Placements Officer

Placements Officer

Full Time – Fixed Term Contract (2 years) – High Wycombe

Salary –£29, -£33,

Buckinghamshire New University is an ambitious, modern university that is always open to fresh ideas and thinking. We believe in the transformative power of education, and in doing the right thing by our students, people and local community. That’s why our BNU community is a special place to work and study, and where people who want to make a difference can contribute and succeed.

Our University’s DRIVE values and are at the heart of all that we do. We are united in being dynamic, responsible, inclusive, visionary and empowering to ensure that we provide the best experience to our learners and offer excellent service to our partners and to each other as colleagues.

Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries and we are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you require.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrator to join Buckinghamshire New University based at the High Wycombe Campus. Your role will be to provide administrative support for the planning and co-ordination of the placement allocation for Undergraduate students enrolled on non-regulated programmes. You will also maintain a database of placement information, liaise with a variety of stakeholders and carry out a wide range of administrative tasks.

You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be used to working accurately, be able to operate flexibly under pressure in a fast-moving environment, have a good standard of education and be able to work within existing administrative procedures. You will be familiar with MS Word, Access and Excel.

• a generous holiday entitlement (30 days per annum, plus bank holidays & closure days)
• training & development support opportunities
• contributory pension scheme
• discounted gym membership for our on-site gym
• a range of staff discounts with major retailers.