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Graduate Intern - Partnership, Policy and Equalities - EAY11203

Posting date:	14 May 2025
Salary:	£12.60 per hour
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	04 June 2025
Location:	Kilmarnock, KA3 7BU
Company:	East Ayrshire Council
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	EAY11203

Summary

Job Description

Contribute to the Corporate Support Service’s provision of policy, planning and performance management support to the wider council and Community Planning Partnership; and support implementation of our strategic priorities related to Equalities, including free sanitary provision.

If you require further information please contact June McIntyre at june.mcintyre@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Requirements

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

Responsibilities

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The Individual

To apply for this post you must be a resident of East Ayrshire.

There is 1 position available based at London Road Headquarters, Kilmarnock.

This post is temporary for 2 years.

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.

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About Disability Confident

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