Careers and Employability

Location: Egham
Salary: £24,551 to £28,849 per annum - including London Allowance
Closing Date: Tuesday 03 December 2019
Interview Date: To be confirmed

Full Time, Fixed Term (12 months - Maternity Cover)

Applications are invited for the post of Placement and Year in Industry Administration Officer to support the School of Business & Management with their Year in Industry programme and the Placement Year.

The Placement and Year in Industry Administration Officer will report to and work as part of the Placements and Student Experience Team in the Careers & Employability Service. However, they will be primarily assigned to and based in the School of Business & Management to support the delivery of the Year in Industry programmes in the School.

The post holder will be responsible for promoting the above mentioned placements programmes to students and employers, including supporting events and maintaining communications through a range of channels. Furthermore, the successful candidate will prepare students for their year in industry and support them throughout the placement journey, including undertaking workplace visits. The appointee will also administer all aspects of the Year in Industry programmes, issuing paperwork and maintaining accurate placement records for each student.

The appointee will require a high level of attention to detail and organisation skills, the ability to work under pressure and to resolve problems effectively. The successful candidate will also have experience of building effective relationships and of working in a strongly customer-focused environment. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are also essential as is computer literacy in MS Office.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement 
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution 
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing. 
• Free parking

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

This is a fixed term post to cover a period of maternity leave from January to December 2020. This appointment could end earlier than expected should the substantive post-holder return to work early.

To view further details of this post and to apply please visit https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk. For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk.

The College is unable to obtain permission to work in the UK for this post.  Therefore all applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK if they wish to apply.

Closing Date: Midnight, 3 December 2019
Interview Date: TBC

Please note that it will not be possible for the College to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for successful candidates as this role does not fall into one of the standard occupational codes deemed eligible for sponsorship by UK Visas and Immigration and the pro-rata salary will not meet the minimum threshold set by UK Visas and Immigration. Successful candidates will therefore need to be eligible to work in the UK or have limited leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the College, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.