Jobs Mailer July 2026 – Events, graduate schemes, volunteering for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Wales/Cymru

Our OU in Ireland alumni share how they navigated their studies and employment opportunities to progress towards their goals. Check out the recording:

https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/connecthosted/view.php?id=51524

“When you get a degree it opens up different avenues for job opportunities.” Miriam (OU in Ireland Business Management graduate)

“If you’re struggling, definitely go and seek help… they really helped me cross the finish line.” Connor (OU in Ireland Childhood & Youth Studies graduate)

“You don’t have to be straight out of A-levels to get your degree—I started when I was 25.” Shona (OU in Ireland Computing & IT graduate

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

Graduate Schemes

Graduate Environmental & Sustainability Advisor | Balfour Beatty Group | Fort Augustus, Highland

Graduate Finance Assistant | Secureshield Ltd | Motherwell

Pathways to Planning Programme - Cohort 4 | Impact: The Local Government Graduate Programme | Scotland

Graduate Project Coordinator – AI Delivery | Veunex Global Ltd (AI) - Artificial Intelligence | Schoolhill, Aberdeen City

Volunteering

Remote Volunteer | Buckinghamshire Disability Service (BuDS) | Scotland

Entry Level

HR Governance Coordinator | Clyde & Co | Glasgow

Conservation Project Officer (Project support) - Fixed Term | RZSS Highland Wildlife Park | Kincraig

Experienced/Professional Employment

Operations Engineer | Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) | Argyll and Bute

Business Development Manager - Non-AV | Last Mile Infrastructure | Hamilton

Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner - Southview Gardens | Penumbra Mental Health | Aberdeen

Care Worker | Capital City Partnership (CCP) | Edinburgh

Upcoming Events, Event Recordings & Updates

Our OU in Scotland alumni share how they used their studies to build confidence, develop career-ready skills and progress into new opportunities. Check out the recording:

Ask alumni: OU graduate stories in Scotland | learn1

“Careers don't have to be a straight line; every step has taught me something and brought me closer to where I am today.” Heather (OU Psychology graduate)

“There are so many opportunities, regardless of your age, your culture or where you are from.” (Gryffydd, OU Computing and IT graduate)

“Studying psychology gave me confidence in my academic ability and critical thinking, and then my ability to open new doors.” Heather (OU Psychology graduate)

“The whole premise of a graduate scheme is they don't expect you to know everything; they expect you to be able to do a degree.” Ben (OU Economics & Mathematical Sciences graduate)

At this time of year there are lots of external events, so please do visit our external events page.

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Our OU in Scotland alumni share how they navigated their studies and employment opportunities to progress towards their goals. Check out the recording:

Ask alumni: OU graduate stories in Scotland | learn1

Wales

Entry Level

Road Transport Co-ordinator | Transport for Wales | Chester

Experienced/Professional Employment

Company Administrator | LF Fence and Farm Ltd | Powys

Heritage Engineering and Environmental Engagement Officer | Llangollen Railway | Llangollen, Denbighshire

Lead Software Engineer | Confused.com | Cardiff

Senior Product Marketing Manager | Veeqo (Amazon) | Swansea

Content Manager - 12month FTC | Browne Jacobson | Cardiff/Hybrid

Strategic Manager NOR (SWTRA) | Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council - Public Sector - Local Government | Cardiff

Volunteering

Cardiff Half Marathon 2026 Photographer Volunteer | Stroke Association | Cardiff

Volunteer JOY Maker | Grand Depart GB | Wales/UK

NHS Patient Befriender | Skills and Volunteering Cymru | Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Listening volunteer | The Wren Project | UK, Remote

Upcoming Events & Updates

Grad Con Cymru | Darogan | Cardiff

Our OU in Wales alumni share how they navigated their studies and employment opportunities to progress towards their goals. Check out the recording:

https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/connecthosted/view.php?id=51525

"Often the skills you learn in one sector with one qualification are very transferable to different situations" (Anne, MA Education graduate)

"If you can portray the very skill set you've got from your life experience, your job experience then that's really what's important" (Dominic, BEng Engineering graduate)

"You're not stuck because of decisions you make in your 20s or 30s, you know, you can just keep adapting to what suits you at any particular moment in time" (Ray, BSc Mathematics graduate)

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Employability-Wales

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

You can book a phone call or Teams call on this link:

https://outlook.office.com/book/EmployabilityWales@openuniv.onmicrosoft.com/

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 consultationto 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.

