Professional Experience Lead Coordinator

Monash University; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Monash University in Melbourne is seeking a Professional Experience Lead Coordinator to drive employability, Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) and placement initiatives. You will partner with the Associate Dean to manage day-to-day delivery and ensure strong stakeholder engagement.

The role entails coordinating meetings and events with industry partners, supporting policy and quality improvements, and leading a small team to enhance graduate outcomes within agreed timeframes.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating complex programs or services.
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in higher education or WIL/placement programs is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day delivery of WIL and placement programs.
• Lead and develop a small team and support policy, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to plan meetings and events.

Job description

Professional Experience Lead Coordinator

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

The Professional Experience Lead Coordinator will play a key role in delivering employability, Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) and placement initiatives. Working closely with the Associate Dean, Professional Pathways and Employability, you’ll coordinate the day-to-day delivery of WIL and placement programs, support stakeholder engagement, and contribute to projects that strengthen graduate employability outcomes.

You’ll work with internal and external stakeholders, industry partners and alumni to coordinate meetings, events and initiatives, while supporting policy, compliance, quality and continuous improvement activities. The role also provides an opportunity to lead and develop a small team and contribute to the effective operation and ongoing enhancement of WIL and placement services.

About You

You’ll be an experienced operational or program management professional with strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills and a demonstrated commitment to service excellence. You’ll have experience coordinating complex programs or services, managing competing priorities, identifying opportunities for improvement and delivering outcomes within agreed timeframes.

You’ll bring highly developed communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to engage confidently with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders. Experience managing and developing a team, together with knowledge of higher education and WIL or placement programs, will be highly regarded. You’ll also have strong analytical skills and the ability to quickly adapt to new systems and processes.

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Learn more about Monash.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includessupporting parents.

Enquiries:

Jennifer Short, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 0417 344 ***

Position Description:

Professional Experience Lead Coordinator

Applications Close:

Thursday the 29th of October 2026, 11:55pm AEDT