Placement and Progression Officer

Nova Training; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday entitlement increasing

Birthday day off

Early Friday finish

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Referral Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Discount Scheme

Job summary

Nova Training in Birmingham is hiring a Placement & Progression Officer to support centres and learners, coordinating work placements and progression opportunities. You will develop referral and employer partnerships and ensure high quality IAG to achieve KPIs.

The role requires experience in a sales/IAG environment, strong digital skills, a full driving licence, and the ability to work toward ambitious targets while building relationships with employers and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experience in a sales/IAG oriented environment.
• Minimum Level 2 literacy, numeracy and ICT.
• Full clean driving licence and own car.

Responsibilities

• Support learners with transitions from centre to work placements.
• Vet work experience/apprenticeship placements; update records.
• Review learners in placements to ensure engagement with learners and employers.
• Encourage progression to Apprenticeships or Traineeships when suitable.
• Build relationships with colleagues and external progression partners.
• Conduct local marketing and outreach to generate referrals.
• Coordinate local careers events and marketing activities.
• Assist learners to source progression routes and transitions.

Skills

Sales/IAG

Target-driven

Relationship-building

Education

Level 2 literacy

Level 2 numeracy

ICT proficiency

Tools

Google

Gmail

Google Meets

Job description

Placement & Progression Officer (PPO)

Location: Birmingham

Hours: Full-Time, Perm

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 pa, (depending on experience & qualifications)

Are you looking for a new role?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Placement Progression Officer (PPO).

As a PPO you will be required to support the identified centre(s) to deliver a high-quality service to learners. Support with the development of referral and employer partnerships. To ensure learners and employees receive high quality IAG that leads to positive outcomes. The key measure of success in the role will be against the achievement of company and contractual KPIs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support learners with the transition from centre to work placements.
• Undertake the initial vetting and any update of work experience/apprenticeship placements.
• Undertake periodic reviews of learners in work experience placements ensuring full learner and employer engagement.
• Where placements progress positively, encourage the employer to employ the learner and engage them on an Apprenticeship or Traineeship programme.
• Create strong relationships with colleagues and other organisations that act as key progression routes.
• Undertake localised marketing and outreach activities to ensure an outgoing flow of referrals to the learner recruitment service.
• Coordinate local marketing and careers events.
• Support learners to source suitable progression routes and assist with a smooth transition into the learners chosen destination.

Requirements:

• Relevant, successful experience within a sales/IAG orientated business to customer environment.
• Minimum level 2 literacy, numeracy & ICT
• Highly proficient in Google, Gmail and Google Meets.
• Experience of successfully managing own performance targets against stringent and challenging targets
• IAG qualification would be desirable.
• Full clean driving licence and own car

Employee Benefits:

• 25 days holiday entitlement increasing to 30 with length of service
• Day off for your Birthday
• Optional early finish on a Friday at 2.30pm
• Holiday Purchase Scheme, allowing you to purchase an additional 2 weeks holiday per year.
• Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 support for you, direct family members and dependents over the age of 16.
• Employee Referral Scheme, potential to earn up to £500 if you refer somebody we employ.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Employee Discount Scheme Significant savings on essential and everyday purchases through instant vouchers, reloadable cards and cashback.

Nova Training places the highest priority on safeguarding all of our learners and staff. We are a Safer Recruitment employer, job applications will be subject to detailed scrutiny. Applicants for all jobs will undergo appropriate screening including identity checks with past employers, Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check and entitlement to work in the UK will be verified as part of our further recruitment process, following a face-to-face interview.