Welcome to the February edition of the Jobs Mailer. The roles below have varying closing dates.
Find your role in a greener world – 4-5 March 2026. Join us for the OU Green Careers Week to explore sustainable career options across sectors, locations, and study subjects. Meet employers, build real-world skills, make connections, get inspired, and find your role.
England
Internships & Placements
Placement Role - Legal Assistant - Law Students | Moore Barlow | Southampton, Richmond or Guildford
NERC Sustainability Summer Placement | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | South West
Summer Placements | Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) | Oxfordshire, Cleveland
Graduate Schemes
Graduate Programme: Fast Track Consultant | i3Works | Bristol
Vacation Scheme - 2026 | DAC Beachcroft | London
Graduate Digital Project Manager | Balfour Beatty Group | Hertfordshire, Surrey, Kent
Final Straw Foundation Volunteer | Final Straw Foundation | Hampshire
Volunteer Advocate | Community ConneX Advocacy 1st | Luton
Evening & weekend one-off volunteering sessions | Little Village | London
Support Worker | Northern Healthcare | Bradford
Experienced/Professional Employment
Care Professional | Home Instead | Wirral, Chester, Liverpool South
Behaviour Support Worker | Oxfordshire County Council | Kidlington Oxfordshire
Upcoming Events, Event Recordings & Updates
Find your role in a greener world – 4-5 March 2026:
- Sustainability is everyone’s job – Wed 4 March, 10:00-11:00, join Node Folk, Transport for Wales, Version 1, Heineken UK, and RM Plc
- Think globally, act locally – Wed 4 March, 11:00-12:00 join RE YOU(S) CIC, lesswastelaura, Local Nature Partnerships - Wales Centre for Voluntary Action, Edinburgh Community Solar Operative and Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
- Ask me anything - Sustainability Special – Wed 4 March, 13:00-14:00 join Kew Gardens, People & Planet and Climate Wales
- Protect our planet: restoration and conservation – Thu 5 March, 10:00-11:00 join Marine Conservation Society UK, Ulster Wildlife, National Wool Museum (Wales) and Cuerden Valley Park
- Harness your future in renewable energy – Thu 5 March, 11:00-12:00 join Great British Energy, NI Water, SSEN and the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council
- Change makers collaborative challenge – Thu 5 March, 13:00-15:00 tackle a real world sustainability challenge with the National Wool Museum.
At this time of year there are lots of external events, so please do visit our external events page.
Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums
Northern Ireland/ Ireland
Find your role in a greener world – 4-5 March 2026. Join us for the OU Green Careers Week to explore sustainable career options across sectors, locations, and study subjects. Meet employers including NI Water, Version 1 and Ulster Wildlife, build real-world skills, make connections, get inspired, and find your role.
Internships & Placements
Student Placement Opportunities 2026 /2027 | NIE | Across Northern Ireland
Placement Programme | SEUPB | Belfast
HR/People Operations Placement | Kainos | Belfast
Technology - Application Development, Placement Analyst, Belfast, 2026 | Citi | Belfast
Graduate - Technology and AI | PwC | Belfast and other UK locations
Graduate Legal Professional Scheme 2026 | Fieldfisher | Belfast
Trainee Negotiator Programme 2026 | Fieldfisher| Belfast
Youth Bank Support Worker | The Cedar Foundation | Belfast
Support Worker (Flexible working hours) | Autism Initiatives | Belfast and Lisburn
Upcoming Events, Event Recordings & Updates
Find your role in a greener world – 4-5 March 2026:
- Sustainability is everyone’s job – Wed 4 March, 10:00-11:00, join Node Folk, Transport for Wales, Version 1, Heineken UK, and RM Plc
- Think globally, act locally – Wed 4 March, 11:00-12:00 join RE YOU(S) CIC, lesswastelaura, Local Nature Partnerships - Wales Centre for Voluntary Action, Edinburgh Community Solar Operative and Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
- Ask me anything - Sustainability Special – Wed 4 March, 13:00-14:00 join Kew Gardens, People & Planet and Climate Wales
- Protect our planet: restoration and conservation – Thu 5 March, 10:00-11:00 join Marine Conservation Society UK, Ulster Wildlife, National Wool Museum (Wales) and Cuerden Valley Park
- Harness your future in renewable energy – Thu 5 March, 11:00-12:00 join Great British Energy, NI Water, SSEN and the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council
- Change makers collaborative challenge – Thu 5 March, 13:00-15:00 tackle a real world sustainability challenge with the National Wool Museum.
Profit from your Passion Alumni panel | The Open University - Hear from OU alumni, including Wendy Sinnamon, BA Hons Creative Writing and English Literature, freelance creative writing tutor, published writer and poet from Northern Ireland, sharing their individual stories, tips and examples of their progress into self-employment.
Walk your own Path panel | The Open University - Gain inspiration and hear the lived experiences of employers and OU students and alumni of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, discover the strategies they’ve used to move their career forward and find out how the OU’s Careers and Employability Services can help you work out your path to a fulfilling future. Panellists include Tania Ahmed OU Business Management alumnus working as a Senior Business Associate in Citi.
At this time of year there are lots of external events, so please do visit our external events page.
Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums
Scotland
Internships & Placements
Summer Placements | Leonardo - Airborne & Space Systems | Edinburgh
Graduate Manufacturing Engineer | BAE Systems | Glasgow
Finance Graduate | Galliford Try | Edinburgh
HR Analytics Graduate | Scotrail | Glasgow
Entry Level
Trainee Engineer | Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) | Inverness, Aberdeen, Elgin
Executive Officers | Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) | Edinburgh
We Build: ConstructED experiential learning activity | Equate Scotland | Fife
Experienced/Professional Employment
Collections Online Officer | The National Trust for Scotland | Edinburgh
Volunteer Experience Officer | Marine Conservation Society UK | Home based
Administrator | Creative Scotland | Ullapool
Upcoming Events, Event Recordings & Updates
Find your role in a greener world – 4-5 March 2026:
- Sustainability is everyone’s job – Wed 4 March, 10:00-11:00, join Node Folk, Transport for Wales, Version 1, Heineken UK, and RM Plc
- Think globally, act locally – Wed 4 March, 11:00-12:00 join RE YOU(S) CIC, lesswastelaura, Local Nature Partnerships - Wales Centre for Voluntary Action, Edinburgh Community Solar Operative and Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
- Ask me anything - Sustainability Special – Wed 4 March, 13:00-14:00 join Kew Gardens, People & Planet and Climate Wales
- Protect our planet: restoration and conservation – Thu 5 March, 10:00-11:00 join Marine Conservation Society UK, Ulster Wildlife, National Wool Museum (Wales) and Cuerden Valley Park
- Harness your future in renewable energy – Thu 5 March, 11:00-12:00 join Great British Energy, NI Water, SSEN and the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council
- Change makers collaborative challenge – Thu 5 March, 13:00-15:00 tackle a real world sustainability challenge with the National Wool Museum.
At this time of year there are lots of external events, so please do visit our external events page.
Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums
Wales
Internships & Placements
Work experience | BBI Solutions | Monmouthshire
Graduate Programme - Sales & Marketing | Final Rentals | Cardiff
Graduate - Audit, Accounting, Tax and Finance | PWC | Cardiff
Experienced/Professional Employment
Legal Support Assistant | HCR Law | Cardiff
Assistant Service Manager | Cartrefi Cymry | Swansea
Transport Manager | Carmarthenshire County Council | Carmarthenshire
Upcoming Events & Updates
The anxious brain: why we stress and how to cope | The OU in Wales (Online)
Final Rentals Enterprise event | The OU in Wales (Online)
Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums
Every student in Wales can now access employability support designed to help you build confidence and plan your next steps. after graduation.
We can help you:
• see job opportunities and meet employers
• develop a career plan and make career choices
• support with CVs/applications and practise recruitment activities
• find work experience, internships or volunteer placements
Students interested in finding out more can email employability-wales-students@open.ac.uk
Croeso i’n rhifyn newydd o’r Wales Jobs Mailer. Am gyfleoedd yn yr Alban, Lloegr ac Iwerddon, edrychwch ar Dudalen Newyddion Jobs Mailer.
Cymru
Profiad gwaith | BBI Solutions | Sir Fynwy
Rhaglen i Raddedigion – Gwerthu a Marchnata | Final Rentals | Caerdydd
Swydd Raddedig – Archwilio, Cyfrifyddu, Treth a Chyllid | PWC | Caerdydd
Cyflogaeth Brofiadol/Proffesiynol
Cynorthwyydd Cymorth Cyfreithiol | HCR Law | Caerdydd
Rheolwr Cynorthwyol Gwasanaeth | Cartrefi Cymru | Abertawe
Rheolwr Cludiant | Cyngor Sir Gâr | Sir Gaerfyrddin
Gweinyddwr Mynediad Data Dechrau’n Deg | Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin (Sir Gaerfyrddin)
Digwyddiadau a Diweddariadau Ar y Gweill
Digwyddiad Menter Final Rentals | Y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru (Ar-lein)
Fforymau, podlediadau, a gweminarau wedi’u recordio
Gall pob myfyriwr yng Nghymru yn awrgael mynediad at gymorth cyflogadwyedd sydd wedi’i gynllunio i’ch helpu i feithrin hyder a chynllunio’ch camau nesaf ar ôl graddio.
Gallwn eich helpu i:
- gweld cyfleoedd am swyddi a chwrdd â chyflogwyr
- datblygu cynllun gyrfa a gwneud dewisiadau o ran gyrfaoedd
- cefnogaeth gyda CVs/ceisiadau a gweithgareddau ymarfer ar gyfer cyfleoedd recriwtio
- dod o hyd i brofiad gwaith, interniaethau neu leoliadau gwirfoddoli
Gall myfyrwyr sy’n awyddus i gael rhagor o wybodaeth anfon e-bost at employability-wales-students@open.ac.uk
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.
Mae’r cyflogwyr rydym yn cydweithio â hwy hefyd yn cynnal eu digwyddiadau gyrfaoedd eu hunain yn rheolaidd a gallwch ddod o hyd i restr o’r digwyddiadau hyn ar OpportunityHub. Mae digonedd o gyngor, offer rhyngweithiol a deunydd lawrlwythadwy i helpu gyda CVs, ffurflenni cais, cyfweliadau yn y Ganolfan Gymorth, ynghyd ag adnoddau a gweithgareddau ymarferol i ddatblygu eich hyder yng nghyd-destun eich gyrfa. Cofiwch, gallwch hefyd drefnu ymgynghoriad gyrfaoedd i drafod eich cynlluniau. Mae yna lawer mwy o swyddi gwag, interniaethau a swyddi gwirfoddol ar OpportunityHub. Ewch i'r tab chwilota ‘Opportunities’ i ddod o hyd i swyddi yn ôl allweddair, math o gyfle neu leoliad. Mae cyfarwyddiadau mewngofnodi ar ein tudalen Canolfan Gymorth OpportunityHubos oes eu hangen arnoch.
We wish you every success in your applications.
The OU’s Careers and Employability Services
