Internal Redeployment Only - Placements Officer chez Cardiff University
Cardiff University · Cardiff, Royaume-Uni · Hybrid
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Please note that this job is open only to current members of staff of Cardiff University who are eligible for redeployment.
Internal Redeployment Only - Placements Officer
Student Futures, part of the Student Life Division of Cardiff University, is a fast-paced department working with University colleagues, students, and employers to provide a service that enhances student employability and improves graduate outcomes.
Working as part of the Student Futures team based in the Business School, the focus of this role is to ensure that students can undertake high-quality placements and projects as part of their studies. The role will involve liaising with academic staff to understand their requirements and collaborating with a wide range of employers to source relevant and exciting opportunities. Once established, you will support students before, during and after their placement or project, ensuring they have an excellent experience.
You will primarily be responsible for delivering services at postgraduate level, but you will also support projects and initiatives for undergraduate students, working closely with the rest of the Placements Team. You will use data management systems to manage the end-to-end processes involved in setting up, monitoring, and evaluating placements and be required to report on progress against annual objectives and targets.
This is a really exciting time to join Student Futures as the demand for placements and projects increases across the Business School. As well as getting to work with an experienced and reputable team, you will be given plenty of support and autonomy to manage your workload, enhance placement provision and be innovative in your work.
The role can be undertaken on a flexible basis, so there will be opportunities to work from home and from the office, although you may be expected to be in the office more during peak periods.
If you would like to have an informal discussion to find out more about this post, please contact Alex Hicks (Placements Manager) by emailing [email protected].
The post is full time (35 hours per week) and open-ended.
Salary: £33,951 - £36,636 per annum (Grade 5)
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 37 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pro rata for part time staff, local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.
Closing date: Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Internal Redeployment Only - Placements Officer
Student Futures, part of the Student Life Division of Cardiff University, is a fast-paced department working with University colleagues, students, and employers to provide a service that enhances student employability and improves graduate outcomes.
Working as part of the Student Futures team based in the Business School, the focus of this role is to ensure that students can undertake high-quality placements and projects as part of their studies. The role will involve liaising with academic staff to understand their requirements and collaborating with a wide range of employers to source relevant and exciting opportunities. Once established, you will support students before, during and after their placement or project, ensuring they have an excellent experience.
You will primarily be responsible for delivering services at postgraduate level, but you will also support projects and initiatives for undergraduate students, working closely with the rest of the Placements Team. You will use data management systems to manage the end-to-end processes involved in setting up, monitoring, and evaluating placements and be required to report on progress against annual objectives and targets.
This is a really exciting time to join Student Futures as the demand for placements and projects increases across the Business School. As well as getting to work with an experienced and reputable team, you will be given plenty of support and autonomy to manage your workload, enhance placement provision and be innovative in your work.
The role can be undertaken on a flexible basis, so there will be opportunities to work from home and from the office, although you may be expected to be in the office more during peak periods.
If you would like to have an informal discussion to find out more about this post, please contact Alex Hicks (Placements Manager) by emailing [email protected].
The post is full time (35 hours per week) and open-ended.
Salary: £33,951 - £36,636 per annum (Grade 5)
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 37 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pro rata for part time staff, local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.
Closing date: Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job Description
Key Duties
- Collaborate with academic colleagues to understand their requirements for placements and projects and agree processes for implementation and delivery.
- Undertake business development activities to source new employer partners and proactively manage relationships with existing employers, identifying ways to grow opportunities for students.
- Provide professional advice on processes and procedures related to placements and projects to internal and external customers, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood.
- Proactively promote placement and project opportunities to students in the Business School via a range of in-person and online channels such as lecture talks, newsletters and LinkedIn.
- Liaise with internal and external professional services departments to ensure provision meets the needs of the School and wider institution
- • Engage and collaborate with the central Student Futures team, supporting with various events and projects as appropriate.
- Ensure that the provision of placements and projects is delivered to the School, changing the delivery model based on the needs of the School, Student Futures and University.
- Proactively identify opportunities to enhance existing processes and procedures in order to continuously improve our service provision
- Stay up to date with the latest news, developments and trends related to placements and projects in Higher Education, feeding back your findings to the team and wider Placements Network.
- Manage incoming email queries from internal and external customers.
- Coordinate and host events such as Pre-placement Briefings, Welcome Back events and Placement Drop-Ins.
- Collate data on placements and projects for use in promotional activities and reporting
- Review and approve placements and support students in placement via visits and regular communications.
- Identify new placement opportunities and act as a lead contact for certain employers.
- Create promotional material for a range of stakeholders advertising opportunities and selling the benefits of placements and projects.
- Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
- Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity.
- Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.
- Due to a small number of events taking place in the evening and on a Saturday, the postholder will be required to work outside of core hours on some occasions.
Salary Range Max.
36,636
Grade
Grade 5
Salary Range Min.
33,951
Job Category
Admin / Clerical, Business / Strategic Management, Education, Technical
Career Pathway
Managerial, Professional and Specialist Staff – MPSS
Person Specification
Important notice:
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
1. Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
2. Substantial experience of working within higher education, recruitment or work experience.
3. Able to demonstrate professional knowledge of business education and/or placements to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers.
4. Ability to set up standard office systems and procedures and make improvements as appropriate.
Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
5. Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.
6. Evidence of ability to explore customers’ needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered.
7. Ability to make presentations and undertake business networking with a wide range of employers.
Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
8. Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identifying and proposing practical solutions and resolving problems with range of potential outcomes.
9. Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to targets and deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work and that of others and monitoring progress.
Other
10. A willingness to undertake further training and development.
Desirable Criteria
11. Postgraduate/Professional qualification
12. Experience of working in a Higher Education environment
13. Fluency in Welsh, written and oral
- It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable.
- As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.
- Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below.
- Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
1. Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
2. Substantial experience of working within higher education, recruitment or work experience.
3. Able to demonstrate professional knowledge of business education and/or placements to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers.
4. Ability to set up standard office systems and procedures and make improvements as appropriate.
Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
5. Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.
6. Evidence of ability to explore customers’ needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered.
7. Ability to make presentations and undertake business networking with a wide range of employers.
Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
8. Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identifying and proposing practical solutions and resolving problems with range of potential outcomes.
9. Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to targets and deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work and that of others and monitoring progress.
Other
10. A willingness to undertake further training and development.
Desirable Criteria
11. Postgraduate/Professional qualification
12. Experience of working in a Higher Education environment
13. Fluency in Welsh, written and oral
