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Placement Officer

University of West London - Student Services

Location: London
Salary: £38,311 to £43,767 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 26th August 2025
Closes: 7th September 2025
Job Ref: SS272

The Department  

The Student Services department at the University of West London deliver student-centred and outcomes driven employability support aligned with UWL’s IMPACT 2028 and Student Careers and Employability strategies. We support students to become career-ready through curriculum embedded employability and professional experiences, high quality IAG (Information, advice and guidance), industry-informed events, and employer-led recruitment programmes. We work in collaboration across three core strands Careers, Placements and Employer & Partnership Engagement, alongside operational support and graduate operations to drive positive graduate outcomes, measurable employability linked learning gain enhance social mobility, build outcome focused external partnerships and ensure students develop the skills, confidence and connections to succeed in an evolving global job market. 

The Role  

The Placement Officer role is centred on supporting UWL undergraduate and post graduate students to secure work experience as part of their degree. The successful candidate will enjoy brokering meaningful internal and external partnerships, to support quality work experience provision, employability events, and represent the Placement Service at internal and external events.  

The Person 

The successful candidate will have experience working in an operational support team, be experienced in negotiation and service delivery, able to develop close and effective working relationships with colleagues and external organisations. 

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and customer services skills developed in a commercial or student facing context.  The ability to problem solve and work well under pressure, with experience of building relationships with employers together with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders in both written and verbal format.  

The successful candidate will also have proficient IT skills including experience of using and customising CRM database systems to improve service delivery and manage priorities.  The position is an excellent opportunity to make a difference at a high performing modern and diverse London university.  

How to Apply 

To apply click on ‘Apply Online’ and fill out the application form. Further information about the application process can be found here:  

Please email hr.recruitment@uwl.ac.uk  if you need any assistance with the application process. 

Interviews are expected to be held in person on Friday 19th September 2025.

Additional Information  

Please note this is an on-site role primarily based at our St. Mary’s Road Campus in Ealing but staff are expected to work at Paragon House, Brentford

Read more about working at the University of West London at https://www.uwl.ac.uk/about-us/how-university-works/why-work-uwl 

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.  

Please be advised that it is expected that appointment within a grade will normally be at the minimum point. 

This post is not available for students of the University of West London. 

This position does not meet the University criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship. 

We will intermittently review the applications as part of this open advert, therefore if successful, you will be shortlisted and contacted at any time.  

The University of West London reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

 

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