Placements and Business Engagement Adviser

As Placements and Business Engagement Adviser you will play an important part in providing an excellent student experience for our Roehampton Business School students by developing strong industry partnerships. Additionally, the role will contribute to the universities overall aims to improve the graduate employment outcomes for all our students. 

Working as part of a Placements and Business Engagement team you will be working closely with programmes, particularly postgraduate, seeking placement and business consultancy opportunities for students. You should have proven success maintaining and building new relationships with internal and external stakeholders as well as demonstrable project and database management skills. 

This role is also student facing and you will actively contribute to preparing students for placements and conducting placement approvals based on set criteria. Experience in providing 1-2-1 advice and guidance in a student facing role is essential. 

Previous experience of working with international student cohorts is highly desirable. 

At Roehampton, we change lives by helping our students to develop the confidence,

knowledge and adaptability they need for a successful graduate career and fulfilling life. We are a supportive, close-knit and inclusive community, with a proud history in higher education stretching back more than 175 years. Our values come from this rich history, built on community, engagement and partnership, with a belief that no matter their background, we can help our students to realise their ambitions. Our graduates today have excellent employment prospects and are part of a thriving and diverse global community of Roehampton alumni. 

We provide an engaging portfolio of courses across the creative arts, social sciences, law, humanities, literature, education, business, and human and life sciences, including nursing. We also have an excellent research profile. With international reach, our research informs policy, enriches culture and improves people’s lives. 

We are London’s Campus University, based on a beautiful 54-acre parkland campus. This short video will give you a taste of life at our wonderful campus and its excellent facilities. 

Professional Services/Support staff on RU7 and above, have access to the University’s Retirement Savings Group Pension Plan, a defined contribution scheme, provided by Royal London. Our full range of benefits are available here. 

Further information can be found on the job description. If you would like to apply for this excellent opportunity, please click on ‘Apply’ above. If you have any specific questions on the role, please contact Joanne Okuefuna, Head of Placements and Employer Engagement. 

The University is committed to promoting diversity and equality of opportunity and aims to create a culture and environment where students and staff are treated fairly. The University is an equal opportunities and ‘disability confident’ employer.

It is expected that interviews will be held on Thursday 25^th April 2024 

To enable us to respond to the market, we may interview before the closing date, so please don’t hesitate to get your application completed.

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