Placements Officer

Job Description

The School of Management at our client has an exciting opportunity for a Placements Officer to join their team.About the role:This position will form an integral part of the School of Management Placements Team, taking ownership for all aspects of undergraduate placement support, focussing on the BSc Management and the BSc Management with Marketing programmes. Students typicallyundertake a 12 month placement during their third year of the course.The role will include identifying, negotiating and organising placements primarily in the UK , involving extensive interactions with placement providers at a mid to senior management level. You will support students throughout the recruitment process. Thisincludes planning and delivering a varied and accessible professional development programme, which includes employability presentations to large groups of students, collaborating with employers, as well as providing one to one guidance.This is a permanent, full time position working 36.5 hours per week.About you:The Placement Officer continues to act as a key contact for all parties throughout the duration of the placement itself, through to helping students navigate the transition period back into academic life post placement. Student support and guidance is acore component of this role and experience working with young people and understanding their specific requirements is a feature of this position.This is a busy and varied role involving daily communication with a range of internal and external stakeholders often at a senior level. You will therefore need to have excellent organisational skills, demonstrate a good use of initiative and have the abilityto multi-task and prioritise.About them:The School of Management at them are considered one of the most prestigious business schools in both the UK and the world. The School offers a range of courses including undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD, as well as executive education for individualsand organisations. The School currently ranks in the top 10 in the UK in the three main national rankings (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide, The Guardian University Guide 2022, and the Complete University Guide 2022). The Complete UniversityGuide 2022 ranks the School 1st for Marketing, a position its held since 2017. In the latest UK governments Research Excellence Framework, 41% of the Schools submissions met the 4* standard (the highest possible). According to the Times Higher EducationsREF rankings, the School was placed 8th in the UK for business and management studies.What they can offer you:They are an equal opportunities employer and have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations. They have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award.A family-friendly University with an increasingly agile workforce, they are open to flexible working arrangements. Theyre also proud to be a disability confident leader and are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require.They offer:a very generous employer contributory pension scheme;39 days holiday (annual leave, discretionary days and bank holidays) (pro-rata for part time staff)an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of their diverse workforce;a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities.a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for. Please visit the following webpages for more information:

• Relocation Procedure
• Visa Reimbursement Scheme
• Interest-Free Loan Scheme

Their campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work. Find out from their staff what makes them a great place towork.They aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. They truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to a better environment for their employees and students, creating a learningenvironment and organisational culture that enhances health and wellbeing across their community. They are very proud to have recently received Ambassadors for Autism certification and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disabilityconfidence and supporting disabled staff.

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