My daughter's placement year position with govt Social Research Service has fallen through. She's busy applying for intern roles eg with MPs & charities but any other suggestions for how to fill her time for the next year, preferably building social policy/research experience?
Where in the country does she want to be based?
Another way of thinking about this: if you had a year's sabbatical and wanted to improve your social policy/research understanding / experience / skills, what would you do?
This of any interest? apply.workable.com/our-future-h... One year engagement with the charity I work for.
We are looking for an Engagement Project Coordinator on a 12 month fixed-term basis who will be responsible for working towards the overall goal of increasing diverse participation to the programme in...
Also w4mp website might be useful
I started my career at (Ipsos) Mori and I still feel it was a great way to get broad qual/quant, research design, presentation and client handling experience. Looks like they have internships? www.ipsos.com/en-uk/gradua...
I don’t know for certain but I started at Good Things Foundation as an intern, they may be hiring again soon?
Just occurred to me maybe @jukes.ie@likeaword.bsky.social have something they noticed while collating their weekly lists 👀
Oh that fucking sucks. Worth looking through EO-ish level vacancies on civil service jobs? HO used to run UCD related apprenticeship placements (including user research) but not sure if it’s happening this year / when it’d be…
Not sure if children’s policy stuff is her bag..? But if so, she should keep an eye on any vacancies we have at National Children’s Bureau / Research in Practice. And she’s welcome to send me a cv!