Public sector
Research your future career - how do I do this?
Once you’ve done some general research into your career of interest, you may want to investigate your sector in a bit more detail. We’ve compiled some resources for you including useful websites, recruitment specialists and professional organisations.
It’s important to remember that these are more than just potential sources for vacancies; keeping informed about industry news will really help you when it comes to answering interview questions and preparing applications that stand out from the crowd.
Research your sector
- Inside Housing Journal. News, features, jobs, events in this sector
- LG Talent One stop shop for all you need to know about working in local government - careers information, vacancies etc
- National Graduate Development Programme for local government (ngdp) Includes information about the scheme and an online application form
- Opportunities The Public Sector recruitment weekly
- Prospects Industry Insights For an overview of the public sector click on government and public administration
- Public Jobs Direct Specialist recruitment for the public sector
- SocietyGuardian.co.uk
- Tagish Information on UK public sector organizations in central and local government. - UK Central Government Websites, UK Local Government Websites, Other UK Government Websites, UK Local Government Contact Details & Resources
Sources for vacancies
- Allhousingjobs Jobs board for social housing jobs - search by job category or UK location
- Jobs.ac.uk Jobs in universities and colleges
- jobsgopublic Listings for public and not-for-profit sector jobs
- Local Government Jobs Search for job vacancies by region
- New Statesman Jobs Vacancies include public sector opportunities - central government, local government, health, social care, education and communications and from not-for-profit charity sector
- Oultwood Local Government website index Searchable by country
- Public Sector jobs Large selection of public sector and civil service jobs. Search by job title or by UK location
- Sector1 Public sector jobs. Jobs listings in health, housing, social care
Professional organisations
You may find vacancies here, but you can also use these links to increase your knowledge of your chosen job type.
- Chartered Institute of Housing Professional body for this sector. Career progression information
- Convention of Scottish Local Authorities The representative voice of Scottish local government and also acts as the employers' association on behalf of all Scottish councils
- Employers Organisation for Local Government Main role is to support local authorities, in their role as employers, to deliver quality services. They provide expert advice and information on people management and development in local government and lead the formulation of policy on some employer issues
- European Services Strategy Unit (ESSU) ESSU provides a range of services to government, public bodies, community groups and trade unions
- Government Jobs Direct Direct links to the careers, jobs and vacancies pages on the websites of 327 UK government, civil service, 'quango' and other publicly-funded organisations.
- Local Government Association (LGA) Represents the local authorities of England and Wales
- Welsh Local Government Association Represents the interests of local authorities in Wales
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