Placements OfficerUniversity

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our busy Placements Team.

About the role

Undergraduate and Postgraduate students have the option of taking a one year work placement in industry as part of their degree. You will play a vital role in maintaining strong professional relationships with current placement providers in an industry facing role whilst also proactively sourcing and developing opportunities to generate new placements. You will act as a point of contact for students, academic staff and employers, dealing with enquiries and providing guidance.

A major part of the role is to provide employability support to students on a one to one basis and good written English skills are essential. In addition, you will be required to deliver skills workshops and talks and must be a confident, lively presenter to communicate to the student audience. Your focus in the post will be on supporting students to apply for placements in the technology and automotive sectors and you will principally be supporting Mechanical and Electronic and Electrical Engineering students.

About you

With excellent organisational skills, you will demonstrate a good use of initiative and have the ability to multi-task and prioritise a high workload.

Attention to detail and good administrative record keeping are essential. We work together as a team to achieve overall results and you will need to be a good team player.

An interest in learning about and working with engineering fields and industries would be beneficial. Placement Officers host companies on campus as well as visit them on site to promote the placement scheme so you will need strong interpersonal skills. You will display skills in mentoring or training young people as Placement Officers provide support to students 1-1, in small groups and in large lectures.

This is a rewarding role supporting high achieving students at the start of their engineering careers. Training and support will be given in all aspects of the role and for future career development. Learn more about our Faculty and its programmes here.

Further information

This is a part time role (21.9 hours per week, three days). The Placements team follow a hybrid pattern but are a student facing team with 2 out of 3 day on campus in University term times, 1 out of 3 on campus during University holidays.

This role is a fixed term parental leave cover with an ideal start date of early January 2027.

For an informal discussion, please contact Head of Placements and Employability, Vicky Hill on [email protected] or Placements Manager Kim Smith on [email protected]

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 equity 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 and 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.

£31,861 to £38,448. Grade 6