Interested in finding more roles? Search for other jobs currently available.
Want to attend events with the employers we work with? Browse our events.
Worried that your CV isn’t helping you stand out? Get advice.
Need a confidence boost? See what resources are available to you.
Feeling completely stuck with your career plan? Book an appointment with the careers team.

We wish you every success in your applications.

The OU’s Careers and Employability Services

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

Lefel mynediad

Cydlynydd Trafnidiaeth Ffyrdd / Trafnidiaeth Cymru / Gogledd Cymru a'r Gororau

Profiadol/Cyflogaeth Broffesiynol

Gweinyddwr Cwmni | LF Fence and Farm Ltd | Powys

Swyddog Ymgysylltu Amgylcheddol a Pheirianneg Treftadaeth| Rheilffordd Llangollen | Llangollen, Sir Ddinbych

Prif Beiriannydd Meddalwedd | Confused.com | Caerdydd

Uwch Reolwr Marchnata Cynnyrch | Veeqo (Amazon) | Abertawe

Rheolwr Cynnwys – 12mis cyfwerth â llawn amser | Browne Jacobson | Caerdydd/Hybrid

Rheolwr Strategol NOR (SWTRA) | Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Castell-nedd Port Talbot – Sector Cyhoeddus – Llywodraeth Leol | Caerdydd

Gwirfoddoli

Gwirfoddolwr Ffotograffiaeth Hanner Marathon Caerdydd 2026 | Y Gymdeithas Strôc | Caerdydd

Gwirfoddolwr JOY Maker | Grand Depart GB | Cymru/DU

Cyfaill Cleifion y GIG | Sgiliau a Gwirfoddoli Cymru | Caerdydd a Bro Morgannwg

Gwirfoddolwr Gwrando | The Wren Project | Y DU, O bell

Digwyddiadau a Diweddariadau Ar y Gweill

GradCon Cymru | Darogan | Caerdydd

Mae ein cyn-fyfyrwyr o Brifysgol Agored Cymru yn rhannu sut y gwnaethon nhw lywio eu hastudiaethau a chyfleoedd cyflogaeth i symud ymlaen at eu nodau. Gwrandewch ar y recordiad:

https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/connecthosted/view.php?id=51525

“Yn aml mae’r sgiliau rydych chi’n eu dysgu mewn un sector gydag un cymhwyster yn gallu cael eu trosglwyddo’n hawdd iawn i wahanol sefyllfaoedd” (Anne, graddedig MA mewn Addysg)

“Os gallwch chi bortreadu’r union set sgiliau sydd gennych o’ch profiad bywyd, eich profiad swydd yna dyna beth sy’n bwysig mewn gwirionedd” (Dominic, graddedig BEng mewn Peirianneg)

“Nid ydych chi’n gaeth oherwydd penderfyniadau rydych chi’n eu gwneud yn eich 20au neu 30au, wyddoch chi, gallwch chi barhau i addasu i’r hyn sy’n addas i chi ar unrhyw adeg benodol” (Ray, graddedig BSc mewn Mathemateg)

Fforymau, podlediadau, a gweminarau wedi’u recordio

Cyflogadwyedd-Cymru

Gall pob myfyriwr yng Nghymru bellach gyrchu mynediad cymorth cyflogadwyedd sydd wedi’i ddylunio i’ch helpu i fagu 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

Gallwch drefnu galwad ffôn neu alwad Teams drwy ddefnyddio’r ddolen hon:

https://outlook.office.com/book/EmployabilityWales@openuniv.onmicrosoft.com/

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.

Awydd canfod rhagor o rolau? Chwiliwch am swyddi eraill sydd ar gael ar hyn o bryd.
Dymuno mynd i ddigwyddiadau gyda’r cyflogwyr sy’n gweithio â ni? Edrychwch ar ein digwyddiadau.
Poeni nad yw eich CV yn eich helpu i sefyll allan? Mynnwch gyngor.
Angen hwb i’ch hyder? Edrychwch pa adnoddau sydd ar gael i chi.
Ddim yn gwybod lle i droi gyda’ch cynllun gyrfa? Trefnwch apwyntiad gyda’r tîm gyrfaoedd.

Dymunwn bob llwyddiant i chi gyda’ch ceisiadau.

Gwasanaethau Gyrfaoedd a Chyflogadwyedd y Brifysgol Agored.