University of Warwick Graduate Scheme
Higher Education Sector
This is a challenging and exciting time for Higher Education. Covid-19 has had a significant impact on the sector: changes in teaching and learning, research and the student experience has had a lasting impact on the operation of the University. At the same time, Higher Education Institutions are increasingly stepping forward to help address complex societal challenges; and traditional academia is engaging more openly and collaboratively with industry and wider society, regionally, nationally and globally.
University staff play a critical role in shaping, supporting and delivering this future. In addition to supporting and facilitating the external connections of our research and teaching provision, we’re working in partnership with government, industry and a host of other external agencies, analysing problems, making connections, facilitating conversations and explorations, and collaborating and co-creating innovative solutions to address the wicked problems of today and tomorrow.
Would you like to kickstart your leadership career in Higher Education and play a key role in addressing these challenges? We are looking for our new cohort of Graduate Management Trainees to become our future leaders and join our award winning 2-year fast track leadership development scheme. Applications are now closed. For those who have applied recently, we'll be in contact shortly. We hope to recruit another cohort to start in October 2026.
The Scheme
The University of Warwick is a world-leading university with an acknowledged reputation for research, teaching, innovation, and links with business and industry.
With over 7000 members of staff, we're looking for new colleagues who can help us continue to make an impact locally and globally.
Joining our graduate scheme, you’ll be at the heart of the University, working in a variety of professional services roles.
You’ll gain hands-on experience of working on a number of high-profile projects whilst obtaining on-the-job learning, as well as a structured professional development programme and a project management qualification.
The Programme Structure
Our two-year programme is designed to give you everything you need to start your leadership career; we’ll even enable to you to share your new skills and knowledge with our local community and every placement has a project which enables two way knowledge sharing with an external organisation and public/community engagement. We even won Team of the Year 2024 in the WAPCS Awards, the scheme was recognised for going beyond the Warwick bubble and enabling meaningful change. One of your work placements will be with a local small company or charity where you’ll be able to share the knowledge you’ve learnt, providing them with practical and valuable support.
The programme commences at the beginning of October 2024 and consists of three, eight-month placements which are structured to give you exposure to a range of areas of the University.
Each eight-month placement enables you to develop your project management and business skills, learn how the University works, as well as support the local community. Each placement will enable you to put your new project management qualification into practice within a substantial business project.
Working at Warwick
Find out more about our history, vision and achievements, as well as our campus and community, to understand whether it sounds like somewhere you would like to be a part of.
Our previous Graduate Management Trainees
Learn about the experiences of some our previous Graduate Management Trainees. This will give you a flavour of the potential placements, experience and support Warwick has to offer.
Frequency Asked Questions
Find out more about our recruitment process including essential criteria, and our exciting placement opportunities both at Warwick and in a local SME/charity
Pay and benefits
Working as a Graduate Management Trainee provides a range of attractive benefits including a competitive starting salary, attractive pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement. We will provide you with a dedicated development programme to help you reach your potential. Working at Warwick also provides you with access to a wide range of additional benefits.
Application process and form
You must be eligible to work in the UK for the duration of the two-year programme and already have a visa in place if required.
Applications are now closed for this years cohort. We hope to recruit another cohort in October 2026.