Placements Officer

21 hours ago


Brighton, United Kingdom University of Sussex Full time

Steered by the goals of the University’s World Readiness and Employability Strategy, the mission of the Careers and Entrepreneurship team is for all Sussex students to be ‘world ready’ on graduation. Co-creating with students and colleagues in academic schools, the team delivers engaging careers and entrepreneurship education, alongside a distinctive menu of real world learning opportunities to help students build skills, experience, confidence and employer connections.

The Placements Officer works within the Careers and Entrepreneurship Placements Team. The goal at Sussex is to enable as many students as possible to secure a year-long placement, with a target for year-on-year growth. The Placements Team supports delivery of this target. The role of the Placements Officer is to provide effective and responsive administration of the placement process for Business School undergraduates, postgraduates and employers; and to collaborate closely with colleagues on the annual programme of support for students seeking a placement.

Key responsibilities
- Line manage the Placements Coordinator, ensuring the postholder is thriving and effective in their role, and resolving the more complex enquiries from staff, students and employers regarding Business School placements

2. Ensure timely and accurate records management for Business School undergraduate and postgraduate placements, alongside compliance with University regulations, employment law and quality standards
- Provide support to students whilst they are on placement and when they return to campus for their final year of study
- Collaborate closely with Careers and Entrepreneurship and Business School colleagues, providing data and advice as needed relating to placements
- The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds._
- You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy, _Inclusive Sussex_, on our webpages._


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