Defence and Public Protection
OverviewLink opens in a new window
A common feature of the jobs in this sector is ensuring safety: of individuals, the general public, communities and the country. Often driven from a sense of mission and moral compass. Several of these jobs involve risk and physical challenge for the people who do them - and this too can be what attracts graduates to this field.
Application hints
- Use related experience in the widest sense - dealing with the public, with vulnerable people, taking part in team activities through sport, student societies or cadet force, participating in activities that involve challenge or responsibility.
- When applying for jobs in the MOD and Security Services it is important to be able to verify where you have been and what you have been doing in the years prior to your application. For the Security Services (GCHQ, MI5 and MI6) you must be able to be very discreet and should not discuss your application.
Employers
Employers include: the uniformed services - Police and Armed Forces, the Emergency Services; government departments; law enforcement and consumer protection organisations.
The Armed Forces recruit graduates direct and you are welcome to talk to the recruiting officer of each force when they come to visit Warwick.
- Check Employer events to find out when the recruiting officer is due to visit
Armed Services
- Ministry of Defence (MOD)Link opens in a new window
- British ArmyLink opens in a new window
- Royal Air ForceLink opens in a new window
- Royal NavyLink opens in a new window
- NATOLink opens in a new window
Getting Experience
- Universities Officers’ Training Corps (UOTC)Link opens in a new window - you can do this alongside your studies
- Army Officer InternshipsLink opens in a new window - The Internship is the opportunity to experience the role of an Army Officer for 6 to 18-months before, during or after University
Security Services
- Early Careers Network - created specifically for people interested in entry-level roles across all of the security services. So, students will be notified about the various opportunities as they become available.
- Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)Link opens in a new window - an intelligence and security organisation involved in combating terrorism and crime.
- The Security Service (MI5)Link opens in a new window - responsible for protecting the UK against threats to national security.
- The Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)Link opens in a new window - works overseas collecting foreign intelligence to protect the UK.
Police, Probation and Prison Services
- Joining the Police – national police recruitment websiteLink opens in a new window
- Police:Now – offer 2 national Graduate programmesLink opens in a new window
- British Transport Police – information on the range of role in the BTPLink opens in a new window
- H.M. Prison ServiceLink opens in a new window– information about the work carried out in prisons throughout England and Wales
- National Probation Service Link opens in a new window
- UK Border ForceLink opens in a new window
Emergency Services
Getting Experience
- St John Ambulance Volunteer OpportunitiesLink opens in a new window