Women in Bus and Coach Summer Intern

The programme seeks candidates who are adaptable, open to new ideas, and willing to innovate. Experience or interest in public transport, customer service, safety, sustainability, or engineering may be beneficial.

Applicants must be working towards a degree in any discipline, or have completed a degree within the last year with a minimum grade of 2:2. The internship is also open to students pursuing a master’s degree or those who have completed their master’s within the past year. Applications are sought only from candidates with specific protected characteristics who are women (the scheme is also open to non-binary individuals). Successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the scheme. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa scheme.

Award-winning teams support ongoing development through a wide range of on-the-job practical experience and placements. Professional development is supported through training, mentoring, and networking. One-to-one guidance is provided throughout the programme from a placement manager (responsible for day-to-day management and support), a scheme sponsor (a senior manager who acts as a technical and professional adviser), a buddy (usually an apprentice or graduate who provides support and ensures the participant feels welcomed), and a development adviser (who supports professional development through career coaching).

TfL’s core values are extremely important, and candidates are desired who are:

• Caring about colleagues, customers, and work
• Open to each other, new ideas, and working together
• Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate

At the end of the placement, the participant will be well-positioned to pursue further opportunities within the bus and coach industry.

The application process consists of five steps, including online assessments that must be completed within an allocated time frame. It is highly recommended that applicants read the document thoroughly to familiarise themselves with the process. If qualification certificates are already held, copies should be uploaded to the application. If final exams are due to be sat or certificates need to be replaced, these must be provided at a later stage. Information and guidance will be provided around each assessment stage as the application progresses. Applicants should pay close attention to emails and deadlines, noting there is one week to complete online assessments, and these tests cannot be re-issued once the deadline passes. Assessment centres for graduates and intern roles will take place from December to January; many roles only have one assessment day and alternative dates cannot be guaranteed. Assessment centres are conducted in person and virtually (role dependent).

TfL is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, aiming to represent the city it serves. TfL is a disability confident employer and guarantees an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. In high volume campaigns, the minimum criteria set is achieving a pass mark in the first stage assessments, adopting a proportionate approach as part of the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments can be requested for any stages of the application process.

The recruitment team can be contacted by phone at 0203 005 1680 (Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17.30) or by email at EarlyCareersCampaigns@tfl.gov.uk.

The Women in Buses Internship is a diversity initiative and training opportunity aiming to address the lack of gender diversity in the bus and coach industry. The internship aligns with the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010. As a public sector body, TfL is required by Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 to advance the Public Sector Equality Duty, by which steps must not only be taken to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation on grounds of protected characteristics, but also to advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who do not share it.