Senior Placements Administrator

This is a full time, permanent position.

Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) is located on a beautifully green and pleasant campus just a few minutes’ walk from Lincoln Cathedral, Castle, and the old Roman city. Our story began in the 1860s as an Anglican teacher training college for women, which makes us one of the oldest Higher Education Institutions in the UK. Since then, we've grown, adapted, and modernised to become the thriving university we are today. We're still experts in teaching and education, but we've now got a wider portfolio of exciting degree courses than ever before. We currently offer courses in a wide range of subjects, from Undergraduate Degree level to PhD, and much more in between.

The Placement Service Office is seeking applications from experienced and highly motivated senior administrators with significant business or community database experience. Reporting to the Placement Service Manager, and working within a very busy team, you will be a regular point of contact for students, local schools and community settings, as well as management and academic staff across the whole of BGU’s Academic Faculty.

Senior Placement Administrators are involved in the planning and successful acquisition of associated setting-based placements which must complement the requirements of the course and the needs of the student. The successful candidate will manage these differing requirements for cohorts of up to 200 students at a time, with many overlapping projects and deadlines. They will be in regular telephone and email contact with schools and community settings to make and confirm placements for BGU students and trainee teachers. You will be supported within a team of other Senior Placement Administrators and Placement Administrators.

Senior Placement Administrators will also be expected to develop specialism across specific areas. Currently these include: Teacher training and non-teacher training placements, the use of data and the use of specialised software including the Abyasa placements database.

Applicants should possess significant experience of working in a very busy office environment whilst working under pressure and managing competing deadlines. It is also necessary to have experience of maintaining positive relationships with external and internal contacts and have effective and accurate office and administrative skills.

BGU offers a generous employee benefits package including:

• 25 days holiday for Grades 1-6
• Plus 3 additional discretionary days annual leave over the Christmas period
• Various pension scheme options including a Teachers Pension scheme offering up to 23.68% Employer Contribution, and BG Flex (a private pension scheme managed by Aviva) offering a 10% employer contribution and the employee contributions are voluntary and flexible.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including free online GP services and face to face counselling sessions
• Agile Working Scheme to support employees work-life balance

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £23,581.00-£26,038.00 per year

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lincoln LN1 3DY

Reference ID: PERM-1005-2024