Kent Graduate Programme
Whether it’s social care, education, transport or strategic planning, our focus is on improving lives. We want to ensure every pound spent in the county delivers better outcomes for our residents, communities and businesses. If you have a 2:2 degree or equivalent, join our graduate programme and we'll help you achieve your ambitions as you help us achieve ours.
We are responsible for providing more than 300 public services such as education, transport, strategic planning, emergency services, social services, public safety and waste disposal.
Our award-winning graduate programme is profession-based and enables individuals to build a long-term career in their desired professional area.
We are a flexible employer and offer hybrid working with opportunities to work flexibly from home and from one of our offices in Kent. Read more about the many benefits of working for us.
If you’d like us to let you know when we're recruiting, register your interest in the Kent Graduate Programme.
Our professional pathways include an embedded apprenticeship, typically last for 2 to 3 years and provide opportunities to build a broad range of experience together with access to the professional networks to support your success. Find out more about our graduate professional pathways opening for applications in January 2025:
Analytics - continuous improvement
An exciting opportunity to work across different areas of the council to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Applications open on 13 January 2025.
Find out more about the analytics pathway
Civil engineering/construction
An exciting opportunity to work in the Flood and Water Management Team and support the delivery of our Lead Local Flood Authority role. Applications open on 13 January 2025.
Find out more about the civil engineering/construction pathway
Project management
We are offering two roles which provide an exciting opportunity to grow your career in project and programme management in the public sector. These roles are ideal for graduates with a keen interest in project management who are ready for the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment to support the delivery of our priority projects. Applications open on 13 January 2025.
Find out more about the project management pathway
Technology
We are offering two roles within the Digital Transformation Team, a multi-disciplinary team with the Technology Division, responsible for coordinating the transformation activity across the council. Applications open on 13 January 2025.
Training and development
As a trainee on our graduate programme, you'll get the chance to develop your skills and achieve a recognised apprenticeship qualification (relevant to your chosen profession-based pathway).
You will also have access to our extensive suite of e-learning courses and our graduate development framework which consists of meetings with senior officers, politicians and meetings on key initiatives within the council – everything you need to gain a broad overview of the organisation.
We are one of the top 50 companies for graduates
The JobCrowd rates the best UK businesses for graduate employment. We have been ranked in the top 50 for our opportunities for career progression, our training schemes and the work life balance we provide our employees and top in the charity, education and public sector category.
