Professional Placements and Employability Manager

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Graduate Outcomes and Enterprise Directorate at Leeds Trinity University as a key member of the Directorates Management Team as we continue to develop and enhance our student employability offer as part of our Career-Led university mission.

This role will lead a team of placement professionals who have a broad remit which includes: facilitating curriculm embedded placement and work-based learning activities, the delivery of curriculm lectures and workshops and business development across the region. As well as leading the Professional Placements team, this role will develop a number of policies, procedures, systems and processes to ensure the service is delivering to exceptional standards and quality at all times across a range of work-based and placement learning models. Relationship building with stakeholders will be essential, including academic leaders, professional service departments and a range of external partners.

Experience of managing placement activity in a HE context would be a signific advantage, combined with an ability to lead and motivate a team through change, combined with excellent planning, organisational and project management skills.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Emily Timson, Director of Graduate Outcomes and Enterprise: [email protected]

This advert will close as soon as we receive a suitable number of applications with interviews expected to be held mid to late April.

This role will work across our Horsforth and our City Centre Campus.

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented at this level within the University: Women, LGBT+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements.