University of Leicester Recruitment Fair

This scheme, Citizens of Change Internships, will take place between 19 June – 28 July 2023 and will be targeted at middle-year undergraduate students. Students will be given the opportunity to undertake an internship project in a Leicester or regional based organisation for a total of 210 hours over the six-week period. This is usually working 35 hours per week across the 6 week period.

Businesses involved in the programme can see benefits such as:

• No salary cost to the business as the student's salary is fully covered throughout the internship programme.
• Allows you to access student talent from the University of Leicester across a wide range of degree disciplines
• Add real value to your organisation with an intern working on a project of your choice

Previous projects have included:

• Business Development
• Data/research analyst
• Marketing
• Social Media
• Web Development and SEO
• Graphic Design / Photography

Employer Eligibility Criteria:

Organisations must satisfy the following criteria in order to be eligible for the Citizens of Change Scheme (CoC): 

• Registered and operating in the Leicester/Leicestershire/East Midlands area
• Able to provide an internship project that positively contributes to community impact and/or engagement (We are happy to discuss how your chosen project satisfies this criteria)
• Agree to provide a video testimonial to the University of Leicester following successful completion of the internship

Citizen of Change video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mllIHGu4Yl0

Source: University of Leicester

Link: Citizens of Change | University scholarships, bursaries and discounts | University of Leicester