Placements Officer (ED

About the role

We are looking for a hardworking, ambitious individual to join the busy Placements team within our Faculty on a fixed-term basis until December 2025. 

You will support students from our Department of Economics.

This role is available on a full-time or part-time basis (minimum 0.6) to cover a period of maternity leave. The position is expected to be until December 2025, or the early return of the post holder.  

Placement Officers play a vital role in researching and developing opportunities to generate new placements at home and abroad, as well as maintaining positive relationships with current providers and partner institutions, ensuring that services are effective and adapt to changing circumstances. 

You will act as a point of contact for undergraduate and postgraduate students, staff, partners and employers, dealing with enquiries and providing guidance on applications. 

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

Excellent organisational skillsGood use of initiativeThe ability to multi-taskThe ability to prioritise a high workloadGood awareness of Employability within the Higher Education sector Strong communications skills and the ability to engage positively with students

Additional information

For more information, see the attached job description and person specification. 

For an informal chat please get in touch with Martin Gore at mg906@bath.ac.uk or Sabrina Earnshaw at sle22@bath.ac.uk. 

About the Faculty

Our teaching excellence and real world experience encourage wider thinking. 

We help our students realise their potential and make a positive impact on society. 

We offer a diverse range of undergraduate courses covering economics, education, psychology, policy and languages. 

We also offer a variety of taught and research-based postgraduate courses, from master's to doctorate qualifications. 

Learn more about our Faculty and its programmes at http://www.bath.ac.uk/hss/. 

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Free counselling services through Health AssuredCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff discount at Team Bath gymStaff discounts on postgraduate tuition feesStaff discount on language coursesGenerous employer contributory pension schemesGenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceA wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and moreFree entry to the Holburne Museum in BathLocal discounts and moreA family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforceRelocation allowanceVisa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Closing Date: 03 Apr 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £30,805 to £37,174