1. Working for government, voluntary sector or politics Tina Haux – Lecturer in Social Policy T.Haux@kent.ac.uk

2. My background BSc in Social Policy and Administration MA in Social Research Methods 1 st attempt at PhD Senior/Research officer at the Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Research Officer at Gingerbread 2 nd (successful) attempt at doing a PhD in Social Policy

3. Working for the UK government About the civil service https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-service Type of jobs Fast stream https://www.gov.uk/faststream Why become a civil servant? A job for life? Devolved administrations/ local government

4. Working in the Voluntary sector About the voluntary sector Type of jobs http://jobs.theguardian.com/jobs/ http://voluntarysectorjobs.co.uk/ Why work for the voluntary sector? How to get a job http://knowhownonprofit.org/how-to/how-to-get-your-first- job-in-the-voluntary-sector

5. Working in politics Working for an MP http://sciencecampaign.org.uk/?page_id=1543 http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/ http://www.parliament.uk/about/working/mp/ http://www.w4mpjobs.org/SearchJobs.aspx?search=alljobs Internships Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/ Parliamentary speaker http://www.socialmobility.org.uk/programmes/speakers-parliamentary- placements-scheme/ http://www.socialmobility.org.uk/programmes/speakers-parliamentary- placements-scheme/

6. Any questions? My contact details: T.Haux@kent.ac.uk