Procurement & Commercial Intern

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South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe.

We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.

We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as a Commercial & Procurement Intern in our Joint Procurement team. Could you be who we are looking for?

South Wales Police and Gwent Police Joint Commercial & Procurement strive to deliver commercial benefits and provide a flexible procurement function to meet the current and future needs of both forces. We are responsible for a wide range of goods and services with an emphasis is on value for money and influencing the complete procurement lifecycle. We are looking for someone with the skills, experience and enthusiasm to undertake this new role and to play a key role in delivering our aims.

About The Role And Your Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will contribute positively to the strategic procurement team, undertaking work related to procurement processes, sourcing, supporting the requirements of procurement legislation, contract management, responsible procurement, general administrative tasks, support to client departments and will offer support in the delivery of a professional and robust procurement service.

What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:

Studying in a relevant discipline, or with transferrable knowledge, you will be able to demonstrate some knowledge in the field of procurement and contract management. A working knowledge of public procurement legislation, the delivery of value for money and supplier relationship management would be an advantage.

The post-holder will benefit from smarter working policies, with a mixture of home working and working in South Wales Police HQ, with occasional travel to Gwent Police.

There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more, click here for more information.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates are currently underrepresented within the Force, we would particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse candidates.

To support the ambition of a diverse workforce, South Wales Place is able to offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). The GIS is available for people living with a disability or identify as ethnically diverse.

If you are an applicant who is living with a disability or from an ethnically diverse background (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) and would like to be considered under the GIS, you must meet the essential minimum criteria for the role as outlined in the advert and role profile. You should take time to evidence that you meet each of the essential criteria in your application form and/or personal statement and CV.

Qualification Criteria

To be eligible you must be working towards a degree and be in your ‘sandwich year’ / ‘year in industry’ (between years 2 and 3) in a relevant subject.

A relevant subject may include Strategic Procurement Management, Business Management, Supply Chain Management.

KEY DATES

Shortlisting for this vacancy will take place on 16th and 17th February 2026.

Interviews for this vacancy will take place on either 16th or 17th March 2026.

We anticipate a large volume of applications for this internship as such we reserve the right to close the vacancy when a sufficient number of applications are received.

The role is due to close on 30th January 2026 - apply today and join Team SWP!