Placements & Employability Adviser

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to December 2025

Role Summary

Working as part of the Birmingham Business School Careers team reporting directly to the Careers Consultant (UG), you will be responsible for the delivery of placement, internship, and careers support for BBS undergraduate students both on-campus and overseas.

The post holder will design and deliver programmes that improve the placement and internship outcomes of undergraduate students in the UK, Singapore, and Dubai; in partnership with academic and professional services staff in the areas of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Management, and Strategy & International Business. A large portion of the role will involve supporting undergraduate students helping to secure year-long placements as part of four-year Year in Industry degrees. 

The post holder will work with the Business School careers service along with the wider College of Social Sciences and University careers team (Careers Network) to deliver careers support to undergraduate Business School students. They will draw upon their expertise in graduate recruitment, the graduate labour market and employment sectors, the student experience and career aspirations of business students, to provide a service that enhances the employability skills of our students, and engages employers, academics, student groups, and alumni both at home and overseas.

Main Duties

• To advise and guide students (in groups or as individuals, online and in person) about the application process including, CVs, application forms, assessment centres, interviews, and selection tests.
• Deliver careers related workshops to prepare student for placements and graduate jobs and help them to reflect on their experiences.
• Promote opportunities and benefits to students in a range of media including, but not limited to, flyers, presentations, documents, video, and online activity.
• Advise students on their applications and on the requirements of them in undertaking a placement; providing a point of contact while the students are on placement and to provide feedback to employers following a placement.
• Represent BBS to prospective employers and seeking appropriate new opportunities both nationally and internationally to include liaising with employers regarding visits to campus for recruitment events ensuring that employer needs are met, students and staff are aware of the events, and a collaborative approach is used across BBS, CoSS, and UoB.
• Monitor the suitability of existing placement opportunities; ensuring that employers are aware of their responsibilities to the student and of the student’s and the University’s responsibilities to them; maintaining long-term relationships with the employers concerned.

Person Specification

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. 
• Experience working on a placements or internship team within Higher Education.
• Experience working directly with employers delivering placement or internship opportunities is required.
• Experience in in-house recruitment is beneficial. 
• Strong interpersonal, organisation, negotiation and communication skills. 
• Counselling, guidance, and/or coaching skills. 
• Outstanding event and/or project management skills. 
• Exceptional attention to detail and customer service skills. 
• Experience of producing, interpreting and presenting management information. 

Informal enquiries can be made to Tripp Martin, BBS Head of Careers, g.p.martin@bham.ac.uk.

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Closes: 08/09/2024

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