Jobs Mailer September 2026 – Events, graduate schemes, volunteering for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Wales/Cymru

Grad Ireland Graduate Careers Fair, Dublin, 6th October 2026. Sean, OU Careers and Employability Consultant for Ireland students, will be attending to support you with your CV and careers queries. For more details and to book your free ticket: https://opportunityhub.open.ac.uk/students/news/detail/440

Our OU in Ireland alumni share how they navigated their studies and employment opportunities to progress towards their goals. Check out the recording:

https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/connecthosted/view.php?id=51524

“When you get a degree it opens up different avenues for job opportunities.” Miriam (OU in Ireland Business Management graduate)

“If you’re struggling, definitely go and seek help… they really helped me cross the finish line.” Connor (OU in Ireland Childhood & Youth Studies graduate)

“You don’t have to be straight out of A-levels to get your degree—I started when I was 25.” Shona (OU in Ireland Computing & IT graduate

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

Graduate Schemes

Junior/Graduate Customer Support Accountant | FreeAgent | Edinburgh

Graduate Managemeent Trainee | Enterprise Mobility | Nation wide

Volunteering

Volunteer Panel Members | Children's Hearings Scotland | Scotland

Supported Self Management Volunteer Facilitator | Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland | Scottish Borders

Entry Level

Assistant Environment Protection Officer | SEPA | Lanarkshire

Support Worker | Leonard Cheshire | Glasgow

Experienced/Professional Employment

Business Support Assistant | NHS Scotland | Kilmarnock

Consulting Ecologist | RSK | Scotland

Customer Insight Manager | Home Office | Glasgow

Internship/Placement

Junior Video Editor Intern with the Ability Postproduction Academy | Inclusion Scotland | Paisley

2027 Software Engineer Program - Summer Internship | JPMorganChase | Glasgow

Upcoming Events, Event Recordings & Updates

Career Together – focus time to think about your future - Thursday 1st October 2026, 12:30 - 13:45 : Career Together – focus time to think about your future

Internships at the OU: Discover the benefits and increase your application success - Monday 21st September 2026, 13:00 - 14:00: https://opportunityhub.open.ac.uk/students/events/detail/5000578

CareersFest 2026: Connect, explore, succeed - two weeks of employer-led explorations and workshops to help you succeed in today’s fast-changing world of work: CareersFest 2026: Connect, explore, succeed

Our OU in Scotland alumni share how they used their studies to build confidence, develop career-ready skills and progress into new opportunities. Check out the recording:

Ask alumni: OU graduate stories in Scotland | learn1

“Careers don't have to be a straight line; every step has taught me something and brought me closer to where I am today.” Heather (OU Psychology graduate)

“There are so many opportunities, regardless of your age, your culture or where you are from.” (Gryffydd, OU Computing and IT graduate)

“Studying psychology gave me confidence in my academic ability and critical thinking, and then my ability to open new doors.” Heather (OU Psychology graduate)

“The whole premise of a graduate scheme is they don't expect you to know everything; they expect you to be able to do a degree.” Ben (OU Economics & Mathematical Sciences graduate)

At this time of year there are lots of external events, so please do visit our external events page.

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Our OU in Scotland alumni share how they navigated their studies and employment opportunities to progress towards their goals. Check out the recording:

Ask alumni: OU graduate stories in Scotland | learn1

Wales

Entry Level

Support Worker | Orbis Education & Care | Vale of Glamorgan

Experienced/Professional Employment

Operations Admin Assistant | Plug Charging | Cardiff

Senior Product Marketing Manager | Veeqo (Amazon) | Swansea

Cross Systems Manager | Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) | Swansea

Receptionist – Welsh | South Wales Police | Bridgend

Court Practice Lead | Monmouthshire County Council | Monmouthshire

Power Apps Engineer | Admiral Group PLC | Cardiff

Billing and Revenue Assistant | Eversheds Sutherland | Cardiff

Technical Project Manager | Welsh Government | Mid/North Wales

Welsh Language Standards Lead | Dwr Cymru Welsh Water | Cardiff

Senior Dynamics Developer | Intellectual Property Office (IPO) | Newport

Internship/Placement

12 Month Placements – Finance Pathways with GE Aerospace UK | GE Aerospace Ltd | Cardiff

Content Writer Intern | Oxyile | Cardiff

Volunteering

Digital Skills Volunteer | The Open University in Wales/ATEB Housing Association | Pembrokeshire

