Placements Officer (Business School) x2 Ref 21217 & 21189

School/department: Student Experience Division – Careers and Entrepreneurship  
Hours: Full time or part time hours considered up to 1.0 FTE, 36.5 hours per week. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Contract: Permanent
Reference: 21217 & 21189
Salary: starting at £28,759 to £32,982 per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Responsible to: Placements Manager
Placed on: 18 August 2023.
Closing date: 31August 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 Officer (Business School) 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.

The role of the Placements Officer is to provide effective administration of the placement process for Business School undergraduates, postgraduates and employers; and high quality, responsive support to Business School students whilst they are on placement.

Key responsibilities

  1. Provide high quality and responsive support to Business School students whilst they are on placement and when they return to campus for their final year of study
  2. Ensure timely and accurate records management for Business School undergraduate and postgraduate placements, alongside compliance with University regulations, employment law and quality standards
  1. 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 for informal enquiries.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy,  Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.

Download job description and person specification Ref 21217 & 21189 [PDF 108.97KB]

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK. 


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.


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