyddiadau a diweddariadau i ddod

Her Data Gyrfaoedd ‘SYMUD YMLAEN’ y GIG yn Fyw Ar-lein, 04 Mawrth 2025

InspirEd: gyrfaoedd addysg ac addysgu, 16-28 Ionawr 2025

Datblygwch eich hyder yn eich gyrfa: cyflogwyr yn arwain y ffordd, 23 Ionawr 2025

Os ydych chi’n ystyried gyrfa addysgu, mae ein canllaw ‘Sut i ddod yn athro yng Nghymru 2024/25’ yn darparu gwybodaeth ddefnydiol am y gofynion, llwybrau hyfforddiant a chefnogaeth ar gyfer rhai sydd â diddordeb mewn gyrfa addysgu

The employers we work with also regularly hold their own careers events and you can find a list of these events on OpportunityHub. There’s a wealth of advice, interactive tools and downloads to help with CVs, application forms, interviews in the Help Centre, along with resources and practical activities to grow your career confidence. Remember, you can also book a careers consultation to discuss your plans.

There are many more vacancies, internships, and volunteering roles on OpportunityHub. Navigate to the ‘Opportunities’ search tab to find jobs by keyword, opportunity type or location. Our OpportunityHub Help Centre page has login instructions if you need them.

We wish you every success in your applications.

The OU’s Careers and Employability Services