Published on: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Last updated: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Greater Anglia is offering a university student the chance to gain skills and experience for a year through its industrial placement scheme.
The company is looking to appoint a Junior Press Officer as part of the programme.
The company, which runs trains from London Liverpool Street to destinations across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk, is offering the paid placement to a student in collaboration with the local partner universities at the University of Essex in Colchester, the University of East Anglia in Norwich, the University of East London in Stratford, and Anglia Ruskin’s Chelmsford and Cambridge campuses.
The scheme is offered as the third year of a degree, giving the student a chance to get real practical experience in the field they are studying while working as part of Greater Anglia’s Media and Public Relations team.
The successful student’s placement will start in September 2024.
Viktorija Novikova, Greater Anglia’s Early Careers and Apprenticeships Manager, said:
“We are proud to offer this industrial placement to our partner universities across our patch.
“Our previous placement students have played roles in vital projects over the years, from being involved with the rollout of our new trains to assisting with marketing campaigns, and we can’t wait to see what the successful candidate can bring to the table this year.”
Some former students even have got full-time jobs with Greater Anglia following their performance and positive impact during their placement year.
This video explains how the industrial placement scheme works.
Karolina Szpigiel, who completed her placement in marketing in 2022 and is now the company’s Brand Manager, said:
“My industrial placement saw me work on projects from partnerships to digital marketing, gaining skills and a huge amount of confidence which was valuable not just in the office, but also when I was back at university for my final year.
“I would highly recommend the placement to anyone thinking about applying for it – you never know where it will lead and what you’ll get from it along the way.”
Video interviews with current and former placement students can be seen on Greater Anglia’s YouTube page.
Successful candidates, who will apply through their universities and be interviewed by Greater Anglia managers, will be paid £20,075 and get free travel across the Greater Anglia network during their time with the company, plus additional perks, and development opportunities, whilst on the placement.