Placements Engagement Officer (Business School) Ref 21108
School/department: Student Experience Division – Careers, Employability and Entrepreneurship
Hours: Full-time or Part-time hours considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE (36.5 hours/ (three days or more a week, and the postholder needs to be available to work on Wednesdays). Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Location: Brighton, UK
Contract: Permanent
Reference: 21108
Salary: starting at £28,759 to £32,982 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Placed on: 07 August 2023
Closing date: 31 August 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of closing date.
Expected Interview date: To be confirmed.
Expected start date: To be confirmed.
Job description
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 Engagement 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. Guided by the Placements Manager and Business School Careers Consultant, the role of the Placements Engagement Officer is to encourage Business School students to consider a placement year, and, once they are engaged, support them to find and compete for placement opportunities.
Key responsibilities
- Guided by Placements Manager and School Careers Consultant, undertake a range of activities to encourage Business School students to consider a placement year
- Guided by School Careers Consultant, give information and advice to Business School students (via one-to-one and group sessions) on how to find and compete for placements.
- Ensure timely and accurate records management for Business School undergraduate and postgraduate placements, alongside compliance with University regulations, employment law and quality standards
- Collaborate closely with Careers and Entrepreneurship and Business School colleagues, providing data and advice as needed relating to placements
Please contact Elena Di Giorgi, e.di-giorgi@sussex.ac.uk, Placements Manager, for informal enquiries.
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How to apply
Download our professional services application form and Personal Details and Equal Opportunities Form and fill in all sections.
You must email your completed application, and personal details and equal opportunities form, to jobapps@sussex.ac.uk
You should attach your application form and all documents to the email in PDF format (we are unable to accept applications as google.docs or .pages) and use the format job reference number / job title / your name in the subject line.
You can also send your application by post to Human Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH.