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

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

England 

Internships & Placements

Charityworks Trainee | Charityworks (Locations UK-wide)

Finance Summer Internship | Lloyds Banking Group (Edinburgh, Leeds or Bristol)

Summer Vacation Scheme 2026 | Bevan Brittan (Bristol, London, Leeds or Birmingham)

Summer Placement Trainee |The Francis Crick Institute (London)

Brands, Marketing and Experience Summer Internship | Lloyds Banking Group (Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax, London)

OU Exclusive Virtual Micro-Internship: Educational Content Creator | Classroom 42 (Home based)

OU Exclusive Hybrid Micro-Internship: Student Software Developer | Ai PRO Systems and Solutions (London / Home based)

OU Exclusive Virtual Internship: Soft Skills for Professional Practice | The Open University (Home based)

Graduate Schemes

Trainee Solicitor 2028 | Brabners (Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester or Preston)

Environment and Science Graduate Training Scheme 2026 | Environment Agency (Various, England)

Junior Software Engineer II - Graduate Programme 2026 | Booking.com (Manchester)

Graduate Teaching Fellow | Rugby School Group (Rugby, Warwickshire)

Graduate Carbon Analyst | VEOLIA (London)

Volunteering

Listening Volunteer | The Wren Project (Remote)

Google Marketing Step Up career challenge- Digdata | The Data Inspiration Group (Remote)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Police Community Support Officer | British Transport Police (Inner London)

Learning Disability children's residential support worker | New Reflections - Health and Social Care (Shrewsbury, West Midlands)

Entry Level

3D Character Animator - Entry Level | Blue Zoo Animation Studio (Various locations - UK)

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

Placement Programme | Business Services Organisation (Belfast and Derry/Londonderry)

Placement Programme | First Derivative (Newry)

Charityworks Trainee | Charityworks (Locations UK-wide)

Audit Placement Year | Cooper Parry (Dungannon)

Microbiology Technician (Student Placement) | Naturelle (Omagh)

Software Engineering Internship 2026 | F5 Network (Cork)

OU Exclusive Virtual Micro-Internship: Educational Content Creator | Classroom 42 (Home based)

OU Exclusive Virtual Internship: Soft Skills for Professional Practice | The Open University (Home based)

Graduate Schemes

HSC Graduate Trainee Scheme - ITS | Business Services Organisation (Throughout Northern Ireland)

HSC Graduate Trainee Scheme - General Management | Business Services Organisation (Throughout Northern Ireland)

Entry Level

Nature Conservation Assistant | Ulster Wildlife (Belfast)

Experienced/Professional Employment

National & International Business Development Executive | Naturelle (Omagh)

Volunteering

Listening Volunteer | The Wren Project (Remote)

Google Marketing Step Up career challenge- Digdata | The Data Inspiration Group (Remote)

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

Scotland

Internships & Placements

Charityworks Trainee | Charityworks (Locations UK-wide)

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

Disability Forum Internship | Inclusion Scotland -Scottish Ambulance Service (Hybrid)

Finance Internship | M&G Plc (Stirling)

Business and Commercial Banking Summer Internship | Lloyds Banking Group (Edinburgh)

OU Exclusive Virtual Micro-Internship: Educational Content Creator | Classroom 42 (Home based)

OU Exclusive Virtual Internship: Soft Skills for Professional Practice | The Open University (Home based)

Graduate Schemes

Graduate Mechanical Building Services Engineer | Hulley & Kirkwood Consulting Engineers (Edinburgh)

Volunteering

Listening Volunteer | The Wren Project (Remote)

Google Marketing Step Up career challenge- Digdata | The Data Inspiration Group (Remote)

Entry Level

National Cycle Network Fundraiser | Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (Glasgow)

Experienced/Professional Employment

Assistant Commercial Lead | Great British Energy (Aberdeen)

Marketing Executive | The National Trust for Scotland (Edinburgh)

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

Wales

Internships & Placements

Charityworks Trainee | Charityworks (Locations UK-wide)

Consumer Lending Industrial Placement | Lloyds Banking Group (Cardiff)

OU Exclusive Virtual Micro-Internship: Educational Content Creator | Classroom 42 (Home based)

OU Exclusive Virtual Internship: Soft Skills for Professional Practice | The Open University (Home based)

Graduate Schemes
Experienced/Professional Employment

Supply Exam Invigilator, Ysgol Dinas Bran | Denbighshire County Council (Denbighshire)

Graduate Pricing Analyst | Admiral Group PLC (Cardiff/remote)

Contracts Supervisor | Pembrokeshire County Council (Pembrokeshire)

Volunteering

Listening Volunteer | The Wren Project (Remote)

Museum assistant | National Wool Museum (Carmarthenshire)

Entry Level

Flying Start Data Entry Administrator | Carmarthenshire County Council (Carmarthenshire)

Upcoming Events & Updates

Reframing Leadership: understanding and action / Ailfframio arweinyddiaeth: deall a gweithredu | The OU in Wales (Online)

Pan Wales Hackathon 2026 | The OU in Wales (Online)

The Anxious Brain: Why We Stress and How to Cope | The OU in Wales (Online)

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Employability-Wales

Every student in Wales can now access employability support designed to help you build confidence and plan your next steps. after graduation.

