Welcome to the October edition of the Jobs Mailer. The roles below have varying closing dates.
Don't forget to book your CareersFest25 events - a fortnight (3-14 November) of online careers events requested by you and designed for you. Whatever your study stage, background or differences, you’ll get insider info on a range of sectors, roles and how to achieve your goals.
England
Internships & Placements
SPARK Development Programme 2026 | Clifford Chance (London)
Emerging Technology Placement | Liberty Global (London) [CareersFest Panellist]
Various 8 week summer placement Roles 2026 | Kier Group (UK)
Graduate Schemes
Graduate Energy & Sustainability Manager, Airbus (Bristol)
Training Contract within Legal Services for Businesses | Irwin Mitchell (Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds or London) [CareersFest Panellist]
Training Contract 2028 | Lewis Silkin (London, Manchester, Cardiff and Manchester) [CareersFest Panellist]
Civil Service Fast Stream 2026 | Civil Service (Various)
Trainee Social Worker | Frontline (Approach social work) (Various)
Police Now's National Graduate Programme | Police Now (Various)
Physics Nuclear Graduate | Nuclear Graduates (Energus) (England) [CareersFest Panellist]
Volunteering
Volunteer Children's Mentor | The Kids Network (London)
Research Volunteer | Canal & River Trust (Ellesmere Port Town, Cheshire) [CareersFest Panellist]
Service Quality Auditor Volunteer (Home based) | Mencap (Remote UK) [CareersFest Panellist]
Upcoming Events & Updates
CareersFest25 - 3-14 November - fortnight of online careers events requested by you and designed for you. Whatever your study stage, background or differences, you’ll get insider info on a range of sectors, roles and how to achieve your goals. The below events are open to all students, regardless of location, with large employers who recruit nationwide:
Breaking barriers: EDI in the workplace 07 November, 10:00 - 11:00 (featuring The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service, BBC Wales, EY and The Wildlife Trusts)
Engineering for a changing world: employer insights - 10 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring Network Rail, Canal and River Trust and Seagate)
Breaking into Marketing: advice from the pros 11 November, 10:00 - 11:00 (featuring Publicis Groupe, Danone, CIM and Marketing Advisers)
Ask Alumni: OU Graduate Stories in Wales [open to all students across the UK] 11 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring alumni from Wales & West Utilities, Panda Education and Pembrokeshire County Council)
Ask alumni: OU graduate stories in Scotland [open to all students across the UK] 12 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring alumni from Held in our Hearts, SkyScanner and NatWest)
Ask alumni: OU graduate stories in Northern Ireland [open to all students across the UK] 13 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring alumni from Positive Futures, EY, Clarendon Fund Managers and InspecVision)
At this time of year there are lots of external events, so please do visit our external events page.
Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums
Ireland & Northern Ireland
Internships & Placements
Financial Services Placement Programme 2026/27 | FinTrU (Derry/Londonderry, Belfast of Letterkenny)
Summer Internship - Audit, Accounting, Tax and Finance | PwC (Belfast and other UK locations)
Vacation Placement | Pinsent Masons (Belfast)
Graduate Schemes
Business Consulting Graduate Programme | EY (Belfast) [CareersFest Panellist]
Commercial Graduate Programme | Coca Cola (Lisburn and Dublin)
Graduate Programme 2026 - Data and Analytics | Sky (Dublin)
Graduate Design Engineer | Terex (Omagh)
Experienced/Professional Employment
Logistics Co-ordinator | Randox (Crumlin, Co. Antrim) [CareersFest Panellist]
Assistant Engineer | AtkinsRéalis (Belfast)
Entry Level
Support Worker (Flexible working hours) | Autism Initiatives (Various across Northern Ireland) [CareersFest Panellist]
Volunteering
Service Quality Auditor Volunteer (Home based) | Mencap (Remote UK)
Upcoming Events & Updates
CareersFest25 - 3-14 November - fortnight of online careers events requested by you and designed for you. Whatever your study stage, background or differences, you’ll get insider info on a range of sectors, roles and how to achieve your goals. The below events are open to all students, regardless of location, with large employers who recruit nationwide:
Breaking barriers: EDI in the workplace 07 November, 10:00 - 11:00 (featuring The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service, BBC Wales, EY and The Wildlife Trusts)
Engineering for a changing world: employer insights - 10 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring Network Rail, Canal and River Trust and Seagate)
Breaking into Marketing: advice from the pros 11 November, 10:00 - 11:00 (featuring Publicis Groupe, Danone, CIM and Marketing Advisers)
Ask Alumni: OU Graduate Stories in Wales [open to all students across the UK] 11 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring alumni from Wales & West Utilities, Panda Education and Pembrokeshire County Council)
