Placement Coordinator

Henley Careers, within Henley Business School, is a fast growing, award-winning department with an aim to be one of the most innovative careers services in Higher Education. We are now recruiting for someone to join our Employer Relations team, which plays an important role within Henley Careers by continually evaluating industry trends to ensure our careers delivery is reflective of up-to-date placement and job recruitment developments. 

This role will be to manage and coordinate the undergraduate and postgraduate placement activity with Henley Careers, ensuring that regulatory processes are followed. The placement coordinator role will include a wide range of duties involving the day-to-day organisation, facilitation and administration of student placements and work experience. This will include the responsibility for organising and delivering placement preparation and training activities in the curriculum and centrally, delivering pre, during and post placement support, monitoring and reviewing student’s placement and work experience uptake and ensuring the quality assurance of all placement activity within your designated areas.

The ideal candidate should have:

• Excellent administrative skills, including future planning and attention to detail.
• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships and networks at all levels.
• Knowledge in data gathering and analysis as well as CRM systems and databases.
• Experience in organising and delivering student focused activities such as 1-1 coaching, seminars, training sessions, etc.

Interview Date: 02/02/2023

Informal contact details

Contact role: International Account Manager
Contact name: Yuning Zhen
Contact email: Yuning.zhen@henley.ac.uk

Alternative informal contact details

Contact role: Placement and Employer Events Officer
Contact name: Aaron Cox
Contact email: a.j.cox@henley.ac.uk

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-UK candidates who do not already have permission to work in the UK should note that by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship will not be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and is a Diversity Champion for Stonewall, the leading LGBT+ rights organisation. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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