£12.21 per hour + £1.47 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
15 Feb 2026
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Role & Department Overview

Eligibility

This micro internship is for 30 hours in total (including 4 hours for training) and is aimed at students who have limited professional prior work experience and are looking for an opportunity that supports them to develop their employability skills. 

To apply for this micro internship, students must be part of GROW Your Future. 

GROW Your Future is an opt-in scheme for UK undergraduates and postgraduate taught students who also meet specific Widening Participation criteria, e.g. students who are: 

  • first in their family to go to university; 

  • in receipt of a Lancaster Bursary; 

  • received free school meals  

  • over 21 when they start their first undergraduate degree; 

  • Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic; 

  • disabled (including learning disabilities, physical or mental health conditions); 

  • care leavers or have caring responsibilities, or estranged from family 

  • a refugee or asylum seeker, from a gypsy or Traveller community, or from a military family

For more information and to sign up see the following link: GROW Your Future | ASK - Lancaster University

Role Overview 

This internship offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the Procurement Team with a particular focus on sustainable procurement.

The intern will support the Procurement Team by gathering, verifying and recording supplier sustainability information, helping to improve the quality of sustainability data held within the University’s Finance System.

The role will contribute to the University’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives, including responsible sourcing, carbon reduction and ethical supply chain management.

The intern will gain practical experience of working in an office, working with systems and undertaking data input, as well as how sustainability is embedded into real procurement decision-making within a large organisation.

Start Date: 12 March 2026
End Date: 30 April 2026
Working Pattern: 4 hours per week with a preference for hours being completed on Thursday (Minimum 2 hours on a Thursday with flexibility to fit around lectures)
Location: On the Lancaster University campus

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

•  Input sustainability data into the Finance System (Agresso)

•  Collate sustainability credentials from suppliers (e.g. carbon data, certifications, policies and commitments)

•  Assist with data cleansing and improving consistency of existing records

•  Support reporting for internal stakeholders on supplier sustainability performance

•  Review supplier sustainability questionnaires and supporting evidence

•  Contribute ideas for improving how sustainability data is captured and used

What You’ll Gain

•  Practical understanding of sustainable procurement in a real organisational setting

•  Experience working with Finance Systems

•  Data analysis, validation and reporting skills

•  Professional communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders

•  Basic understanding of ESG, carbon reporting and ethical supply chains

•  Improved organisational skills

•  Confidence working in a professional office environment

•  Insight into procurement and sustainability strategy

Support and Development

You will be fully supported by the Procurement Team, including Senior Buyers, Buyers and Purchasing Supervisors, with regular check-ins, training opportunities and guidance to help you build confidence in a real-world work environment. 

Person Specification

  • A member of GROW Your Future 
  • Good attention to detail and accuracy
  • Strong organisational and time-management skills
  • Confidence working with data and systems
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and use initiative
  • Interest in sustainability, climate change or responsible business
  • Analytical and problem-solving mindset
  • Professional approach when dealing with external suppliers

As this internship is aimed at students who do not have prior professional work experience, please draw upon examples from extracurricular activities, hobbies, interests, volunteering and part time work in your CV and cover letter.  

Please also outline in your CV and cover letter why you believe this micro internship will benefit you and your career progression.

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

  • Analysing
  • Business Development
  • Commercial awareness
  • Exercising professional judgement
  • Integrity
  • Multi-tasking
  • Organisation
  • Planning and organising
  • Perseverance
  • Research
  • Resilience
  • Self-motivation
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management
  • Verbal communication
  • Written communication

 

 

 

 

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

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Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.

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