WIL Program Lead - Student Placements

MU Murdoch University; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 93,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Cultural Load allowance

Indigenous Language Allowance

Salary packaging options

Employee Assistance Program

On-campus services

Job summary

Murdoch University is seeking a WIL Coordinator to connect students with meaningful, real-world placement experiences across disciplines. You will lead and support the WIL team, working closely with academic staff and industry partners to ensure positive placement experiences for all stakeholders.

You will manage placement cycles, drive continuous improvement, ensure compliance with university policies, and build strong partnerships.

Qualifications

• A relevant qualification and experience in higher education, student services, stakeholder-focused engagement, or related role.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to motivate, develop and support high-performing teams while fostering a positive workplace culture.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating placement programs or WIL activities, with excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective partnerships across internal and external networks.
• Experience interpreting policies, procedures or compliance requirements and applying them accurately in practice.
• High-level digital literacy and problem-solving capability, with experience using Microsoft Office and business systems.
• Previous experience in a health-related discipline would be an advantage, although not essential.

Responsibilities

• Leading operational delivery of WIL placement activities, coordinating placement sourcing, matching, eligibility, readiness and documentation to ensure efficient, timely and high-quality placement experiences.
• Coordinating team operations and priorities, supporting placement cycles, allocating workloads, monitoring progress and ensuring deadlines and service standards are met.
• Building effective stakeholder relationships by providing responsive, high-quality service and working collaboratively with students, academic staff, placement supervisors, host organisations and university stakeholders.
• Driving continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline processes, strengthen workflows, implement operational changes and promote consistent practices across the WIL Team.
• Ensuring quality, compliance and risk management by aligning operational practices with University policies, procedures and legislative requirements, supporting quality assurance and reporting, and managing complex issues and risks, including escalation as required.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

WIL coordination

Organisational skills

Digital literacy

Policy interpretation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Business systems

Job description

Murdoch University is seeking a WIL Coordinator to connect students with meaningful, real-world placement experiences across disciplines. You will lead and support the WIL team, working closely with academic staff and industry partners to ensure positive placement experiences for all stakeholders.

You will manage placement cycles, drive continuous improvement, ensure compliance with university policies, and build strong partnerships.