Youth Offending Service Volunteer | Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly Youth Offending Service | Caerphilly/Blaenau Gwent

Panel Member, Membership Accountability Panel | Citizens Advice Network | Wales (remote)

Mentor | Debate Mate | Cardiff

Upcoming Events & Updates

Recorded webinars, podcasts, and forums

Our OU in Wales alumni share how they navigated their studies and employment opportunities to progress towards their goals. Check out the recording:

https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/connecthosted/view.php?id=51525

"Often the skills you learn in one sector with one qualification are very transferable to different situations" (Anne, MA Education graduate)

"If you can portray the very skill set you've got from your life experience, your job experience then that's really what's important" (Dominic, BEng Engineering graduate)

"You're not stuck because of decisions you make in your 20s or 30s, you know, you can just keep adapting to what suits you at any particular moment in time" (Ray, BSc Mathematics graduate)

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

You can book a phone call or Teams call on this link:

https://outlook.office.com/book/EmployabilityWales@openuniv.onmicrosoft.com/

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 consultationto 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.

Interested in finding more roles? Search for other jobs currently available.
Want to attend events with the employers we work with? Browse our events.
Worried that your CV isn’t helping you stand out? Get advice.
Need a confidence boost? See what resources are available to you.
Feeling completely stuck with your career plan? Book an appointment with the careers team.

We wish you every success in your applications.

The OU’s Careers and Employability Services

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

Lefel Mynediad

Gweithiwr Cymdeithasol| Orbis Education & Care | Bro Morgannwg

Profiad o Gyflogaeth/Cyflogaeth Broffesiynol

Cynorthwyydd Gweinyddu Gweithrediadau | Plug Charging | Caerdydd

Uwch Reolwr Marchnata Cynnyrch | Veeqo (Amazon) | Abertawe

Rheolwr Traws-systemau | Asiantaeth Safonau Gyrwyr a Cherbydau (DVSA) | Abertawe

Derbynnydd – Cymraeg | Heddlu De Cymru | Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr

Arweinydd Ymarfer Llys | Cyngor Sir Fynwy | Sir Fynwy

Peiriannydd Power Apps| Admiral Group PLC | Caerdydd

Cynorthwyydd Bilio a Refeniw| Eversheds Sutherland | Caerdydd

Rheolwr Prosiect Technegol| Llywodraeth Cymru| Canolbarth/Gogledd Cymru

Arweinydd Safonau’r Gymraeg | Dŵr Cymru | Caerdydd

Uwch Ddatblygwr Dynamics | Swyddfa Eiddo Deallusol (IPO) | Casnewydd

Interniaethau a Lleoliadau

Lleoliadau 12 Mis – Llwybrau Cyllid gyda GE Aerospace UK | GE Aerospace Ltd | Caerdydd

Intern Ysgrifennu Cynnwys | Oxyile | Caerdydd

Gwirfoddoli

Gwirfoddolwr Sgiliau Digidol | Y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru/Cymdeithas Dai ATEB| Sir Benfro

Gwirfoddolwr Gwasanaeth Troseddau Ieuenctid | Gwasanaeth Troseddau Ieuenctid Blaenau Gwent a Chaerffili| Caerffili/Blaenau Gwent

Aelod Panel, Panel Atebolrwydd Aelodaeth | Rhwydwaith Cyngor ar Bopeth | Cymru (o bell)

Mentor | Debate Mate | Caerdydd

Diweddariadau a Digwyddiadau sydd i ddod

Gŵyl Gyrfaoedd 2026: Cysylltu, ystyried, llwyddo – pythefnos o weithdai ac ystyriaethau dan arweiniad cyflogwyr i’ch helpu i lwyddo ym myd gwaith ansefydlog heddiw: Gŵyl Gyrfaoedd 2026: Cysylltu, ystyried, llwyddo

