Summer can be a busy time for your career, but Careers and Employability Services is here to help. Employers really value OU students and graduates for your commitment to learning, self-motivation, and your life and work experience. If you’re looking to develop your career this summer through a career change or skills-boost, then OpportunityHub has lots to offer, including:

10-week paid marketing internship with Xeroe

As an entry into the marketing industry in London, this internship stands out. You’ll create a marketing strategy to recruit suppliers and clients for Xeroe’s emission free transport platform using market research. This will include liaising with other teams and creating marketing material. Essentially you’ll be a marketing director, but on a manageable start-up scale.

Apply for this internship by 25 August on OpportunityHub.

1-year part-time internship with the National Trust’s Roundhouse Birmingham

Getting into a new sector or building the skills you need can be difficult, but this long-term part-time internship is a great way to develop your career. You’ll be involved in the year-long development of a cultural programme that engages a diverse audience to use Roundhouse as a gateway to explore Birmingham. This will include tours, events, workshops, supporting volunteers, community involvement and partnerships.

Apply for this exciting opportunity by 19 August on OpportunityHub.

Flexible voluntary education internships with Earth Trust

This role is an easy, time-friendly way to gain training and hands-on experience delivering sessions in an outdoor environment, with the potential to kick start your career in environmental, education, or environmental education sectors. You’ll assist with all sorts of outdoor sessions, such as pond dipping and den building, giving you the opportunity to enrich children’s lives and help them understand the natural world.

Apply for this opportunity in the beautiful Wittenham Clumpsby in Oxfordshire by 11 September on OpportunityHub.

We're here for you

Careers and Employability Services also host a range of resources to help you express your strengths and plan your future. We’re here for you all year round no matter who you are, whatever your career or life ambitions, and no matter what stage of study or career you’re at. Join us in our webinars and forums alongside fellow students and graduates and special guests, take a look at our helpful resources on our website, and talk with us directly through a 1:1 appointment.

To see the latest from OpportunityHub, check out your Jobs and Employability Bulletin.

Whatever your plans are this summer, make sure to be OU Career Confident.