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

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

England 

Internships & Placements

OU Virtual Internship, Application & Tender Writing Support Intern, Pandek Group Limited (Remote/Home-based)

Change 100 Internship Programme, Leonard Cheshire (Locations across England and Northern Ireland)

Winter Vacation Scheme, Linklaters (London)

Science & Maths Industrial Placement 2025, Sellafield (North West)

Graduate Schemes

Graduate Environmental Consultant, Amey (Gloucestershire)

Legal Assistant - Graduates, Freeths LLP (Various across England)

London Training Contract 2026, Kennedys (London)

Logistics Management Graduate Programme 2025, Next (Wakefield)

Teacher Training Programme, Teach First (Various across England)

Social Work Training Programme, Frontline (Approach Social Work) (Various across England)

Technology Specialist Internship Opportunities, Microsoft (Reading)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Enforcement Officers, Department for Business and Trade; Office for Product Safety and Standards (Birmingham, Twickenham)

Volunteering

Education Assistant, Cuerden Valley Park (Cuerden, Lancashire)

Volunteer Marketing Manager, No Plant Left Behind (Remote/Home-based)

Upcoming Events & Updates

OU CareersFest 2024: Discover your future 05 – 28 November 2024

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Ireland & Northern Ireland

Internships & Placements

OU Virtual Internship, Application & Tender Writing Support Intern, Pandek Group Limited(Remote/Home-based)

Vacation Placement, Pinsent Masons (Belfast)

Software Engineering Placement, FinTrU (Derry/Londonderry)

Graduate Schemes

Graduate Support Worker - 2025 Graduate Programme, Depaul (Belfast, Dublin, Waterford, Wexford and Cork)

Business Consulting Graduate Programme, EY (Belfast)

Laboratory Scientist Opportunities, Almac (Craigavon)

Solicitor Training Contracts, Mills Selig (Belfast)

Graduate Buyer, Randox (Crumlin, Co. Antrim) 

Experienced/Professional Employment

Product Manager - Procurement, Coca Cola (Northern Ireland)

Volunteering

First Connect Volunteer, Age NI (Various across Northern Ireland)

Upcoming Events & Updates

GradIreland Graduate Careers Fair Wednesday 02 October 2024, RDS, Dublin. Exhibiting Ireland’s leading companies with ample jobs and internships. Julie Gerrish, OU Careers and Employability Consultant for Ireland students will be in attendance to support you with your CV and careers queries

OU CareersFest 2024: Discover your future 05 – 28 November 2024

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Scotland

Internships & Placements

OU Virtual Internship, Application & Tender Writing Support Intern, Pandek Group Limited (Remote/Home-based) 

Industrial Placement Civil and Coastal Engineering Water, Aecom (Edinburgh)

Graduate Schemes

Fundraising Officer (full/part time), Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (Edinburgh) 

Science & Engineering graduate programmes for 2025, EDF Energy (Glasgow)

Environmental Graduate, Amey (Edinburgh & Motherwell)

Graduate Assistant Investment Consultant (Intake 2025), Evenbreak (Edinburgh)

2025 CT Graduate Vacancy, Chiene + Tait LLP (UK wide)

AAB Graduate Programme, AAB Group (Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Contracts Engineer, DOF Subsea (Aberdeen)

IT Administrator (Sys Admin), Blue Knot Ltd, TechBalancer (Edinburgh)

Researcher, Scottish Social Services Council (Dundee)

Volunteering

Volunteer Panel Members, Children's Hearing's Scotland (Across Scotland)

Upcoming Events & Updates

Special Constable Attraction Event with Police Scotland 10 October 2024 (Argyle and Bute & West Dunbartonshire)

Online data challenge with Meta,  Data Inspiration Group 17 October 2024 (Online)

OU CareersFest 2024: Discover your future 05 – 28 November 2024

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Wales

Internships & Placements

OU Virtual Internship, Application & Tender Writing Support Intern, Pandek Group Limited (Remote/Home-based)

Change 100 Internship Programme, Leonard Cheshire (UK wide)

Graduate Schemes

NHS Wales Financial Management Graduate, NHS Wales (Wales) 

2025 Graduate Opportunities, Airbus (Broughton, Newport)

Graduate Electrical Engineer, Arcadis (Cardiff)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Sessional Adult Tutor, Vale of Glamorgan Council (Barry)

Volunteering

NHS Placement Scheme - General Volunteer Role, Skills & Volunteering Cymru (SVC)(cymru)

Upcoming Events & Updates

Get ready to launch your business with the Female Focused 5-9 Club! Welsh ICE and The Open University.  Are you looking to kickstart or accelerate your business? The programme aims to inspire, encourage and support women looking to turn their passion into a business or a career in a rewarding sector! Every Wednesday 16 October 2024 – 04 December 4th 5pm – 9pm Location - Online

OU CareersFest 2024: Discover your future 05 – 28 November 2024

GO Wales - if you're a student studying in Wales looking for some additional support to boost your confidence and reach your career goals, consider applying for the GO Wales programme, where you'll receive 1-2-1 support from an advisor. Students interested in finding out more can email gowales@open.ac.uk

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Cymru

Interniaethau a Lleoliadau

Interniaeth Rithwir y Brifysgol Agored, Intern Cefnogi Ysgrifennu Ceisiadau a Thendrau, Pandek Group Limited (O bell/Gartref) 

Rhaglen Interniaeth Change 100, Leonard Cheshire (ledled y DU) 

Cynlluniau i Raddedigion

Cynllun Rheoli Ariannol i Raddedigion GIG Cymru(Cymru) 

Cyfleoedd i Raddedigion 2025, Airbus (Brychdyn, Casnewydd) 

Peiriannydd Trydanol Graddedig, Arcadis (Caerdydd) 

Profiadol/Cyflogaeth Broffesiynol

Tiwtor Oedolion Sesiynol, Cyngor Bro Morgannwg (y Barri) 

Gwirfoddoli

Cynllun Lleoliad GIG – Rôl Wirfoddoli Gyffredinol, Sgiliau a Gwirfoddoli Cymru (SVC) (Cymru) 

Digwyddiadau a diweddariadau i ddod

Byddwch yn barod i lansio’ch busnes gyda’r Clwb 5-9 sy’n Canolbwyntio ar Fenywod! ICE Cymru a Y Brifysgol Agored

Ydych chi’n edrych am roi hwb i'ch busnes neu ei gyflymu? Mae'r rhaglen hon yn ysbrydoli, annog a chefnogi menywod sy'n edrych i droi eu hangerdd i mewn i fusnes neu yrfa mewn sector gwerth chweil! Hydref 16eg - Rhagfyr 4ydd 5pm - 9pmLleoliad - Ar-lein

Gŵyl Yrfaoedd y Brifysgol Agored 2024: darganfod eich dyfodol 05 – 28 Tachwedd 2024

GO Wales – os ydych yn fyfyriwr sy’n astudio yng Nghymru ac os ydych yn chwilio am rywfaint o gymorth ychwanegol i roi hwb i’ch hyder a’ch helpu i gyrraedd eich nodau gyrfa, ystyriwch gyflwyno cais ar gyfer rhaglen GO Wales, lle cewch gymorth personol gan gynghorydd. Gall myfyrwyr sy’n awyddus i gael rhagor o wybodaeth anfon e-bost i’r cyfeiriad gowales@open.ac.uk neu gellir cael rhagor o fanylion ar https://www5.open.ac.uk/wales/cy/astudio/gwybodaeth-i-fyfyrwyr/paratoi-chi-ar-gyfer-gwaith

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