Year Placement Officer

Overview

In this role you help undergraduate students secure and thrive in year placements, working within the Careers and Employability Directorate. You will deliver high-quality guidance, run workshops, and manage placement processes to ensure a positive student experience. You’ll collaborate with academic and professional colleagues and engage employers to broaden opportunities and monitor progress. This role offers a meaningful chance to influence placement outcomes and support student career development within a large, research-active university.

Pay / Benefits

• sector-leading salary
• pension scheme
• comprehensive staff training and development
• flexible working arrangements (hybrid)
• supportive workplace culture

Responsibilities

• Promote placement opportunities and deliver workshops/events
• Provide advice, guidance and administrative support across the year placement lifecycle
• Support applications and compliance processes for students
• Maintain placement records and monitor student progress on placement
• Engage with employers and coordinate with academic/professional services colleagues
• Ensure an excellent student experience through cross-functional collaboration

Key requirements

• Experience delivering advice and guidance to diverse stakeholders
• Strong communication, organisation, and relationship-building skills
• Knowledge of the UK student and graduate labour market
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to use data to inform service improvements
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

• communication
• organisation
• relationship-building
• teamwork
• data analysis to inform service improvements
• administrative support and processes

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