Summer Intern - City Region Economic Development - (Fixed Term)

Job Description

Glasgow City Council’s Summer Internship Programme will be available from Monday 8 June 2026 – Friday 28 August 2026, inclusive.

Applicants must be available for the full duration of the placement.

The intern will work 35 hours per week and rate of pay will be the Glasgow Living Wage.

Interns will work for 12 weeks, during which time they will accrue 6 days leave, the payment of which is included in their Salary so must be taken during their 12-week placement.

Applicants require to be available week commencing 23 March 2026 - Thurs 2 April 2026 for interview.

This summer internship is to work with the Glasgow City Region team to support the creation of business cases for programmes within the Regional Economic Strategy (RES).

In 2021 the Glasgow City Region team developed a new RES. The RES identifies 12 programmes which are targeted to address three Missions; to build an inclusive economy, enhance productivity and support the race to net zero.
The team are now working with a range of stakeholders and partners from across the City Region to develop the business cases for delivery of the 12 programmes.

The intern is required to provide support on two levels;
• Socio-economic research to help build an understanding of relevant existing policies and demand
• Helping to inform the design of the new services including researching similar activity operating in other parts of the UK/globally.
This will provide the intern with hands on experience of turning strategy and plans into action.

Eligibility criteria
• Must live within the Glasgow City Council boundary
• Have the right to live and work in the UK
• Be in the year of study specified in the advert

For more Information please see attached Recruitment outline and Person Specification or please visit our website https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/summerinternship.

Application Packs

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Further Information

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