Impact is a national management trainee scheme for graduates run by the Local Government Authority (LGA).

It is the only graduate programme that runs in local authorities across the country. 

Successful applicants get the chance to grow their leadership skills and knowledge across a range of disciplines, in an organisation that covers every aspect of life in the UK. 

Impact in Royal Greenwich

Royal Greenwich has been part of the graduate programme since 2003 and we recruit new trainees every year.

Over the the two-year programme, successful applicants complete up to four placements in a range of departments across the council. From children’s services, to Digital, to the Council Leader’s office and more.

Several former trainees have stayed at Royal Greenwich since completing their course and gone on to be highly valued members of our workforce.

Reasons to choose Royal Greenwich

Royal Greenwich is a fantastic place to live and work and many Impact candidates seem to agree. Over 26% of the 5,000+ national applicants in the last round picked us as their top choice.

With over a 250,000 residents from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds living in our borough, Royal Greenwich offers a diverse and representative slice of life in Britain.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive borough in the heart of the capital, offering:

• world-class parks
• a rich cultural and historic background
• exciting future-thinking environmental, housing and transport projects.

Learn more about Royal Greenwich

Ensuring the best for our residents is at the centre of what we do at the council. We have developed a benchmark of core values and priorities to guide us as we work to improve people’s lives.

Our vision to make sure residents are healthier, safer, cleaner, greener, housed, prosperous, and able to grow up well is outlined in our corporate plan.

We encourage applications from local graduates with an understanding of what it’s like to live and work in our borough.