Vacancy -- Undergraduate Student Placement
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Vacancy Details
Purpose of Post:
The Innovation team within the Welsh Government offers help and support to innovative businesses in Wales. Innovation can help businesses become more competitive, increase sales and enter new markets. Your role will be to raise awareness of the available Innovation support and funding and to help the team deliver against the commitments outlined in the Innovation Wales strategy document.
For information on the Innovation strategy please visit: https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2019-04/innovation-wales-strategy.pdf for more information on the support the Innovation team offers, please visit: https://businesswales.gov.wales/zones/innovation
Key tasks:
Key Tasks;
- Work with partners and contractors to promote the strategies of the department including delivering against commitments under our EU funded programmes.
- Assist the teams and partners in the organisation and delivery of specialist events and activities within Wales for organisations and young people.
- Support the development and delivery of content for the team’s website and its social media channels.
- Assisting in the research, drafting and proofing of copy for web, e-newsletters, publications and reports.
- Working with external suppliers of contracts for the delivery of services including hard copy and video case studies.
- To provide administrative support for the teams including maintaining project spreadsheets, overseeing procurement tasks and updating financial records.
Development opportunities:
Developmental opportunities available to the student;
- To work with government and directly contribute to a national strategy
- To influence and engage with young people and innovative businesses and the organisations that work with them
- To build high level communication skills and networks
- It offers excellent opportunities for the student to gain broad experience in all aspects of business/ in particular project management, communication and team working.
- The student has the opportunity for out of office duties, working on a wide variety of projects in particular benefiting from attendance at a range of events throughout Wales.
Closing Date:
Eligibility
Posts recruited to as part of this recruitment campaign are broadly open to UK nationals, those with right to remain and work in the UK and those that meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules only. Check your eligibility here:
Prior to appointment, all successful applicants will be required to produce original, acceptable documents as part of the pre-employment checks. If it becomes apparent at a later stage in the process that you aren’t eligible to apply, your application will be withdrawn, or offer retracted.
Equality and Diversity
The Welsh Government is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. This is underpinned by the Equality Act 2010 and will be adhered to at each stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure that these commitments are also embedded in our day-to-day working practices with all our customers, colleagues and partners.
We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and increasing diversity in the Welsh Government by removing barriers and supporting all our staff to reach their potential. We are committed to recruiting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and disabled people who are currently under-represented in Welsh Government.
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, marriage and civil partnership (both same sex and opposite sex), impairment or health condition, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender identity or gender expression.
We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Level 3 (Leader) organisation. Key to supporting this work and providing peer support are five Board sponsored Staff Networks (Disability Awareness and Support (DAAS); Minority Ethnic Support Network (MESN); Mind Matters (Mental health and well-being); PRISM (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex +) and Women Together.
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Welsh Language Requirements
The Welsh Government is a bilingual organisation and Welsh language skills are considered an asset to the organisation. We encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills in the workplace.
The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment by the line manager on behalf of the Welsh Government of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this particular post.
Social Partnership
In Welsh Government, the relationship between the employer and trade unions is based on social partnership. We believe our goals can best be achieved by management and trade unions working together.
Our 3 recognised trade unions are:
• PCS
• Prospect
• FDA
This relationship is underpinned by a partnership agreement. This sets out how our unions work with Welsh Government on issues such as:
• pay
• terms and conditions
• policies and procedures
• organisational change.
Our Welsh Government trade union colleagues work together to give their members a real say in the workplace. They make sure that the interests of their members are promoted and protected. They also help reduce inequalities and improve terms and conditions.
The Welsh Government has an excellent track record of working in partnership with its trade unions. We encourage staff to get involved. We support you to join a recognised trade union, to ensure your voice is heard in the workplace. and to learn more about trade unions and partnership working.
Competency behaviours required for the role
Job specific criteria
Assessment Process
Other Information
- Unless stated otherwise in ‘actual starting salary’, all candidates will start at the minimum of the pay scale being appointed to (this includes existing civil servants).This is not negotiable.
- Unless stated otherwise in ‘type of opportunity’, this recruitment advert is not open on a Loan or Secondment basis.
- For more information on the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions for Loan and Secondment positions in Welsh Government, please see external recruitment candidate guidance.
- Unless stated otherwise in ‘Location of Post’ the role/s recruited to via this campaign can only be worked in the UK, not overseas.
The placements would suit someone with an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship, or a student interested in starting their own business.
As part of the application procedure, you will need to upload your C.V. and a personal statement.
In the personal statement you should provide evidence to say how you
Meet each of the key skills and job specific criteria required:
- Gather information from a range of relevant sources inside and outside my Department to inform own work
- Think through the implications of own decisions before confirming how to approach a problem/issue
- Seek help when needed in order to complete own work effectively.
- Learn about customers and suppliers needs
- Job Specific 1
- Job Specific 2
- Job Specific 3
As a guide, we recommend that you use the key skills and job specific criteria as headings, and aim to write around 250 to 300 words in each section. Your application will be considered for both posts, if you have a preference please specify, however we cannot guarantee if you are successful at interview you will be offered your preferred choice
How to apply
All applications for this vacancy should be made online via the Welsh Government's online application system. If you have a disability which would prevent you from applying on-line, please e-mail SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales request an application pack in an alternative format, or to request a reasonable adjustment related to a disability in order to submit your application.
To apply, you'll need to have an account on our online application system. Click the 'Apply' button below, and you'll be asked to 'Log in' if you already have an account, or 'Register' if you don't yet have an account. Registration takes just a few minutes to complete. You'll need an e-mail address to be able to register. Once you've registered for an account and logged in, you'll be taken to the online application form, which you'll need to fully complete and submit before the deadline on the closing date.
If you’d like to apply for this vacancy in Welsh, please use the ‘Newid Iaith / Change Language’ link at the top of this page, to take you to the Welsh version of this advert, from which you can apply in Welsh.
For further information regarding the Welsh Government recruitment process, please see the Recruitment Guidance for External Candidates (link).
When evidencing your suitability for the post, it is recommended that you refer to the Civil Service Competency Framework (link)
Grievance and Complaints
This vacancy is closed to applications.