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Placement details

Location: London and Cheltenham

Application Criteria

• Must be in your final or penultimate year of university
• British citizen
• From a Black, Asian, mixed heritage or ethnic minority background
• From a socially or economically disadvantaged background

Key Skills:

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning
• Teamwork and communication
• Ability to solve problems and make sense of information
• Integrity, respect, creativity, and professionalism

Application Deadline: Applications for the Summer Intelligence Internship are now closed. Click 'Apply' at the top of this page to sign up for a job alert to be notified of future opportunities.

How to Apply: Click 'Apply' at the top of this page to find out more!

About the opportunity

Choose one agency to apply for: MI5, MI6, or GCHQ. You will work closely with experienced teams on real investigations and projects. The internship gives you a deep insight into how these agencies operate to protect the UK. You will learn about intelligence work, operations, technology, and strategy. At the end of the internship, you may have the chance to apply for full-time roles, but all hires go through a competitive selection process.

What you will do

• Support investigative teams at MI5 to disrupt threats and terrorism
• Work with mission teams at MI6 to understand operations and training
• Join intelligence mission teams at GCHQ and solve real problems
• Gain experience working in close teams and contributing to national security
• Learn how intelligence shapes UK safety strategies

About the company
MI5, MI6 and GCHQ are UK government intelligence agencies working together to keep the country safe. They use intelligence, technology and skilled people to stop threats, support military and government operations, and protect the UK at home and abroad.

Next steps
Sign up for job alerts on the MI5, MI6 or GCHQ careers websites to be the first to hear when the next internship opportunities open. Click 'Apply' at the top of this page to find out more!