Placements Officer

About the role

Join our vibrant central employability team as a Placements Officer. We are recruiting several roles focused on sandwich placements, compliance, and international mobility. Reporting to the Placements Manager and supervised by the Senior Placements Officer (Undergraduate), you’ll use your expertise to increase placement and international mobility uptake delivering excellent student experiences across the university.

Key responsibilities vary by strand depending on your preference and experience:

Placement Compliance includes overseeing placement approvals, due diligence, health and safety, and liaising with academic Tutors to monitor and improve placement experiences.

International Mobility focuses on administering the Turing grant, delivering mobility sessions, coaching students, running promotional campaigns, and leading overseas group study trips.

Sandwich Placements concentrates on designing placement preparation sessions, managing student caseloads with one-to-one coaching, and matching students with opportunities.

Across all strands, you’ll organise placement events, support promotional campaigns, and collaborate with fellow Officers to offer a comprehensive and attractive menu of placement and mobility options. You’ll also represent placements and international mobility at career fairs and Open Days on our Stoke and London campuses.

Ideal candidates will have a degree (or equivalent), substantial placements and employability experience, and familiarity with international mobility, with a proven track record in WBL compliance, preferably in HE. Strong communication, IT, and organizational skills, along with flexibility and adaptability, are essential.

If you’re passionate about helping students achieve career success in a dynamic, target-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you!