Placements Officer

The opportunity

University of the Arts London is looking for a Placements Officer to join our Graduate Futures team. This is an excellent opportunity for a customer-focused administrator with strong relationship-building skills to play a key role in securing industry placements for students at one of the world’s leading arts universities.

Graduate Futures plays a key role in improving student experience, retention and attainment. It enables our students and graduates to fulfil their career ambitions by acknowledging their individuality, supporting their growth and connecting and collaborating with alumni and industry partners.

As a Placements Officer, you will join a team that supports undergraduate placement activity and contributes to the development of employability within the curriculum. You will engage with existing industry contacts to create student work opportunities for both long and short-term accredited placements, while working flexibly within the team to provide CV guidance sessions and practical support for students preparing for placements. You will also provide essential administrative support for placement activity, working collaboratively with students, industry partners and academic colleagues. 

In addition to this, you will build and nurture relationships across the University and with external organisations to strengthen cooperation and collaboration within the Graduate Futures team, maximising the impact of available resources and expertise.

Your profile

You will be educated to A level standard or have equivalent relevant experience and will demonstrate strong client relationship-building skills alongside proven administrative experience in a fast-paced environment. 

You will be an effective team player with excellent communication skills and the ability to organise and prioritise your workload effectively. Previous experience of careers coaching or providing advice and guidance would be advantageous.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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