placements and employability manager - London, England
19 hours ago
Job description
Are you committed to making a real impact on students' career journeys, enhancing employability skills and ultimately improving graduate outcomes?
Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Placements and Employability Manager to lead the development, delivery, and quality assurance of its placement activity.
In this new role, you will drive effective collaboration, uphold best practice and inclusivity, and ensure robust processes to support and enhance the placement experiences of students and placement providers.
You will be responsible for the development, delivery, and management of all placement-based activities at Birkbeck - including operations, governance, administration, and quality assurance.
Acting as the central liaison point, you'll ensure effective communications between academic staff, students, and placement providers throughout the placement lifecycle. As well as generating employer engagement with partnership activity, and working to optimise opportunities for student placements.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Line manage two Module Leads, developing a team to provide excellent learning and assessment experiences.
- Liaise with other academic and professional services colleagues to ensure module delivery is high quality, robust and compliant.
Qualifications
- Proven experience of developing and managing high-quality placement activity, and confidently navigate the UK higher education landscape - applying best practice in governance, risk management, and quality assurance.
- Excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple processes, systems, and stakeholders.
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills - working well with students, academic and professional services colleagues, and external placement providers, offering clear and thorough guidance while maintaining productive collaboration throughout the placement lifecycle.
- Ability to analyse data, solve problems, and maintain accurate records.
- Motivate and support colleagues, contributing to an inclusive, student-centric Careers and Employability service.
If you are committed to enhancing Birkbeck students' career paths and can build and maintain effective relationships with all stakeholders, we would love to hear from you.
This opportunity builds on work as: Work-Related Learning / Placements Manager; Employer Engagement Manager; Careers & Employability Adviser / Consultant; Programme / Module Manager; Industry Partnerships or Engagement Officer/Manager.
Salary and Benefits
£44,247 rising to £50,379 per annum. Grade 7 on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated London Weighting Allowance.
Benefits of working at Birkbeck: a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements, generous benefits in the HE sector, and being located in the heart of Bloomsbury, Euston, London.
Contract
Permanent contract, full-time, (35 hours a week), Monday-Friday 9-5pm with a flexible and hybrid working pattern - including some evenings and weekends. Please submit a CV and statement for consideration. Closing date: 1 March 2026, interview date: 12 & 13 March 2026, in-person.
We welcome applicants from all sections of the community and backgrounds to apply. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.
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