Leadership and Talent - Intern
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South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe.
We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.
The South Wales Police Internship gives you the opportunity to put your academic knowledge to the test in a practical and professional setting where you will gain valuable work experience and training. You can be confident that throughout your internship you will be supported by an expert team who will encourage you to fulfil your potential.
Becoming part of #TeamSWP will offer you a unique learning experience where you will contribute to real life projects in a complex and diverse environment. We value individuality and encourage new ideas and creativity that will contribute to our success as a force and make a difference to society.
We are looking for a motivated person to #JoinUs as Leadership and Talent Support Intern in our Learning and Development Department. Could you be who we are looking for?
We are a small team based in the Learning and Development department who coordinate, design and deliver development opportunities for our identified talent across the force, supporting the implementation of Our Delivery Plan in creating our future leaders and an engaged workforce which is representative of the communities that we serve.
We are looking for someone with the skills, experience and enthusiasm to undertake this new role and make positive contribution to the development of our talented officers and staff.
About the role and your key responsibilities:
To provide administrative support to the Leadership and Talent Development Manager and to the Performance and Organisational Development (OD) Manager who are responsible for the Talent Framework and the design and delivery of individual leadership and team development products.
Activities could include:
- Supporting the continued development and growth of the new Talent Framework, analysing data, providing summary reports and developing systems and processes to manage and coordinate talent related activities.
- Managing and updating leadership and talent pages of the Learning and Development internal website.
- Coordinating meetings, events and invitations to development opportunities. providing administrative support as necessary.
- Supporting the Leadership and Talent Manager with the evaluation and review of talent programmes.
What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:
Studying in a relevant discipline, or with transferrable knowledge, you will be able to demonstrate some knowledge in the field of leadership or learning and development. Attitude and adaptability to change will be key for this role.
We are keen to hear from you if you:
- are highly competent with Microsoft systems and have previous administrative experience – particularly in Microsoft Excel.
- have a proactive approach to problem solving.
- can work under pressure, to deadlines, exercising personal judgement.
It is essential that you can speak Welsh to a conversational level or are willing to develop this skill during your employment with us.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates are currently underrepresented within the Force, we would particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse candidates.
To support the ambition of a diverse workforce, South Wales Place is able to offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). The GIS is available for people living with a disability or identify as ethnically diverse.
If you are an applicant who is living with a disability or from an ethnically diverse background (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) and would like to be considered under the GIS, you must meet the essential minimum criteria for the role as outlined in the advert and role profile. You should take time to evidence that you meet each of the essential criteria in your application form and/or personal statement and CV.
Qualification Criteria
To be eligible you must be working towards a degree and be in your ‘sandwich year’ / ‘year in industry’ (between years 2 and 3) in a relevant subject. A relevant subject may include:
- Data Analytics
- Statistics
- Business Administration
- Management Studies
- Strategic Leadership
- Organisational Leadership
- Public Administration
- Project Management
- Change Management
There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more, click here for more information.
KEY DATES
Shortlisting for this vacancy will take place on 16th and 17th February 2026.
Interviews for this vacancy will take place on either 16th or 17th March 2026.
We anticipate a large volume of applications for this internship as such we reserve the right to close the vacancy when a sufficient number of applications are received.
The role is due to close on 30th January 2026 - apply today and join Team SWP!