Faculty Placements Officer

Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes

Cycle to work

Employee discounts

Professional development

Job summary

University of Bath is seeking a proactive Placements Coordinator to connect students with placement opportunities nationwide and beyond. You will manage a diverse portfolio, collaborate with academic departments and external organisations, and support students throughout the placement journey.

The role offers opportunities to influence practice, develop networks, and contribute to innovative employability initiatives within a forward-thinking team.

Qualifications

• Experience in employer engagement, higher education or student support is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a portfolio of placement opportunities across the UK and internationally.
• Work closely with academic departments and employers across industry, commerce and the public sector.
• Support students through every stage of the placement journey, from developing employability skills to monitoring progress and achievements.

Job description

Salary Starting from £31,236, rising to £37,694

Are you passionate about helping students succeed while building strong partnerships with employers? Join our Faculty of Science Placements Team and play a pivotal role in connecting students with placement opportunities across the UK and internationally.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will build on and manage a portfolio of placement opportunities, work closely with academic departments, and build relationships with organisations across industry, commerce and the public sector. You will support students through every stage of the placement journey, from developing employability skills and securing opportunities to monitoring their progress and celebrating their achievements.

About you

We are looking for an organised, proactive and highly skilled communicator, preferably with some background in one of our disciplines, who can confidently engage with students, academics and senior external stakeholders. You will be adept at managing multiple priorities, solving problems, delivering presentations and fostering collaborative relationships. Experience of employer engagement, higher education or student support would be highly advantageous.

In return, you will join a supportive and forward-thinking team committed to enhancing student success and graduate outcomes. The role offers opportunities to influence practice across the Faculty, visit students on placement, develop professional networks, and contribute to innovative employability initiatives.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building meaningful partnerships, and want to make a tangible difference to students' futures, we would love to hear from you.

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

Further information

For an informal discussion, please contact Jonny Hodgson Head of Placements & Engagement, [e-mail]

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 continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• 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
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• 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.