Summer 2023 Internship/Project Officer (7 posts)

• Suffolk Internship Partnership (East Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council) - Various locations in Suffolk
• £10.42 per hour (National living wage April 2023)
• 37 hours per week
• 12 week fixed term Summer Internship/Project Officer to start 12 June 2023.

We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from minority sexual orientation groups because they are under-represented in our organisations.

Job details

A great opportunity for you to join us at either East Suffolk Council or Suffolk County Council as a Summer Intern/Project Officer for 12 weeks, working from various locations in Suffolk, depending on the placement.

It is a very exciting time to be working in Local Government. Service demand and financial pressures mean that we have to work in very different ways to meet these challenges. We are having to think differently about how we can deliver essential services in a dynamic, flexible and cost-effective way.

To help us do this we are looking for talented individuals who are comfortable working in a busy and evolving environment who can bring creativity and help shape our long-term sustainable solutions to the challenges we face.

All Internships/Fixed term projects will start on 12 June 2023 (or as close to this date as possible) making this a perfect opportunity to invest in your future and gain employability skills this summer.

We are local government authorities responsible for maintaining countywide public sector services within Suffolk.

Our aim is to lead as exemplar employers, offering opportunities to people who are driven and want to make a difference to the people of Suffolk.

Your role

Roles are based at one of our modern and conveniently located offices, and we can also offer some hybrid working, with a mix of office and home working, depending on your placement. However, feedback from previous year's interns has told us that you will gain the best experience from being mostly office based.

The internship programme is specifically designed for UK undergraduates who are seeking to gain and develop employability skills. However, we are now opening up this opportunity to anyone who is looking for a 12 week role during summer 2023 so you will not necessarily need to fit this criteria. The Internship/fixed term projects role consists of a 12-week hybrid placement with opportunities in the following teams, to complete specific projects:

• Fire Protection
• Green Access
• Standards & Excellence
• Economic Regeneration
• Customer Experience
• Billing & Benefits
• Change & Communications

You can find out more about the placements here: Internship 2023 Placements / 2 - 1 (pagetiger.com) Please let us know what your 3 preferred placements would be in your application.

Take a look at some videos which were made by last year's interns to find out more about their experiences - Intern Films - 1 (pagetiger.com)

You can also find out more about the internship programme here, but please note as this is the second round of recruitment, there will be no assessment centre. SCC Rising High / Suffolk Internship scheme recruitment brochure 2023 - 1 (pagetiger.com)

What you will need

• for this opportunity, you will need to be eligible to work in the UK.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. This includes if you are not a student as we have now opened this opportunity up to anyone looking for 12 weeks of employment over the summer period.

We will offer you

• you can expect to be paid the National Living Wage for your hours worked, and you will be eligible for an annual leave entitlement during the 12 weeks. Business travel expenses, where eligible, will be reimbursed.
• flexible working is actively encouraged throughout the council.

Travelling requirements for your role

We positively encourage the use of technology to communicate and engage, but in this role, you may need to operate across a wide and rural area, so it would be beneficial for you to either hold a full and current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability to meet the travel requirements of this role, please speak with the contact detailed below.

This role supports hybrid working, a broadly even balance between working from home and working from an office base. Please speak with the contact detailed below if you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements. #LI-Hybrid

To find out more

If you have any queries regarding a placement or application, please email Rising.High@suffolk.gov.uk quoting Summer Internship Placement 2023

To apply please ensure

• you read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx) before applying for this job opportunity
• when writing your Supporting Statement template, please answer the following questions with a maximum of 500 words each:

Question 1 - Why are you interested in working for our organisations?

Question 2 - What strengths, skills and experience do you have that makes you an ideal candidate for this role?

Question 3 - What are you hoping to gain from this placement?

Closing date: 11.30pm, 14 May 2023.

Interviews will be held on 25/26 May 2023.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We offer a fantastic, inclusive working environment including diverse and active staff networks, great flexible working options and many benefits, as well as the opportunity to improve the lives of Suffolk residents.

Benefits include:

• Performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• The opportunity to join a large, diverse organisation, with career opportunities across our services
• A supportive culture, underpinned by our WE ASPIRE values
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Up to 28 days annual leave entitlement, plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• An occupational sick pay scheme
• Learning and development opportunities, including a range of work-based apprenticeships
• Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
• A range of staff networks centred around equality groups
• Plus more

If you would like to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Working for Suffolk County Council pages (www.Suffolk.gov.uk/careers).