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Are you looking for a new challenge and educated to degree level (SCQF level 9)? Do you have a passion for working to help people and businesses achieve their aspirations? If so, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has an exciting opportunity for you.
About the role
In support of the Scottish Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee, alongside more than 80 other Scottish employers, we are recruiting for a number of Internships in areas such as project management, IT, Service Design and Skills Planning to name a few. The Young Person’s Guarantee is a commitment to connect every 16- to 24-year-old in Scotland to the opportunity of a job, placement, training or volunteering.
As Scotland’s national skills agency, our role and purpose at SDS is to contribute to the creation of a strong, vibrant and diverse economy. We drive productivity and inclusive growth through investment in skills, enabling businesses and people to achieve their full potential.
On a 12-month fixed term contract and employed as an Intern at SDS, you’ll have the opportunity to make a contribution to the work of SDS, learning and expanding your skills and gaining new experiences to kick start your career in Research Analysis.
You’ll be rewarded with an annual salary of £23,546 and other great benefits when joining.
About our Internship Programme
Our programme is designed to provide you with the opportunity to apply and build on the knowledge and skills you gained at university and get your graduate career off to a perfect start. From your first day you’ll be an integral part of the team you join.
You’ll have a clearly defined role and responsibilities which contribute towards our organisational goals. You’ll be supported by your people manager, and buddy, as you receive on the job training and where appropriate, complete e-learning or attend development workshops to enhance your knowledge and skills. You’ll also participate in a personal development programme. More information on the programme and the benefits of joining can be found at www.sds.co.uk/intern
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to gain skills and experience working alongside talented colleagues in our Service Design and Innovation Directorate (SD&I). This Directorate supports SDS to design and develop products and services and to solve complex problems using innovative development approaches.
You’ll co-ordinate and support a range of analytical activity, this will involve responsibility for research, data analysis, report writing and preparing and developing presentations for internal and external use.
The post holder will gain experience working with colleagues to support the Director of Service Design and Innovation and Heads of Service to design, develop and deliver a range of work-based learning activities.
On a 12-month fixed term contract you can be located at any of our SDS offices. However, regular travel to our Glasgow offices will be required to meet with colleagues and attend training and events.
We are in the pilot phase of our hybrid working approach and currently expect colleagues to be in an SDS office 2 days per week, with the remainder of time at home or at another SDS recognised workplace.
Qualities
It is essential that you’re educated to degree level (SCQF level 9) in social or behavioural sciences. You’ll have experience of working as part of a team to deliver projects and of gathering, managing and synthesising research and experience of a range of methodologies for analysis including qualitative and quantitative.
You'll have good analytical skills with the ability to absorb large volumes of information quickly and translate into insights. You'll be able to interpret and synthesis information to inform decision making, to reach conclusions and use good communication skills to present them clearly and accurately to others. A collaborative team player, you'll be detail orientated and bring a logical and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
Age
In order to support the government’s initiative on youth employment, candidates must be aged 24 or younger on 3rd October 2022. However, SDS will be flexible on age criteria for applicants who identify as care experienced or disabled; in which case candidates must be 29 or younger on 3rd October 2022.
We’re passionate about equality, diversity, inclusion. If you've got the right qualifications and attributes for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from candidates who are disabled, from a minority ethnic community and those who are care experienced, due to under-representation in our workforce.
Application Form
It is important for us to learn about you so please complete the Application Form as fully as possible. This is your opportunity to demonstrate your motivations for applying, how you meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed in the job description, and the strengths you have that will enable you to be successful in this role.
Closing date for applications is 17th July 2022 with the interview and selection process taking place between 27th July and 12th August 2022.
The anticipated start date for successful candidates is 3rd October 2022.
Information on the Benefits of working at SDS, the Application Process and our Graduate Intern Programme can be found on our SDS Jobs page.
More about Skills Development Scotland
Our services are designed to reflect best practice nationally and internationally. Through extensive engagement with partners at national, regional and local level, we flex and shape our service delivery to meet local needs and priorities.
We aim to be a lead contributor to a low carbon, inclusive and sustainable economy in Scotland, and are on track to becoming a net-zero organisation.
We’re at the forefront of work-based learning in Scotland, including Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships. We drive the creation of new opportunities for young people to sustain and achieve success in the labour market, such as Foundation Apprenticeships for senior school pupils.
We provide career advice across Scotland, operating in secondary schools, specialist educational establishments, SDS branded Public Access Centres, partner premises and other community bases.
We work to strengthen and develop crucial links between employer demand for, and the supply of, skilled individuals into employment through strategic initiatives. This includes developing key sector and Regional Skills Investment Plans, Regional Skills Assessments, and economic and labour market insights.
We hold the Investors in Young People Platinum Award, which affirms our commitment to harnessing the talent of young people. It recognises organisations as an employer of choice, as well as practices and pathways that have positive outcomes for young people and creating a talent pool for the future, helping reduce youth unemployment. We have held IIYP since 2015 and were re-accredited at the Gold Level in 2018 as a measure of organisational capability and performance.
We are also a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer. We are also a Stonewall Top 100, Stonewall Top Trans employer.