Fforymau, podlediadau, a gweminarau wedi’u recordio

Mae ein cyn-fyfyrwyr o’r Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru yn rhannu sut y gwnaethon nhw lywio eu hastudiaethau a chyfleoedd cyflogaeth i symud ymlaen at eu nodau. Gwrandewch ar y recordiad:

https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/connecthosted/view.php?id=51525

“Yn aml mae’r sgiliau rydych chi’n eu dysgu mewn un sector gydag un cymhwyster yn gallu cael eu trosglwyddo’n hawdd iawn i wahanol sefyllfaoedd” (Anne, graddedig MA mewn Addysg)

“Os gallwch bortreadu’r union set sgiliau sydd gennych o’ch profiad bywyd, eich profiad swydd yna dyna beth sy’n bwysig mewn gwirionedd” (Dominic, graddedig BEng mewn Peirianneg)

“Nid ydych chi’n gaeth oherwydd penderfyniadau rydych chi’n eu gwneud yn eich 20au neu’ch 30au, wyddoch chi, gallwch barhau i addasu i’r hyn sy’n addas i chi ar unrhyw adeg benodol” (Ray, graddedig BSc mewn Mathemateg)

Cyflogadwyedd-Cymru

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

Gallwn eich helpu i:

i weld cyfleoedd gwaith a chwrdd â chyflogwyr
i ddatblygu cynllun gyrfa a gwneud dewisiadau o ran gyrfaoedd
drwy roi cymorth gyda CV/ceisiadau ac ymarfer gweithgareddau recriwtio
i ddod o hyd i brofiad gwaith, interniaethau neu leoliadau gwirfoddoli

Gall myfyrwyr sydd â diddordeb mewn gwybod mwy ebostio employability-wales-students@open.ac.uk

Gallwch drefnu galwad ffôn neu alwad Teams drwy ddefnyddio’r ddolen hon:

https://outlook.office.com/book/EmployabilityWales@openuniv.onmicrosoft.com/

Mae’r cyflogwyr rydym yn cydweithio â hwy hefyd yn cynnal eu digwyddiadau gyrfaoedd eu hunain yn rheolaidd a gallwch ddod o hyd i restr o’r digwyddiadau hyn ar OpportunityHub. Mae digonedd o gyngor, offer rhyngweithiol a deunydd lawrlwythadwy i helpu gyda CVs, ffurflenni cais, cyfweliadau yn y Ganolfan Gymorth, ynghyd ag adnoddau a gweithgareddau ymarferol i ddatblygu eich hyder yng nghyd-destun eich gyrfa. Cofiwch, gallwch hefyd drefnu ymgynghoriad gyrfaoedd i drafod eich cynlluniau. Mae yna lawer mwy o swyddi gwag, interniaethau a swyddi gwirfoddol ar OpportunityHub. Ewch i’r tab chwilota ‘Opportunities’i ddod o hyd i swyddi yn ôl allweddair, math o gyfle neu leoliad. Mae cyfarwyddiadau mewngofnodi ar ein tudalen Canolfan Gymorth OpportunityHubos oes eu hangen arnoch.

Diddordeb mewn dod o hyd i ragor o rolau? Chwiliwch am swyddi eraill sydd ar gael ar hyn o bryd.
Eisiau mynychu digwyddiadau gyda’r cyflogwyr rydym ni’n gweithio â nhw? Edrychwch ar ein digwyddiadau.
Poeni nad yw eich CV yn eich helpu i sefyll allan? Mynnwch gyngor.
Angen hwb i’ch hyder? Gwelwch pa adnoddau sydd ar gael i chi.
Teimlo ar goll gyda’ch cynllun gyrfa? Gwnewch apwyntiad gyda’r tîm gyrfaoedd.

Dymunwn bob llwyddiant i chi gyda’ch ceisiadau.

Gwasanaethau Gyrfaoedd a Chyflogadwyedd y Brifysgol Agored.