Placements Internships & Volunteer Coordinator

University of Brighton; United States; Hybrid; USD 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Brighton invites applications for a Placements, Internships & Volunteering officer to help students put their learning into practice by securing work-based experiences across the university and beyond.

This fixed-term, full-time post (37 hours per week) until August 2027 will be based at our Moulsecoomb and City campuses. The role offers hybrid working, with on-campus presence during term times to support student-facing activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in the Higher Education sector or student placements.
• Experience delivering skills/workshops to students.
• Strong organisational and communication skills; able to work with teams and solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-1 guidance to students to secure placements.
• Deliver skills workshops and organise events.
• Engage with local, national and international employers and organisations.
• Attend Careers Fairs and other employability events.
• Handle administration to monitor student placement activity.

Skills

HE placements

Student support

Workshop delivery

Organisational skills

Communication

Tools

MS Office

Databases

Job description

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.

• 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, 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.

Why join us? At Brighton, you'll find a supportive, collaborative and forward-thinking community. We offer generous pension contributions, flexible working hours with opportunities for some remote working, and a comprehensive annual leave package that includes time off over Christmas. We also provide access to the Cycle scheme and discounted sports membership, which includes fitness classes and gym access. Further details: 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