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Resources to help you explore career options, find jobs and employers, and access specialist advice and support.

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Arts administration

How do I get into it?

Prospects

Job profiles:
  • Arts administrator
  • Community arts worker
  • Theatre manager
Sector guide:
  • Creative arts and design

Jobs and employers

  • a-n The Artists Information Company
    Advertises paid roles and 'professional development' opportunities.
  • ArtsHub
    Opportunities in the UK and internationally.
  • ArtsJobFinder
    Vacancies worldwide.
  • Creative Choices
    Job section includes marketing and administrative roles.
  • The Dots
    Full-time, freelance, internship and project work opportunities.
  • Jobsgopublic
    Search for arts-related roles in the public sector.
  • The Stage
    Opportunities in the theatre and the wider entertainment industry.
  • UK Theatre
    Opportunities across the UK.

Further information

  • Arts Council of EnglandArts Council of Northern Ireland
    Arts Council of Wales
    Creative Scotland
    News, research findings, funding and more from across the creative sector.
  • Arts and Creative Industries Commission - Brighton and Hove
    Develops policy, raises funds, provides advice and delivers programmes.
  • Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematographic and Theatre Union (BECTU)
    Join the BECTU Student Register and stay in touch with industry developments and opportunities.
  • Creative and Cultural Skills
    Library contains downloadable research from CCs and other organisations across the sector.
  • Independent Theatre Council
    Offers training courses, many suitable for arts administrators.
  • UK Theatre
    Professional body offering training and networking opportunities.
  • National Society for Education in Art and Design
    Professional association and trade union. Offers various membership options.

Directories like the British Performing Arts Yearbook, The Original British Theatre Directory and the Museums and Galleries Yearbook, will hold details of companies for speculative enquiries. All are held at St Peters House Library.

Civil service

What is the Civil Service?

The Civil Service employs over 420,000 people from across the UK. There are a wide range of roles and opportunities within departments, agencies or public bodies including:

  • Diplomatic Service
  • Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
  • Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
  • Government Economic Service (GES)
  • Government Legal Service (GLS)
  • Government Operational Research Service (GORS)
  • Government Social Research (GSR)
  • Government Statistical Service (GSS)
  • HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
  • HM Treasury
  • Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), MI6
  • Security Service, MI5.

How do I get into it?

Civil Service Recruitment
Information on the range of routes into Civil Service careers.

Prospects

Graduate careers site with detailed job profiles on:

  • Civil Service administrator
  • Civil Service fast streamer

Diplomatic services operational office

 

HMRC

  • Working for HMRC
    An overview of the organisational culture and opportunities available.
  • HMRC Digital
    Opportunities with this expanding side of HMRC's activity.

National Careers Service

Includes job profiles for:

  • Border Force Officer
  • Customs Officer
  • Immigration Officer

Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)
Includes information on becoming a regulated immigration adviser.

Jobs and employers

Apply to join the Civil Service
A summary of links to all the Civil Service entry routes. Including current vacancies, placements and internships.

Civil Service Fast Stream
Four-year leadership development programme that provides the main graduate entry route into the service.

Devolved government opportunities

  • Northern Ireland Civil Service
  • Scottish Parliament - Recruitment
  • Welsh Government - Recruitment

The Job Crowd - Civil Service Fast Stream
Reviews and advice from recent graduate Fast Stream appointees.

Further information

Civil Service Fast Stream blog
Includes interviews with current Fast Streamers.

Civil Service - GOV.UK
News and an overview of the service from central government.

Devolved government information
National Assembly for Wales
Northern Ireland Assembly
Scottish Parliament

 

Apolitical Outreach
A free policy resource used by public servants, practitioners and academics to find and share case studies, opinion and analysis about government innovation globally.

Border Force
HMRC
An overview of the agencies and their activities.
World Customs Organisation
An independent body representing 181 customs administrations worldwide.
The Electronic Immigration Network
Specialist provider of information on immigration and refugee law.
OISC
Regulatory body which oversees provision of immigration advice.

Community and advice work

How do I get into it?

Chartered Institute of Housing
An introduction to career options in the affordable housing industry.

National Youth Agency
Information on career options in youth work.

Prospects
A graduate careers website with job profiles for:

  • Housing Manager/Officer
  • Social Care sector (various roles)

Skills for Justice
Information on training and careers in areas such as probation, community safety coordinators, crime reduction officers and victim support services.

Jobs and employers

  • CharityJob
    Paid and voluntary roles with the full range of third sector organisations.
  • Citizens Advice
    Contains information on work and volunteering opportunities.
  • Jobs go public
    A public sector jobs database.
  • Jobs in advice
    Jobs in the advice sector across the UK.
  • Jobs.ac.uk
    Opportunities in Higher Education institutions.

Further information

Advice

  • Advice Services Alliance
    Umbrella organisation for advice services. Includes a directory of members.
  • Citizens Advice
    National network of advice centres.

Community Development

  • Just Act
    An online resource bank for anyone involved in community projects.

Housing

  • Homeless link
    National membership body for organisations supporting the homeless.
  • HousingNet
    Data on over 2,000 UK Housing Organisations and Local Authorities.
  • Shelter
    National campaigning charity for homeless and insecurely housed people.

Racial Equality

  • Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
    Works in the public and private sectors to address racial discrimination and promote equality.

Youth Services

  • Ambition
    National youth charity working with local community organisations.
  • National Youth Agency
    Representing youth work and workers across the UK.
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