Early careers at Ofcom
It is our mission to drive diversity, social inclusion and future-focused capability through our early careers pipeline. Our school leaver, undergraduate and graduate programmes are all designed to give you the experiences, skills, and qualifications you need to get your career off to a flying start.
You’ll have the chance to collaborate on major projects, network with our passionate teams, and make a real tangible impact. We offer engaging learning experiences and opportunities for personal development and growth to help you become a great future leader.
Graduate programme
Ready to make a difference from day one?
Our Graduate Programme offers the opportunity to work on some of the most important issues facing the communications sector today. You’ll gain hands-on experience, collaborate with experts across the organisation and contribute to projects that shape policy, drive innovation and help create a safer online world.
Through structured development, networking opportunities, mentoring and on-the-job learning, you’ll build the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for a successful career. You’ll be trusted with meaningful work from the start while receiving the support needed to thrive.
Application go live in November.
Graduate Pathways
We offer a range of different graduate pathways here at Ofcom. The pathways that we run each year are-
Policy, Research and Enforcement
The Policy pathway provides graduates with a rotational experience across multiple Groups, helping them develop a broad understanding of Ofcom’s work and building a pipeline of future policy professionals and leaders.
Specialist Pathways
Specialist pathways provide targeted development in professions where Ofcom requires deep technical expertise and long-term capability. All graduates complete a structured two-year programme that combines meaningful work, formal learning and development opportunities, and ongoing support.
Find out more about our Graduate Programme
Apprenticeships
Our apprentice programmes are an incredible way for you to start your career, getting practical experience whilst studying and being paid a salary.
Find out more about our Apprenticeships
Internships
At Ofcom we believe internships can play a crucial role in shaping your career. That’s why we offer a wide range of summer internship opportunities, designed to help undergraduates gain real exposure to the working environment and develop lifelong skills.
Ofcom is proud to support the 10,000 Interns Foundation supporting their Black Interns and Abl Interns programme. Alongside this, we also work with Bright Network to advertise some of our specialist pathways, including Economics.
Our internships are fixed-term assignments of eight weeks, during July and August. They are available for university students and recent graduates seeking to grow their skills and experience. Each internship provides value for both the intern and Ofcom, offering meaningful work, practical business experience, insight into a chosen field and opportunities for learning and development.
