MI5, MI6 and GCHQ (the UK's intelligence community) work collaboratively to procure vital goods and services to help us protect the nation from threats to our national security.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for undergraduates to join either our 11-week summer programme or 12-month work placement schemes. There are 2 different schemes available with opportunities in Cheltenham and London. Please follow the links below to find out more:

Procurement Student Scheme

Finance Student Scheme

Discretion

Discretion is vital. You should not discuss your application, other than with your partner or a close family member. Please note, you should only launch your application from within the UK. If you are based overseas, you should wait until you visit the UK to launch an application. Applying from outside the UK will impact on our ability to progress your application. Further information on our eligibility criteria can be found on the How to Apply section on our website.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to apply, you must meet our residency criteria. You must be a born or naturalised British citizen and one of your parents must be a British citizen or have substantial ties to the UK. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for nine out of the last 10 years. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. You will nonetheless be considered if you have, for example, served overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of Her Majesty's Government, studied abroad, or lived overseas with your parents. You can apply at the age of 17 years and 6 months, if successful you will not be offered a start date prior to your 18th birthday.

Equal Opportunities

The UK Intelligence Agencies / MI5 / MI6 / GCHQ are Equal Opportunities employers, committed to reflecting the society we protect. Our recruitment process is fair, transparent and based on merit. We particularly welcome applications from diverse and under-represented groups.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to being a 'Disability Confident Leader' we offer an interview to all candidates with a disability who meet our minimum criteria for the role they are applying for. This is known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS).