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

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

England 

Internships & Placements

UI/UX designer Placement, Gardin (Abingdon on Thames)

2025 Code for Good Hackathon - London - Data Analysis, JP Morgan Chase & Co. (London)

Graduate Schemes

Audit Graduate, open to any degree background, Cooper Parry (East Midlands)

Marketing Assistant, Planterra Business Group (Stone, West Midlands)

Graduate Geologist/Engineering Geologist, Applied Geology Ltd (Warwick)

Police Now's National Graduate Programme, Police Now (Various)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Parent and Family Worker, Nottinghamshire County Council (Sutton in Ashfield)

Proactive Fraud Analyst ,Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) (East Kilbride, London, Milton Keynes)

Operations Finance Analyst, DS Smith (West Northamptonshire)

Business Development Manager (South West), FreeAgent (Bristol)

Entry Level

Junior Full Stack Software Engineer, Corecom Technology Academy (Gloucester)

Finance Administrators, The Crown Prosecution Service (London)

Volunteering

Creative Hub Volunteer, Earth Trust (Oxfordshire)

Domestic Abuse Support Volunteer (Helpline/duty line), Fylde Coast Women's Aid (Lancashire)

Support Champion Volunteers, Teenage Cancer Trust (Remote, UK)

Bristol Crown Court - Marshalling Scheme and Court Observation Scheme, Bristol Crown Court (Bristol)

Upcoming Events & Updates

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Ireland & Northern Ireland

Graduate Schemes

AI and Data Analytics Academy with Deloitte, Department for the Economy Assured Skills Academies (Belfast)

Graduate Management Trainee, Enterprise Mobility (Various locations across Republic of Ireland)

2026 Trainee Solicitor Programme - Belfast, A and L Goodbody (Belfast)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Project Coordinator - Conflict and Legacy Interpretive Network, National Museums NI (Cultra, Co. Down)

AML Compliance Specialist, Baker McKenzie Belfast Centre (Belfast)

Youth Pathways Mentor, Phoenix Education Centre NI (Belfast)

Local Economic Partnership (LEP) Support Officer, Lisburn and Castlereagh Council (Lisburn)

Support Worker, Inspire Wellbeing (Dundalk)

Entry Level

Administrator (German Speaking), Randox (Antrim)

Virtual work experience, Technology Transfer, LifeArc (Virtual)

HR Administrator, FieldFisher (Belfast, Hybrid)

Admin Support, Pilgrim's Europe (Craigavon)

Volunteering

Policy Leadership Development Programme, Pivotal, Belfast

Upcoming Events & Updates

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Gradireland Graduate Careers Fair 2025 | 08 October 2025 | Dublin - Julie, OU Careers and Employability Consultant (Ireland) will be attending the Careers Fair to support with CV reviews.

Scotland

Internships & Placements

Database Manager Internship, Inclusion Scotland (Dundee/Glasgow)

Graduate Schemes

Graduate Analyst, Exporta Global Limited (Kinross)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner - Park Cottage, Penumbra Mental health (Mid Lothian)

Property Manager, National Trust for Scotland (Stirling)

Whisky Scientist, The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) (Edinburgh)

Financial Advice Administrator, Hymans Robertson (Glasgow/Edinburgh )

Business Support Manager, Forestry and Land Scotland (Lochgilpead)

Entry Level

Virtual work experience, Technology Transfer, LifeArc (Virtual)

Accounts Payable Co-ordinator, Last Mile Infrastructure (Hamilton)

Court Officer, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (Perth)

Upcoming Events & Updates

Scottish Government - Graduate Development Programme 2026 - Online Information Session | 18 or 23 September | Online

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland - online CareersFair | 14 October 2025 | Online

JP Morgan and Chase - 2025 Code for Good - Software Engineering | 17 and 18 October | Glasgow

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Wales

Experienced/Professional Employment

Drivers Medical Remodel & Low Code Senior Leader, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) (Swansea)

Data Engineer, Legal & General (Cardiff)

Solicitor (Employment), Cardiff City Council (Cardiff)

Pupil Wellbeing and Safeguarding Officer, Pembrokeshire County Council (Pembrokeshire)

Primary School Class Teacher, Vale of Glamorgan Council (Barry)

Accountant, DS Smith (Caerphilly)

Entry Level

Support Worker, Carterfi Cymru Cooperative (Brecon)

Virtual work experience, Technology Transfer, LifeArc (Virtual)

Upcoming Events & Updates

GradCon Cymru 2025 - a large-scale graduate careers event | 09 September, 12:00pm – 4:00pm | DEPOT, Cardiff -

On Tuesday, 9 September 2025, Darogan will be hosting GradCon Cymru, a large-scale graduate careers event at DEPOT, Cardiff – bringing together over 40 employers and hundreds of talented students and graduates from the UK’s leading universities.

This is a chance for you to:

• Meet Wales's top employers

• Discover live jobs, internships, placements and graduate schemes

• Enjoy street food at DEPOT

• Hear from guest speakers

• Get your free professional headshot taken

Tickets are completely free so register today to secure your place!

