Internship Placement Coordinator £30k - Kensington, London

Job Overview

This organisation is one of the leading and most respected organisations for internships abroad.

An internship is a unique opportunity for students to gain a competitive edge by getting hands-on experience in one of the world’s leading global cities. The internship division organizes and monitors hundreds of placements at the London Centre each year. As an Internships Coordinator, you will act as the primary contact for internship services and for students interning with professional businesses across London.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor student internship placements at organizations and businesses throughout London

• Engage with businesses and organizations to recognize the benefits of this organisation's intern and understand the associated responsibilities.

• Assist with the arrival and orientation of interns; provide supervision and on-site advisor for issues relating to student internships.

• Liaise with US-based team during pre-departure, providing pre-departure information for students

• Maintain intern and site databases to a high level of accuracy

• Attend this organisation's events including arrival and departure parties, mid-term dinners and special events

• Work as part of the London Centre team, providing cross-team support as needed

• Carry an emergency mobile phone outside of office hours on a rotational basis with other members of staff (Full training and back up resources will be provided)

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience

• Excellent customer services skills

• A high level of professionalism and comfort working across levels within and outside of the organisation

• Resourceful and out-of-the-box thinker with strong people skills and a demonstrated ability to connect with people to develop new internship sites

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional and cross-location teams to advance the work of the organisation

• Capacity to work in a fast paced environment and meet deadlines

• A high level of proficiency in computer software particularly Microsoft Office, Word and Excel

• An aptitude for working with databases or CRM systems

• A flexible, growth mindset

• The legal right to work in the U.K.

Preferred:

• Experience working with and advising students

• Understanding internship and experiential education frameworks

• Knowledge of the US education system

Hours

Full time. Standard hours are 9:00 AM to 17:30 PM, Monday to Friday.

Due to the nature of the study abroad field, additional time beyond regular office hours is to be expected in this role.?

Call or email Alisdair at Integritas for further information.

Integritas Education Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position. If you are successful, Integritas is required to see evidence of your Right to Work in the UK; in addition to you applying for an enhanced DBS Certificate should you not already hold a suitable certificate registered on the DBS Update Service.

The position is subject to agreement to Terms and Conditions and suitable application and reference process. As a result of the volume of applications we are currently receiving we regret that we may be unable to respond with individual feedback.

If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion