Careers ServiceInclusive employers and opportunities

The best employers actively champion diversity in the workplace. Many graduate recruiters go beyond formal legal requirements. They set themselves challenging recruitment targets to build a diverse workforce. To find out who these employers are you can

  • check the organisation website for information on equal opportunities policies, employee support networks or diversity champions
  • keep an eye on our events calendar for insight events aimed at under-represented groups
  • find out if the relevant professional bodies offer initiatives or events
  • look out for the Disability Confident logo

MyPlus Students’ Club provides students with disabilities with the advice and support they need to navigate the recruitment process and achieve their career potential.

Register for free with MyPlus Students’ Club for advice on openness, requesting adjustments and access to many more resources

Opportunities

  • AAI Employability run a "Back to work" programme to support minority ethnic women to return to the workforce after a career break
  • 10,000 Black Interns - seeks to offer 2,000 internships each year for five consecutive years and has partnered with firms from 24 different sectors, delivering internships across a range of internal business functions
  • Black Professionals Scotland offers networking opportunities, hosts events and provides opportunities for students, graduates and skilled professionals to gain experience and integrate into the Scottish workforce
  • COLORINTECH is focused on making Europe the most inclusive tech hub in the world. They build programmes to create access to some of the most innovative companies for ethnic minorities. Access free MOOCS and events, which will develop your skills and expand your network
  • Knowvate Hub is a free entrepreneurial hub for Ethnic Minorities in Scotland to connect, access professional development videos and discover events
  • National Graduate Development Programme for Local Government in partnership with African Caribbean Education Network (ACEN)- aims to fast-track successful applicants to management roles within local councils. The 24-month programme is fully funded and culminates in an ILM Level 7 qualification in Leadership and Management. This is delivered by SOLACE and the University of Birmingham

*Disability and long-term health conditions include, but are not limited to: visual and hearing impairments, mobility impairments, autism, diabetes, epilepsy, dyslexia, dyspraxia, mental health conditions, speech impairments, and major illnesses such as cancer and MS.

  • Disability Confident - jobs at companies signed up for the Disability Confident scheme
  • Evenbreak is an accessible job site, run by and for disabled people designed to bridge the gap between talented disabled candidates and inclusive employers. Evenbreak can provide relevant and accessible career support for disabled candidates looking for new or better work too.
  • Inclusion Scotland - funded by the Scottish Government to create internship opportunities for disabled people in Scotland
  • Leonard Cheshire Change 100 - paid summer internships for students and graduates with disabilities or long-term health conditions
  • MyPlus Students' Club jobs board for students and graduates
  • Vercida job search - filter results by disability
  • AHEAD - Work Mentoring Programme for graduates (Ireland)
  • Access to Work is a publicly funded employment support programme. It aims to help more disabled people start or remain at work. It can provide practical and financial support if you have a disability. It can also help you if you have a long-term physical or mental health condition.
  • Blind in Business is a national charity that helps blind and partially sighted people into work. They offer free one to one virtual appointments to discuss the support you may need and create a tailored plan of action, helping you become recruitment ready. Email: joe@blindinbusiness.org.uk
  • British Stammering Association (STAMMA) provides resources to ensure your stammer doesn't hold you back from the job or career you want
  • Use My Ability provides workshops aimed at helping disabled students boost employability skills. These workshops are informed by research with employers, academic staff careers staff, and disabled students. They are available to anyone
  • Business Disability Forum (Member organisations). The Business Disability Forum is a membership organisations for businesses who are committed to disability inclusion.
  • Ahead – WAM Programme (Ireland): A work placement programme (based in Ireland) which aims to promote access to the labour market for graduates with disabilities and build the capacity of employers to integrate disability into the mainstream workplace.
  • Scope: Support for Work Programme (England and Wales): Employability support service for individuals with a disability living in England or Wales, with access to vacancies from partner organisations and recruiters.

Neurodiversity Specific

  • Ambitious about Autism - work experience opportunities in London and across the UK for autistic people over 18
  • Auticon - employs autistic adults as IT consultants on a permanent basis. Each individual’s skill set is then matched to a specific client project with an employer who has invested in creating an autism-positive work environment
  • Enna Jobs Board - employers looking to recruit neurodivergent applicants
  • Exceptional Individuals- a social enterprise that partners dyslexic and neurodiverse job seekers with employers in London and increasingly across the UK
  • British Dyslexia Association guidance on reasonable adjustments in the workplace
  • Dyslexia Scotland produces leaflets on a range of topics, including employment and the workplace. They also host events that you may find helpful
  • IWork4Me – Self employment support for autistic people in Scotland
  • Employability Skills for Autistic Students and Graduates is a free online course designed for autistic university students and graduates. It will help develop your employability skills. It may also be useful for any autistic person looking to develop these capacities. The course content has been developed by a team of experts, including autistic graduates, autistic workplace mentors, non-autistic university careers consultants, and non-autistic researchers

  • Centre for Mental Health is an independent, not for profit thinktank. They seek to eradicate mental health inequalities. They also fight injustice by changing policy and practice
  • See Me is Scotland's national programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination. The resources include factsheets and an online newsletter

  • Pink News Jobs Board - lists opportunities with leading employers (PinkNews is the brand for the global LGBT+ community and the next generation)
  • Stonewall Scotland - Top 100 Employers list identifies the best employers for LGBT people and is published annually
  • InterEngineering is a free and inclusive organisation. It's for anyone who believes that LGBT diversity and inclusion within engineering are important
  • PinkNews Futures is a bi-annual (digital) student and graduate careers conference. It provides support and valuable resources to LGBT+ youth. It connects them with inclusive employers from across the UK. They also host an online Jobs Board

  • Equate Scotland - manages the only UK-wide 'women into STEM' job advertising platform
  • Where Women Work - jobs board advertises internships, apprenticeships, graduate roles, experienced hires, women returners, and executives
  • AAI Employability run a "Back to work" programme. It supports minority ethnic women to return to the workforce after a career break.
  • WISE - jobs board for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
  • STEM Women - jobs board aims to help graduate employers attract female applicants to their graduate scheme, internship, and placement opportunities
  • Interviews for the Women in Data campaign show women working in data, tech, and related fields in Scotland

  • Creative Access - advertises internships and graduate opportunities. Supports talented people from groups that are under-represented in terms of ethnicity, socio-economic background, and disability to enter the creative industries and thrive when they get in.