Go Wales - Find out about targeted careers support in Wales

•10th September 2025, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

**Please note that this session is for students studying in Wales ONLY. This event is for students at the Open University in Wales, studying at any level.**

Find out more about GO Wales: Build Your Career Confidence. If you're a student with the Open University in Wales, the team is here to help you figure out your goals and work on your employability skills.

With GO Wales, you’ll get dedicated one-to-one coaching and mentoring from an employability advisor who can help you with:

•  exploring options, decision-making and navigating next steps

•  building and reviewing a CV that will get you noticed, with the help of intelligent tools

•  making contacts with employers.

•  finding work placements that help you progress

•  training and workshops to build your confidence and skills.

We can also help you with costs like travel to a workplace, or any other expenses you might have.

Join our session to find out more and see how GO Wales can support your career goals while you study.

Cymru

Profiadol/Cyflogaeth Broffesiynol

Uwch Arweinydd Cod Isel ac Ailfodelu Meddygol i Yrwyr, Asiantaeth Safonau Gyrwyr a Cherbydau (DVSA) (Abertawe)

Peiriannydd Data, Legal & General (Caerdydd)

Cyfreithiwr (Cyflogaeth), Cyngor Dinas Caerdydd (Caerdydd)

Swyddog Diogelu a Llesiant Disgyblion, Cyngor Sir Benfro (Sir Benfro)

Athro Dosbarth Ysgol Gynradd, Cyngor Bro Morgannwg (Y Barri)

Cyfrifydd, DS Smith (Caerffili)

Lefel mynediad

Gweithiwr Cymorth, Cartrefi Cymru Cooperative (Aberhonddu)

Profiad gwaith rhithiol, Trosglwyddo Technoleg, LifeArc (Rhithiol)

Digwyddiadau a diweddariadau i ddod

GradCon Cymru 2025 - digwyddiad gyrfaoedd i raddedigion ar raddfa fawr | 09 Medi 12:00pm – 4:00pm | DEPOT, Caerdydd

Dydd Mawrth, 9 Medi 2025, bydd Darogan yn cynnal GradCon Cymru, digwyddiad gyrfaoedd i raddedigion ar raddfa fawr yn DEPOT, Caerdydd - gan ddod â thros 40 o gyflogwyr a channoedd o fyfyrwyr a graddedigion talentog ynghyd, o brifysgolion blaenllaw y DU.

Dyma gyfle i chi:

• Gwrdd â phrif gyflogwyr Cymru

• Dod o hyd i swyddi byw, interniaethau, lleoliadau a chynlluniau i raddedigion

• Mwynhau bwyd stryd yn DEPOT

• Clywed gan siaradwyr gwadd

• Cael tynnu llun pen proffesiynol am ddim

Mae’r tocynnau yn rhad ac am ddim, felly cofrestrwch heddiw i sicrhau eich lle!

Go Wales - Dysgwch am gymorth gyrfaol wedi’i dargedu yng Nghymru

10fed o Medi 2025, 12:30 yp - 1:30 yp

**Nodwch mai ar gyfer myfyrwyr sy'n astudio yng Nghymru YN UNIG mae'r sesiwn hon.**

Dysgwch ragor am GO Wales: Datblygwch Eich Hyder Gyrfa. Os ydych chi'n fyfyriwr gyda'r Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru, mae'r tîm wrth law i'ch helpu i benderfynu ar eich nodau ac i weithio ar eich sgiliau cyflogadwyedd.

Gyda GO Wales, cewch hyfforddiant a mentora un-i-un pwrpasol gan gynghorydd cyflogadwyedd a all eich helpu gyda’r canlynol:

  • archwilio opsiynau, gwneud penderfyniadau a llywio'r camau nesaf
  • creu ac adolygu CV a fydd yn eich amlygu, gyda chymorth offer deallus
  • gwneud cysylltiadau â chyflogwyr
  • dod o hyd i leoliadau gwaith sy'n helpu i chi symud ymlaen
  • hyfforddiant a gweithdai i ddatblygu'ch hyder a'ch sgiliau
  • Gallwn hefyd eich helpu gyda chostau, fel teithio i weithle neu unrhyw dreuliau posib eraill fydd gennych.

    Ymunwch â'n sesiwn i gael mwy o wybodaeth ac i ddysgu sut all GOWales gefnogi'ch nodau gyrfa wrth i chi astudio.

    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 yn rheolaidd a gallwch ddod o hyd i restr o’r digwyddiadau hyn ar OpportunityHub. Mae digonedd o gyngor, offer rhyngweithiol a lawrlwythiadau i helpu gyda CVs, ffurflenni cais, cyfweliadauyn y Ganolfan Gymorth, ynghyd ag adnoddau a gweithgareddau ymarferol i ddatblygu eich hyder yng nghyd-destun eich gyrfa.

    Mae llawer mwy o swyddi gwag, interniaethau a rolau gwirfoddoli ar OpportunityHub. Ewch i'r ‘Opportunities’ search tab i ddod o hyd i swyddi drwy allweddeiriau, math o gyfleoedd neu leoliad. Mae cyfarwyddiadau mewngofnodi ar ein tudalen Canolfan Gymorth OpportunityHub os oes eu hangen arnoch.

    We wish you every success in your applications.

    The OU’s Careers and Employability Services