Placements Officer

University of Bath; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Employer contributory pension

Cycle to work scheme

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Staff gym discount

Postgraduate tuition discounts

LinkedIn Learning access

Staff wellbeing resources

Holburne Museum discounts

Job summary

The University of Bath is inviting applications for a part-time Placement Officer to join the Placements Team, supporting Architecture students in finding course-connected work placements. The role involves strengthening links with industry and coordinating portfolio reviews, mock interviews and networking events.

Working 22 hours per week with a hybrid pattern (2 on-campus days, 1 on campus during holidays), the ideal start date is early October 2026 and the post offers pro-rata salary terms.

Qualifications

• Excellent written English is essential.
• Ability to deliver skills workshops and talks.
• Confident, lively presenter to communicate to student audiences.
• Good administrative record keeping and organisational initiative.

Responsibilities

• Maintain strong relationships with placement providers and proactively source opportunities.
• Act as a point of contact for students, academic staff and architecture practices; handle enquiries and guidance.
• Liaise with architecture practices and connect them with students for portfolio reviews, practice interviews and networking events.
• Host architecture practices on campus and build relationships to support students at the start of their careers.

Skills

Relationship building with placements

Student guidance & mentoring

Public speaking & presenting

Organisational skills

Team player

Job description

Department Engineering & Design - Faculty Office

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

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our busy Placements Team!

About the role

Your role will be focussed on supporting our BSc and MArch students to find work placements that are part of their course. For the next few years Architecture students complete 3 to 6 month thin-sandwich placements but we will be transitioning to 12 month thick-sandwich placements longer term. You will work closely with academic colleagues in Architecture, in particular our Professional Studies Advisor and visiting tutor team.

You will

• play a vital role in maintaining strong professional relationships with current placement providers in an industry facing role whilst also proactively sourcing new placement opportunities
• act as a point of contact for students, academic staff and architecture practices, dealing with enquiries and providing guidance
• liaise with architecture practices and connect them with our students for portfolio reviews, practice interviews and organise networking events

Placement Officers host architecture practices on campus and build strong relationships with them. This is a rewarding role supporting high achieving students at the start of their architecture careers.

About you

A major part of the role is to provide employability support to students on a one-to-one basis and good written English skills are essential. In addition, you will be required to deliver skills workshops and talks and must be a confident, lively presenter to communicate to the student audience.

With excellent organisational skills, you will demonstrate a good use of initiative and have the ability to multi-task and prioritise a high workload.

Attention to detail and good administrative record keeping are essential.

We work together as a team to achieve overall results and you will need to be a good team player.

An interest in learning about and working with the architecture industry would be beneficial, however, we would not expect prior knowledge and you will be provided with in depth training from both the Head of Placements and also the Professional Studies Advisor.

Further information

This is a part-time role, working 22 hours per week. The Placement team follow a hybrid working pattern but are a student-facing team with 2 out of 3 days on campus in University term times; 1 out of 3 on campus during University holidays.

The ideal start date would be early October 2026.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Vicky Hill, Head of Placements and Employability ([e-mail] ) or Kim Smith, Placements Manager ([e-mail] ).

Learn more about our Faculty and our architecture programmes below.

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.