Industry Placement Liaison Officer

Salary

£25,456 - £26,832 FTE + 20% bonus

Hours

Up to full time available (0.6 FTE - 1.0 FTE)

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

Exeter

Closing Date

05/07/2026

This is an exciting time to join one of Exeter’s biggest employers working to secure work placements for our learners. At the heart of vocational qualifications and T-Levels, Industry Placement prepares learners for the world of work.

This role is a great opportunity to take the next step in your career by supporting the development and delivery of work experience for our learners, with opportunities in many different industries. You’ll be based at one of our Exeter sites and will be supported by a team leader and a wider cross-college team.

You’ll need to be passionate about securing inspiring work placements that prepare learners for the world of work. Together with employers and the curriculum team, you’ll equip learners with the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed to secure future employment.

You’ll be great at using your initiative, will have a positive, can-do attitude, and will be able to communicate effectively with people from all backgrounds. You will be working towards placement targets and will have the opportunity to earn up to a 20% bonus at the end of the academic year. This role will suit someone who’s brilliant at influencing and persuading potential employers to work in partnership with the College.

If you’d like to learn more, please have a look at the job description and take the opportunity to speak to Tom O’Reagan for an informal chat about the role. This can be booked by emailing ***email_hidden***

A mbition, C ollaboration, E nergy. These are our values.

Benefits

We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.

Applying for the role

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Sunday 5th July 2026 at midnight.

Interviews will be held in Exeter, date TBC .

No CVs or agencies please.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.

• The paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays