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

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

The recordings are still available for CareersFest25. 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

English Vacation Schemes | DWF (Birmingham, London, Liverpool or Manchester)

Summer Vacation Scheme 2026 - London | Clyde and Co. (London)

GSK Placement Opportunities (Multiple across different subjects) | GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) (UK)

Graduate Schemes

Graduate Program | Arora Group (Various locations across the UK)

Change and Transformation Graduate Pathway | Aviva (Norwich)

Graduate Management Trainee on Impact: The Local Government Graduate Programme - Cohort 28 | The Local Government Association (England and Wales)

NHS Procurement Graduate Training Scheme | NHS Pathways2Procurement (Various)

Direct Entry Detective Constable Programme | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary (Hampshire)

Graduate .NET Developer | Registration Transfers Ltd (Remote working)

Environmental & Sustainability Graduate | Balfour Beatty Group (UK)

Volunteering

Volunteer Cognitive Rehabilitation Assistant | Headway Bedford (Bedford)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Triage Caseworker | Advocate (London)

Upcoming Events & Updates

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

Year in Industry Placements | WSP UK (Belfast)

Environmental, Health and Safety Intern | Seagate (Derry/Londonderry)

Intern – Integrated Supply Chain Engineer | Honeywell Aerospace (Waterford)

IT End User Support Intern | Seagate (Derry/Londonderry)

Communications Placement Student (Undergraduate) | Business Services Organisation (Belfast)

Software Engineering Intern | Signifyd (Belfast)

Graduate Schemes

Policy Enforcement & Research Graduate 2026 | Ofcom (Belfast)

Graduate Project Design Engineer | CDE Global (Cookstown)

International Leadership Trainee | Coca Cola (Northern Ireland and other locations)

Graduate Support Worker Dublin 2026 Graduate Programme | Depaul (Dublin)

Entry Level

Entry Level - Operate | PwC (Belfast)

Upcoming Events & Updates

If you missed the OU Graduate Stories in Northern Ireland session at CareersFest 25, please check out the recording: https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/connecthosted/view.p...

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Scotland

Internships & Placements

Internship – Operations Support Assistant, BBC Scotland Operations Department | Black Professionals UK (Glasgow)

Industrial Internships | Leonardo - Airborne & Space Systems (Edinburgh)

Project Management Year In Industry | Network Rail (Glasgow)

Graduate Schemes

Trainee Patent Attorney - Electronics | Scintilla Intellectual Property Ltd (Glasgow/Manchester)

Cyber Security Graduate | Scottish Power (Glasgow)

Graduate Structural Engineer - Buildings | Stantec (Glasgow)

Graduate Water Resources and Flooding Career Path | Mott MacDonald (Edinburgh, Glasgow)

Graduate Data and AI Consultant | FSP (Glasgow)

Project Management Graduate Programme | Babcock International Group (Rosyth)

Graduate Waste & Logistics Consultant | Buro Happold (Edinburgh)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Journalist - EXTEND Programme (part-time) | BBC (Inverness/Storoway/Glasgow)

Entry Level

AI & Marketing Advisor (Part-Time) | Gibson Kerr - Legal (Edinburgh)

Upcoming Events & Updates

If you missed the OU Graduate Stories in Scotland session at CareersFest 25, watch the recording: https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/connecthosted/view.p...

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Wales

Internships & Placements

OU Student Community Project Assistants | Open University in Wales (Wales)

Summer Placements | WSP UK (Cardiff)

Graduate Schemes

Engineering Graduate Opportunities | Scottish Power (Wales)

Graduate Soil Scientist | SLR (Cardiff)

Graduate Structural Engineer - Buildings | Stantec (Cardiff)

Technology Graduate 2026 | Ofcom (Cardiff)

Graduate Technical Project Management Career Path | Mott MacDonald (Cardiff)

Graduate Management Trainee | Powys County Council (Powys)

Volunteering

Future Heritage Leader | The National Lottery Heritage Fund (Wales)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Data Scientist | Welsh Government (Wales)

Production Team Lead (Recombinant) | BBI Solutions (Crumlin)

Entry Level

Supply Passenger Assistants | Denbighshire County Council (Denbighshire)

Upcoming Events & Updates

BBC Production Unlocked - Tuesday 2nd December - Join us on Tuesday 2 December for a day of free masterclasses, panel discussions, and expert advice for those who work in, or want to work in, the creative industries - BBC Cymru Wales - Wales

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Cymru

Cynlluniau i Raddedigion

Myfyriwr Graddedig Peirianneg Brosesu, Tarmac Cyf (y Barri)

Interniaethau a Lleoliadau

Interniaeth Rhithiol Unigryw y Brifysgol Agored: Cyd-ymchwilydd ar brofiad myfyrwyr LHDTCRhA+, y Brifysgol Agored (O gartref)

Gwirfoddoli

Profiad Gwirfoddoli Ieuenctid Rhyngwladol wedi’i Ariannu i Fyfyrwyr yng Nghymru (Braga, Portiwgal), y Groes Goch Brydeinig (Portiwgal)

Digwyddiadau a diweddariadau i ddod

Gofyn i Gyn-fyfyrwyr: Straeon Graddedigion y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru - Gŵyl Gyrfaoedd

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.

We wish you every success in your applications.

The OU’s Careers and Employability Services