Placements Officer

About the role

The post-holder will be an integral member of the School of Management’s Placements Team, with responsibility for delivering high-quality undergraduate placement support. The team supports students undertaking both 12-month and 6-month placements, with this role primarily focused on the BSc Business 6-month placement programme.

The post-holder will work within the Placements Unit of the School of Management, located in our new School of Management building. They will ensure services run smoothly, deliver outcomes, and adjust to evolving situations. The role has daily line management from the School’s Placements Manager, and the wider team work together under the guidance of the Head of Placements, Projects and International Studies. The post-holder will also collaborate closely with other Undergraduate Placements Officers, Placements Administrators, plus the Director of Studies who will guide on academic issues.

This is a varied and fast-paced role involving:

• Managing relationships with employers (account management)
• Supporting students through the full placement lifecycle
• Coordinating recruitment processes
• Designing and delivering employability and professional development activities
• Ensuring compliance with university regulations and external legislation

You will play a key role in developing placement opportunities in the UK and internationally, while contributing to consistent systems, processes, and guidelines across the School.

More information about the School of Management, its undergraduate courses and placement schemes can be found via these links: 

• Courses in School of Management
• The placement advantage 
• Placement students make sense for businesses 

About You

• Experience in placement, employability, recruitment, or a business-facing / client-focused role
• Strong organisational ability, with experience managing competing priorities in a busy, time-sensitive environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging a wide range of stakeholders
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with students, employers, and colleagues
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, using initiative and strong problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail with a background in coordinating systems, processes, or records accurately and efficiently

Further information

The role is offered full time (36.5 hours per week) on a permanent basis.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Cait Kirkpatrick, chk41@bath.ac.uk (Placements Manager) or Ben Smith, bms23@bath.ac.uk (Head of Employability).

However please ensure that you submit your application through the university website.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

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