Placements Internships & Volunteer Coordinator - Internal Only

University of Brighton; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Brighton is seeking a proactive Student Operations and Support professional to help students secure work-based learning experiences across campuses. You will provide 1-1 guidance, deliver skills workshops, engage with local, national, and international employers, and support placement activity through administrative tasks.

Based at Brighton - City Campus with hybrid working options, the role is fixed-term until 31 August 2027 (37 hours per week) with potential for permanent

Qualifications

• Understanding of student placements in Higher Education
• Experience working with students in an education setting
• Experience delivering skills workshops
• Excellent organisation, communication, teamwork and problem‑solving skills
• Good administration skills, with ability to use MS Office and databases to a high standard

Responsibilities

• Support students on a 1-1 basis
• Deliver skills workshops
• Engage with local, national and international employers and organisations
• Attend Careers Fairs and employability events
• Carry out administration to monitor student placement activity

Skills

Student placements knowledge

Education environment experience

Workshop delivery

Organisation

MS Office & databases

Job description

Student Operations and Support

Location: Brighton - City Campus, Moulsecoomb and Falmer Salary: £31,236 to £34,610 per annum Fixed Term End Date: 31/08/2027 Closing Date: Sunday 27 September 2026 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: SO5103-26-201

Do you thrive on helping students put their learning into practice?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Placements, Internships & Volunteering team, to support our students to secure work-based learning experiences.

Working with students across the university, this role will focus on providing expert advice and guidance to students to enable them to secure high-quality, relevant placements, which will enhance their employability and graduate prospects.

The duties of this role are varied: supporting students on a 1-1 basis; delivering skills workshops; engaging and working with local, national, and international employers and organisations; attending Careers Fairs and other employability events; and administration to ensure student placement activity is monitored.

To Be Successful In This Role You Should Have

• An understanding of student placements in the Higher Education sector
• Experience working with students in an education environment
• Experience delivering workshops
• Excellent organisation, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
• Good administration skills, with ability to use MS Office and databases to a high standard

This is a fixed term (secondment), full-time post (37 hours per week) until end of August 2027 (with the possibility of becoming permanent after that date) and will primarily be based at our Moulsecoomb and City campuses. The role is suitable for hybrid working, however during term times staff will be required to work on-campus as much as needed to support student-facing activities.

If you wish to discuss the post prior to making an application, please contact Vicky Horder at [e-mail]

Further Details

Job Description

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system, with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.