Faculty Placements Administrator

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Job summary

University of Bath is seeking a proactive Faculty Placements Administrator to support students on professional placements and international study experiences. You will coordinate placement and study abroad processes, maintain student records, and provide exceptional support to students and partners within the Faculty of Science.

Join a collaborative team that values student development, wellbeing, and a positive work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate placement and study abroad processes.
• Maintain student records and online resources.
• Organise events and exhibitions.
• Provide outstanding support to students and stakeholders.

Job description

About The Role

Are you an organised, proactive administrator who enjoys working with people, managing a varied workload, and making a real difference?

Faculty Placements Administrator

Are you an organised, proactive administrator who enjoys working with people, managing a varied workload, and making a real difference?

The Faculty of Science is seeking a highly motivated Placements Administrator to join our dynamic Placements Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting students as they embark on professional placements and international study experiences that enhance their employability, confidence and future careers.

We place students’ personal development and learning at the centre of our work, using the expertise and knowledge of an inclusive and approachable team.

We care about student well-being, excellent service and University reputation.

Trust, care and our team’s work-life balance are part of our core values, resulting in commitment to our roles and each other’s welfare.

In this busy and rewarding role, you will coordinate essential placement and study abroad processes, maintain student records and online resources, organise events and exhibitions, and provide outstanding support to students and stakeholders.

About You

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

In return, you will join a supportive and collaborative team, work in a vibrant university environment, and have the opportunity to contribute directly to the success and development of our students.

Learn more about our Faculty, its Departments and our placements here:

https://www.bath.ac.uk/faculties/faculty-of-science/

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.

We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Be Well at Bath

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.