Industry Placement Liaison Officer

eTeach UK Limited; Exeter; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holidays

Pension scheme

Free counselling

Discounted shopping

Spa treatments

Electric cars

Paddleboarding

Job summary

Exeter College is seeking a dedicated Industry Placement facilitator based at our Exeter site to secure and coordinate work placements for learners. You’ll work closely with employers and the curriculum team to design and deliver work experience that prepares students for the world of work.

You will influence employers, engage diverse partners, and drive placement targets, with a potential 20% annual bonus for successful outcomes. Ambition, collaboration and energy underpin our approach.

Qualifications

• Passionate about securing inspiring work placements for learners.
• Excellent communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Based at Exeter site with ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of work experience programs for learners.
• Persuade employers to partner with the College for placements.
• Collaborate with employers and curriculum team to meet placement targets.
• Contribute to placement target attainment and learner outcomes.

Skills

Influencing and persuading employers

Effective communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

This is an exciting time to join one of Exeter’s biggest employers working to secure work placements for our learners. At the heart of vocational qualifications and T-Levels, Industry Placement prepares learners for the world of work.This role is a great opportunity to take the next step in your career by supporting the development and delivery of work experience for our learners, with opportunities in many different industries. You’ll be based at one of our Exeter sites and will be supported by a team leader and a wider cross-college team.You’ll need to be passionate about securing inspiring work placements that prepare learners for the world of work. Together with employers and the curriculum team, you’ll equip learners with the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed to secure future employment.You’ll be great at using your initiative, will have a positive, can-do attitude, and will be able to communicate effectively with people from all backgrounds. You will be working towards placement targets and will have the opportunity to earn up to a 20% bonus at the end of the academic year. This role will suit someone who’s brilliant at influencing and persuading potential employers to work in partnership with the College.Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values.

Benefits

• We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme.
• free counselling
• discounted supermarket shopping
• spa treatments
• electric cars
• paddleboarding

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Sunday 1st November midnight. Interviews will be held in Exeter on Friday 6th November 2026.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.