Public Sector and Charity
Useful Career Resources
The Public and Charity Sectors recruit graduates from all degree disciplines and there are a huge range of roles available depending on your skills and interests. Find careers information in the first section and sources of relevant job opportunities in the second.
Our Self-Awareness resource on Surrey Pathfinder helps you reflect on your values, personality, strengths and skills and what might be important to you in a future career. And look at the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (and refer to our Sustainability resource) to help you reflect on which goals resonate with your own interests and motivations. Further information is available in subject specific resources.
Explore career pathways using Prospects,
Public Services and Administration,
Charity and Voluntary Work,
Education
Health care
Social Care
Brightnetwork will help you understand specific sectors
Prospects - Getting a graduate job in Public Services – lists public sector graduate and internship schemes.
Prospects - Getting a graduate charity job
Targetjobs: Careers that make a difference
Civil Service Careers – Gives information on careers and departments in the civil service, including a Career matcher tool.
NHS Careers - Explores the 350 different NHS careers and includes a quiz to help you identify roles of interest.
Local Government Careers guide
Getintoteaching – Information and advice about how to become a teacher, including a free advice helpline and regular bookable events to speak to teachers, local teacher training providers and expert advisers.
Prospects - Law enforcement and security careers including Police, Probation and Prison services.
Careers in the Armed Forces – Explore the variety of jobs available in the British Army, Royal Navy or Royal Air Force.
Prospects - Intelligence services careers for graduates – gives an overview of careers in MI5, MI6 (SIS) and GCHQ.
Graduate careers in Social Work
Think tanks - University of Oxford's information on working in think-tanks, policy and research
UN Careers Portal - career profiles and career paths of UN staff
International Organisations - Oxford University lists Intergovernmental organisations (IOs) and International NGOs (INGOs).
Oxford University's resource for working in International Development
University of Kent Careers resource for working in human rights
80000 hours - Non-profit organisation whose aim is to provide research and support to help students and recent graduates find careers that tackle the world’s most pressing problems. Includes a comprehensive career guide.
Surrey Pathfinder – Graduate Jobs, placements and summer internships for Surrey students & graduates
Prospects - Graduate Jobs
Prospects – Work Experience and Internships
Targetjobs - Graduate Jobs and opportunities
Brightnetwork - Internships, Placements and Graduate jobs
HigherIn – UK internships and placements
The Guardian Online Jobs Board – Graduate opportunities, search sectors Environment, Health, Social care, Policy, Social enterprise, Charities….
Civil Service Fast Stream
17 different schemes for finalists and graduates including: Commercial, Cyber Security, Digital, Diplomatic and Development Economics, Diplomatic and Development, Finance, Government Economics Service, Government Operational Research Service, Government Policy, Government Social Research, Government Statistical Service, Human Resources, Operational Delivery, Project Delivery, Property, Risk Management, and Science and Engineering.
Civil Service 6-8 weeks Summer Internship Programme (SIP) – for students in their final 2 years at university
Civil Service Jobs - Jobs in the civil service and central government organisations
Local Government Graduate Management Programme – 2-year fast track graduate programme for local government
Working for an MP - opportunities in politics, policy and research
I have a voice – Work experience and internships and a student mentoring programme in public affairs and government
Local Government Jobs – Local government opportunities in councils
Jobs Go Public – Public sector jobs in local government, charity, education, housing & more
Policy and Think tank Jobs
Social Research Jobs Board
National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)
Working for an MP
Jobs in Universities – Opportunities in universities and public sector research institutes
NHS Scientist Training Programme – Graduate training programme to work as a qualified Clinical Scientist
NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme - Specialisms: Finance, Health Analysis, Health Informatics, Human Resources, Policy and Strategy or General Management.
NHS Jobs Site
Frontline – 2-year training scheme to be a social worker working with children and families
Thinkahead – 2-year graduate scheme to become a mental health social worker
Step Up to Social Work - 14-month Government scheme for trainee social workers – fully funded for Children and Families social work
UNjobs
UNjobnet
Devnetjobs
Bond
Development aid
PoliceNow – Runs 2 x 2 year graduate leadership programmes
National Graduate Leadership programme – police officer programme
National Detective Programme
Unlocked Graduates Scheme– 2-year Prison Leadership Programme
Train to become a Probation Officer – 15-21 month funded Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)
MI5 Graduate programmes – Intelligence Officer, Intelligence and Data Analyst, Technology Graduate and Business Enablers
MI6 Graduate programmes – Technologists, Language Specialists, Intelligent officers
GCHQ jobs – Corporate, Specialist and Technical roles.
TeachFirst – Fast track teacher training
Teach First Taster programmes– 2-day taster for undergraduates
Targetjobs - Graduate schemes and internships in the Charity and Not-for-profit Sector
CharityWorks - 12 month paid Non-profit sector graduate scheme and includes
CharityWorks Fast Track – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic - gain experience in the non-profit sector and fast-track access to the graduate scheme.
British Heart Foundation
IntoUniversity – Graduate scheme helping disadvantaged young people gain a place at University
Unltd– Social entrepreneurs support
Prospect-us - charity job site
Third Sector - charity job site
Adecco
Michael Page
Morgan Hunt
Public Sector Resourcing
Triumph
Don’t forget we are always happy to help you with every aspect of your career planning and development, wherever you are in your journey. If you are unclear about where to start or what to focus on first, just make an appointment with a Careers Consultant via Surrey Pathfinder and we can help you develop a plan for moving forward.
Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion careers resources to find out more about diversity initiatives, employer perspectives and support at Surrey.
If you would like more information, visit MySurrey Help to find answers to the most common questions and details on how to ask us a question if you require more support.
