Some employers of relevance to Politics

Advertising, PR and Marketing

• APCO Global Communications Consultancy
• Consolidated Communications Public Affairs Consultancy
• Foreign Policy Centre Think Tank
• Grayling Global Corporate Communications Consultancy
• Hill & Knowlton Public Relations Consultancy; runs a graduate training scheme
• Indigo Public Affairs
• Lexington Communications Public Affairs and Communications Agency
• PPS Group Political and Communications Consultancy
• Zeno Group US-based Corporate Communications Consultancy

Arts and Heritage

• ITN

Business and Management

• Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
• Research Solutions Management Consultancy
• Trades Union Congress (TUC) includes links to UK Trade Unions

Buying, Selling and Retail

• Association of Convenience Stores Lobbies Govt. for small traders

Charity and Voluntary

• Campaign Against Arms Trade
• Hansard Society Educational Charity
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation Development Charity
• New Policy Institute Think Tank; offers internships
• Progressio

Environment

• International Institute for Environment and Development

Finance, Insurance and Pensions

• HSBC

Government and Public Sector

• Communities and Local Government
• DEMOS Think Tank
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Foreign Policy Centre
• Government Operational Research Service
• Greater London Authority
• Home Office
• Houses of Parliament
• Institute for Public Policy Research Think Tank
• Institute of Development Studies
• Scotland Office
• The Conservative Party
• The Labour Party
• Wales Office

Human Resources and Recruitment

• European Personnel Selection Office Administers selection for all European Institutions

Information Management

• Thomson Reuters

IT, Telecoms and E-business

• Gamma Associates

Media and Publishing

• BBC Monitoring
• Blackwell Publishing
• De Havilland News Agency

Medical and Health Services

• NHS Management Training Scheme

Social and Community

• Citizenship Foundation
• Equality and Human Rights Commission

Transport and Logistics

• Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) Information on projects, training, events, news

Uniformed Services

• British Army
• GCHQ
• MI5
• MoD
• Police Forces in the UK

This list should give you some ideas of employers you might approach - some obvious, some less so. It is not, though, exhaustive, and we hope it will help you find other employers of interest.