Work Placement and Educational Visits Manager

Anglia Ruskin University; Writtle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Occupational pension

Training and development opportunities

Travel to work scheme

Relocation package

Job summary

ARU Writtle campus seeks a proactive manager to lead the work placement, industry placement and educational visits service. You will oversee a team, ensure high-quality learner experiences, and maintain compliance across safeguarding, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.

You will coordinate educational visits and work closely with curriculum teams, employers and partners to expand opportunities for learners and align with educational objectives.

Qualifications

• Must have a degree and appropriate level of experience with evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience leading teams, coordinating work placements and educational visits would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the College's work placement, industry placement and educational visits service.
• Oversee a team of Work Placement Coordinators and admin staff.
• Ensure robust systems, compliance and quality assurance processes.
• Coordinate planning and approval of educational visits, including residential/overseas activities.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Problem-solving

Education

Degree

Professional qualification/CPD

Job description

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

About the Role:

Based at our Writtle campus, you will lead and manage the College's work placement, industry placement and educational visits service, ensuring our learners benefit from safe, inclusive and high-quality experiences that enhance their learning, personal development and career progression. You will oversee a team of Work Placement Coordinators and administrative staff, providing leadership and direction to support the delivery of placements across a wide range of curriculum areas, whilst maintaining robust systems, compliance and quality assurance processes.

You will act as the operational lead for educational visits, including residential and overseas activities, coordinating planning and approval processes, providing expert advice to staff, and supporting the safe management of visits. Working closely with curriculum teams, employers and external partners, you will help expand and improve opportunities for learners, ensuring placements and visits meet educational objectives while complying with safeguarding, health and safety, and regulatory requirements.

We are looking for an organised and proactive manager with experience of coordinating work placements, industry placements, educational visits or a similar service within an education, training or youth-focused environment. You will have experience of leading teams, managing competing priorities and building strong relationships with employers, staff, learners and external stakeholders.

With excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, you will be confident interpreting policies and procedures, managing risk, analysing performance data and implementing improvements. You will have a strong understanding of safeguarding, health and safety and duty of care responsibilities, alongside the ability to respond effectively to complex situations and changing priorities. Experience of working in further education, managing externally funded programmes, T Level industry placements or educational visits would be advantageous.

This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in enhancing learner experiences, developing employer partnerships and ensuring outstanding outcomes for students across the College.

You will hold a degree and appropriate level ofexperience and evidence of continuingprofessional development relevant to

the role or be part qualified in a relevant professionalqualification and appropriate level ofexperience and evidence of continuingprofessional development.

Informal enquiries can be made to Sarah Fritz, Curriculum Area Manager, at [e-mail] or on 01245 68212.

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

All appointments at ARU Writtle are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Children’s Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check. Shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any prior disciplinary action or investigation related to sexual misconduct or abuse.

This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 andthe amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

In accordance with Home Office guidance and the Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act 2006, ARU has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK and in the role for which they have been recruited. Prior to their start date, the successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK.

For candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, ARU is a UKVI-licensed sponsor and may be able to provide sponsorship for eligible candidates appointed to skilled roles, subject to meeting the relevant immigration requirements. Eligibility for sponsorship will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Further information about UK immigration requirements and working in the UK can be found on the Home Office website.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes:

Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.