We can help you:

• see job opportunities and meet employers

• develop a career plan and make career choices

• support with CVs/applications and practise recruitment activities

• find work experience, internships or volunteer placements

Students interested in finding out more can email employability-wales-students@open.ac.uk

Croeso i’n rhifyn newydd o’r Wales Jobs Mailer. Am gyfleoedd yn yr Alban, Lloegr ac Iwerddon, edrychwch ar Dudalen Newyddion Jobs Mailer.

Cymru

Interniaethau a Lleoliadau

Hyfforddai Charityworks | Charityworks (Lleoliadau ledled y DU)

Internïaeth Rithiol Arbennig y Brifysgol Agored: Sgiliau Meddal ar gyfer Ymarfer Proffesiynol | Y Brifysgol Agored (Gweithio gartref)

Micro-InternΪaeth Rithiol Arbennig y Brifysgol Agored: Crëwr Cynnwys Addysgiadol | Ystafell ddosbarth 42 (Gweithio gartref)

Lleoliad Diwydiannol Benthyca i Ddefnyddwyr | Lloyds Banking Group (Caerdydd)

Cynlluniau i Raddedigion

Cyflogaeth Brofiadol/Proffesiynol

Goruchwyliwr Arholiadau Cyflenwi | Cyngor Sir Ddinbych (Sir Ddinbych)

Dadansoddwr Prisio Graddedig | Admiral Group PLC (Caerdydd/o bell)

Goruchwyliwr Contractau | Cyngor Sir Benfro (Sir Benfro)

Lefel mynediad

Gweinyddwr Mynediad Data Dechrau’n Deg | Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin (Sir Gaerfyrddin)

Diweddariadau a Digwyddiadau Ar y Gweill

Ailfframio Arweinyddiaeth: deall a gweithredu | Y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru (Ar-lein)

Hacathon Cymru Gyfan 2026 | Y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru (Ar-lein)

Yr Ymennydd Pryderus: Pam ein bod yn teimlo straen a sut i ymdopi | Y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru (Ar-lein)

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Cyflogadwyedd-Cymru

Gall pob myfyriwr yng Nghymru yn awr gael mynediad at gymorth cyflogadwyedd sydd wedi’i gynllunio i’ch helpu i feithrin hyder a chynllunio’ch camau nesaf ar ôl graddio.

Gallwn eich helpu i:

• gweld cyfleoedd am swyddi a chwrdd â chyflogwyr

• datblygu cynllun gyrfa a gwneud dewisiadau o ran gyrfaoedd

• cefnogaeth gyda CVs/ceisiadau a gweithgareddau ymarfer ar gyfer cyfleoedd recriwtio

• dod o hyd i brofiad gwaith, interniaethau neu leoliadau gwirfoddoli

Gall myfyrwyr sy’n awyddus i gael rhagor o wybodaeth anfon e-bost at employability-wales-students@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 nhw hefyd yn cynnal digwyddiadau gyrfaoedd eu hunain yn rheolaidd a gallwch ddod o hyd i restr o’r digwyddiadau hyn ar OpportunityHub. Mae yna ddigonedd o gyngor, adnoddau rhyngweithiol a lawrlwythiadau i helpu gyda CVs, ffurflenni cais, cyfweliadau yn y Ganolfan Gymorth, ynghyd ag adnoddau a gweithgareddau ymarferol i fagu eich hyder gyrfaol. Cofiwch, gallwch hefyd drefnu ymgynghoriad gyrfaoedd i drafod eich cynlluniau. Mae yna lawer mwy o swyddi gwag, interniaethau a rolau gwirfoddol ar OpportunityHub. Ewch i'r tab chwilio ‘Opportunities’ i ddod o hyd i swyddi yn ôl geiriau allweddol, math y cyfle neu leoliad. Mae cyfarwyddiadau mewngofnodi ar ein tudalen Canolfan Gymorth OpportunityHub os byddwch eu hangen.

We wish you every success in your applications.

The OU’s Careers and Employability Services