Placement & Progression Officer (PPO)

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Day off for your birthday

Early finish on Friday 2.30 pm

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Referral Scheme (£500)

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Discount Scheme

Job summary

Nova Training is seeking a Placement & Progression Officer to support learners at our Kidderminster centre. You will help learners move from centre to work placements, vet and update placements, and review progress with learners and employers.

You will drive engagement with employers to create progression opportunities and build strong networks for referrals. The role focuses on local marketing, outreach activities, and coordinating careers events to secure positive outcomes and KPIs for the

Qualifications

• Experience in a sales/IAG oriented environment.
• Minimum Level 2 literacy, numeracy & ICT.
• Proficiency with Google, Gmail and Google Meets.
• Experience meeting tight targets against challenging targets.
• IAG qualification desirable.
• Full clean driving licence and own car.

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 learner and employer engagement.
• Encourage employers to employ the learner and engage them on an Apprenticeship or Traineeship.
• Create strong relationships with colleagues and organisations that act as progression routes.
• Undertake local marketing and outreach activities to ensure referrals to learner recruitment.
• Coordinate local marketing and careers events.
• Help learners source progression routes and transition to their chosen destination.

Skills

Sales experience

IAG familiarity

Target-driven

Education

Level 2 literacy, numeracy & ICT

Tools

Gmail

Google Meets

Google Drive

Job description

Placement & Progression Officer (PPO)

Hours: Full Time, Perm

Location: Kidderminster

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

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

As a PPO you will support the identified centre(s) to deliver a high‑quality service to learners, support the development of referral and employer partnerships, and 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 learner's 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.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme, allowing you to purchase an additional 2 weeks holiday per year.
• Day off for your birthday.
• Early finish on a Friday at 2.30 pm.
• 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.

Recruitment & Safeguarding

Nova Training places the highest priority on safeguarding all of our learners and staff. All applicants will undergo appropriate screening, including identity checks with past employers, Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) checks and entitlement to work in the UK will be verified as part of our recruitment process, following a face‑to‑face interview.

All relevant employment documents will be seen and verified. Only original or certified documents are acceptable.