Placement Officer in Liverpool

Annual salary of £30,000 (FTE)

Permanent role

Full-time (35 hours)

Liverpool city centre office base, hybrid working

Please Note: We are not using recruitment agencies for this position. All applicants should apply directly through the Regenda Website. Any applications submitted through agencies will not be considered.

Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday 29th September 2026

The role of the Placement Officer supports learners across The Learning Foundry's funded learning programmes by securing and coordinating a range of high-quality work placement opportunities with suitable employers. The role plays a key part in helping learners develop their skills, gain valuable workplace experience, and successfully transition into sustainable employment.

A core responsibility of the role is to build and maintain strong relationships with local employers across the Liverpool City Region, creating placement opportunities that align with learners' skills, interests, and career aspirations. Equally important is developing positive relationships with learners to understand their individual abilities, support needs, and desired employment outcomes. Supporting learners to achieve positive progression and destination outcomes is at the heart of this role.

The Placement Officer will provide high-quality information, advice and guidance (IAG) to both learners and employers, ensuring placements are successful, beneficial, and aligned with programme objectives.

The right fit:

• You have demonstrable experience in a similar field/role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate highly complex information that may be difficult to understand.
• Ability to deal with changing priorities, work under pressure, work to tight deadlines and be flexible.
• You have knowledge of funding streams and experience working within an employability or skills programme.
• You’re confident networking and building new connections.
• An IAG Level 3 qualification would be desirable but not essential.
• A sales/recruitment background would also be highly regarded.

Who we are:

At The Learning Foundry, we are passionate about helping people and businesses achieve their full potential. Whether it's helping someone to start or progress in their career or supporting a business to recruit new staff or upskill their workforce, we are a full-service training provider with the knowledge and experience to suit individual needs. The Learning Foundry is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector, in care and support, and in education, training and careers.

Next steps:

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you’ve got what it takes to join our team, then apply now with a copy of your CV and a short covering letter detailing why you think you would be a good fit for the role. Our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and will be in touch shortly.

What we offer:

The Learning Foundry really is a great place to work – and you don’t have to just take our word for it! We’re accredited by Best Companies for our ‘world class’ levels of staff engagement and have been consistently named as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the North West. We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself, develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to people’s lives.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which, amongst other things, includes:

• A range of flexible working options.
• 27 days paid annual leave each year (rising one day per year up to a maximum of 32 days after five years) in addition to 8 bank holidays.
• 6 additional days for volunteering.
• 5% Employers Contribution to the Pension Scheme.
• £250 annual ‘Live and Learn’ allowance to spend on learning any new skill.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives.
• A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities.
• Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets.
• Monthly staff lottery scheme.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented within our organisation. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we’d encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.