Placement Administrator (Internal Applicants Only)
Placement Administrator (INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY)
Registry and Academic Administration
Hours: 17.50 hours per week (0.49 FTE)
Contract: Open Ended
Grade/Salary: Grade 4: £24,900 - £28,381 (progression possible to £30,805) pro rata/per annum
Ref: CRRG00022A
Practice-Based Learning (placements) plays a vital component of all professional programmes at QMU, offering students the opportunity to apply and consolidate their learning. It brings together academic theory, workplace practice to develop skills and competencies needed to register with a relevant professional body.
The postholder will be part of the Placement Team, acting as the first point of contact for student/external placement provider queries and ensuring that relevant information is maintained, updated and reviewed as appropriate to guarantee excellent and consistent service delivery to students and our external partners.
The postholder will take the lead on administrative tasks relating to student placements from pre-placement activities to post placement management, including receiving and responding to correspondence, preparation of reports and other materials, dealing with telephone and email enquiries relating to student and Practice Educator placement queries. The role requires a vast amount of data entry and records management, contacting students, academics and Practice Educators, acting as a key contact for information relating to Practice Based Learning at QMU.
You must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, good attention to detail together with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office (Word & Excel) and Microsoft Outlook. Excellent administration and organisational skills, together with the ability to manage conflicting priorities often within tight timescales is essential.
The closing date for this position is 23:59 on 13th July 2025.
Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.
Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies page download the
and complete an application online.
If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email at recruitment@qmu.ac.uk
This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
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