Ask alumni: OU graduate stories in Scotland [open to all students across the UK] 12 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring alumni from Held in our Hearts, SkyScanner and NatWest)
Ask alumni: OU graduate stories in Northern Ireland [open to all students across the UK] 13 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring alumni from Positive Futures, EY, Clarendon Fund Managers and InspecVision)
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
Engineering and Technology Summer Internship | Rolls Royce (Glasgow)
Data & Analytics (Multiple roles) - Industrial Placement | GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) (Montrose)
Internship – Researcher, Lunchtime Live, BBC Scotland News | Black Professionals UK (Glasgow)
Intern - Mechanical Engineer | Honeywell (Edinburgh)
Graduate Schemes
Technology Analyst Graduate Programme 2026 - 2027 | Accenture (Edinburgh)
Project Management Graduate Programme | Babcock International Group (Rosyth, Faslane Port)
Graduate Programme - Energy - Networks | WSP UK (Glasgow)
Process Engineering Graduate | Tarmac Ltd (Dunbar)
Graduate Trainee Auditor 2026 | Audit Scotland (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness)
IT Graduate - Corporate | Scottish Power (Glasgow)
Behavioural Change Graduate (psychology/criminology) | Scottish Power (Glasgow)
Upcoming Events & Updates
CareersFest25 - 3-14 November - fortnight of online careers events requested by you and designed for you. Whatever your study stage, background or differences, you’ll get insider info on a range of sectors, roles and how to achieve your goals. The below events are open to all students, regardless of location, with large employers who recruit nationwide:
Breaking barriers: EDI in the workplace 07 November, 10:00 - 11:00 (featuring The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service, BBC Wales, EY and The Wildlife Trusts)
Engineering for a changing world: employer insights - 10 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring Network Rail, Canal and River Trust and Seagate)
Breaking into Marketing: advice from the pros 11 November, 10:00 - 11:00 (featuring Publicis Groupe, Danone, CIM and Marketing Advisers)
Ask Alumni: OU Graduate Stories in Wales [open to all students across the UK] 11 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring alumni from Wales & West Utilities, Panda Education and Pembrokeshire County Council)
Ask alumni: OU graduate stories in Scotland [open to all students across the UK] 12 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring alumni from Held in our Hearts, SkyScanner and NatWest)
Ask alumni: OU graduate stories in Northern Ireland [open to all students across the UK] 13 November, 12:00 - 13:00 (featuring alumni from Positive Futures, EY, Clarendon Fund Managers and InspecVision)
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
STEM and Business Support Work Experience | BBI Solutions (Crumlin)
Statistics University Student Placements | Welsh Government (Wales)
Graduate Schemes
Process Engineering Graduate | Tarmac Ltd (Barry)
Graduate Programme - Water - Sustainable Water Management | WSP UK (Wrexham)
Graduate - Audit, Accounting, Tax and Finance | PwC (Cardiff)
Graduate Purchasing Scheme | Safran (Cwmbran)
Graduate Programme - Sales & Marketing | Final Rentals (Penarth)
Graduate Civil Engineer | Knights Brown Construction (Bridgend)
Engineering Graduate Opportunities- Wales | Scottish Power (Wales)
Trainee Solicitor 2027 Intake | Capital Law (Cardiff)
Graduate Management Trainee | The Local Government Graduate Programme (Wales)
Service Quality Auditor Volunteer (Home based) | Mencap (Remote UK)
Upcoming Events & Updates
CareersFest25 - 3-14 November - fortnight of online careers events requested by you and designed for you. Whatever your study stage, background or differences, you’ll get insider info on a range of sectors, roles and how to achieve your goals.
Ask Alumni: OU Graduate Stories in Wales - CareersFest Curious where your degree could take you? Join us for a lively and inspiring panel event featuring OU in Wales alumni who have navigated the path from OU study to achieving their career goals. Hear how they have overcome barriers and pursued surprising pathways to get where they are today. Expect real life stories from Wales, top tips and the opportunity to have your questions answered.
While this session is specifically designed to provide opportunity for OU in Wales students to hear how OU alumni have progressed their career plans in the Welsh job market, all OU students are welcome to join and get inspired by our alumni stories.
Employability Skills - Build your Career Confidence - Support For Students Living in Wales
Please note that this session is ONLY for those who are students studying and living in Wales. 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.
Friday 21 November, 12:30 – 13:30
Monday 24 November, 10:30 – 11:30
At this time of year there are lots of external events, so please do visit our external events page.
Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums
Cymru
Cynlluniau i Raddedigion
Myfyriwr Graddedig Peirianneg Brosesu, Tarmac Cyf (y Barri)
Rhaglen i Raddedigion - Dŵr - Rheoli Dŵr yn Gynaliadwy, WSP UK (Wrecsam)
Cyfle Cytundeb Hyfforddiant Cyfrifeg Siartredig i Raddedigion, Cyfrifwyr Siartredig BPU (Caerdydd)
Graddedig - Archwilio, Cyfrifyddu, Treth a Chyllid, PwC (Caerdydd)
Cynllun Prynu Graddedig, Safran (Cwmbrân)
Rhaglen i Raddedigion - Gwerthiannau a Marchnata, Final Rentals (Penarth)
Peiriannydd Sifil Graddedig, Adeiladwaith Knights Brown (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr)
Cyfleoedd i Raddedigion Peirianneg - Cymru, Scottish Power (Cymru)
Cyfreithiwr Dan Hyfforddiant Derbyn yn 2027, Capital Law (Caerdydd)
Hyfforddai Rheoli Graddedig, Rhaglen Raddedig y Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru)
Interniaethau a Lleoliadau
Profiad Gwaith Cymorth Busnes a STEM, BBI Solutions (Crymlyn)
Lleoliadau i Fyfyrwyr Ystadegau mewn Prifysgolion, Llywodraeth Cymru (Cymru)
Gwirfoddoli
Gwirfoddolwr Archwilio Ansawdd Gwasanaeth (o Gartref), Mencap (O bell yn y DU)
Digwyddiadau a diweddariadau i ddod
Gofyn i Gyn-fyfyrwyr: Straeon Graddedigion y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru - Gŵyl Gyrfaoedd
Yn chwilfrydig ynghylch lle allai eich gradd fynd â chi? Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer digwyddiad panel bywiog ac ysbrydoledig yn cynnwys cyn-fyfyrwyr y brifysgol agored yng Nghymru sydd wedi llywio’r llwybr o astudio yn y brifysgol agored i gyflawni eu nodau gyrfa. Dysgwch sut maent wedi chwalu rhwystrau ac wedi dilyn llwybrau annisgwyl i gyrraedd lle maen nhw heddiw. Paratowch at straeon bywyd go iawn o Gymru, awgrymiadau ardderchog a’r cyfle i gael atebion i’ch cwestiynau.
Er bod y sesiwn hon wedi’i dylunio’n benodol i roi cyfle i fyfyrwyr y brifysgol agored yng Nghymru ddysgu sut mae cyn-fyfyrwyr y brifysgol agored wedi datblygu eu cynlluniau gyrfa ym marchnad swyddi Cymru, mae croeso i holl fyfyrwyr y brifysgol agored ymuno a chipio ysbrydoliaeth gan straeon ein cyn-fyfyrwyr.
Dydd Mawrth 11 Tachwedd 2025, 12pm - 1pm
Sgiliau Cyflogadwyedd - Magu eich Hyder Gyrfa - Cymorth i Fyfyrwyr sy'n Byw yng Nghymru
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.
Dydd Gwener 21 Tachwedd, 12:30 – 13:30
Dydd Llun 24 Tachwedd, 10:30 – 11:30
Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums
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
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
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.
Don’t miss out—explore our exciting upcoming Career Fest events using the links below!
CareersFest: Sector Edition, 3-14 November 2025
Charity sector opportunities: careers with a cause - Mon 3 Nov, 12:00-13:00
Science careers employer insights - Tue 4 Nov, 14:00-15:00
Children and young people: making a difference to support mental health - Wed 5 Nov, 12:00-13:00
Psychology and health and social care: careers that care - Thu 6 Nov, 10:00-11:00
Law in practice: professional panel - Thu 6 Nov, 12:00-13:00
Digital careers: insights from industry experts - Fri 7 Nov, 12:00-13:00
Engineering for a changing world: employer insights - Mon 10 Nov, 12:00-13:00
Marketing careers: advice from the pros - Tue 11 Nov, 10:00-11:00
Education careers: lead the learning - Wed 12 Nov, 14:00-15:00
Maths, stats, and data: careers count - Thu 13 Nov, 10:00-11:00
Creative futures: careers in culture and the creative industries - Fri 14 Nov, 12:00-13:00
Life on a graduate programme: OU alumni insights - Mon 10 Nov, 14:00-15:00
OU graduate stories in Wales - Tue 11 Nov, 12:00-13:00
OU graduate stories in Scotland - Wed 12 Nov, 12:00-13:00
OU graduate stories in Northern Ireland - Thu 13 Nov, 12:00-13:00
Work experience: flexible pathways to career success - Tue 4 Nov, 12:00-13:00
Careers with any subject: your degree, your future - Wed 5 Nov, 10:00-11:00
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the workplace: breaking barriers - Fri 7 Nov, 10:00-11:00
We wish you every success in your applications.
The OU’s Careers and Employability Services
