Reference: 1644825
About the Role:
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) provides students with practical, real world learning experiences, designed to enhance graduate readiness and employability.
In this role, you will help support the Faculty of Business and Law’s WIL activities, managing the day-to-day operations of clinical and professional learning placement programs, ensuring these programs run smoothly and meet student and host needs.
Working closely with students, academic leads, and program coordinators, you will support the development and maintenance of strong relationships with external professional, community and industry partners, building partnerships with reputable businesses and organisations, ensuring students are provided with meaningful practice-based and work-integrated learning experiences during their studies.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Coordinate and support clinical and professional learning placements for students within the Faculty of Business and Law’s Industry and Community Hub.
- Develop, maintain and strengthen relationships with industry, community and professional partners to support a sustainable pipeline of high-quality student placement opportunities.
- Promote the Industry and Community Hub and its placement programs through Curtin events, networking opportunities, social media and external activities such as careers expos.
- Build new host relationships and support a smooth, positive work-integrated learning placement experience for students, hosts and academic stakeholders.
- Research student placement demand and identify suitable businesses and organisations to approach for work-integrated learning and clinical program opportunities.
- Follow up new leads and build productive partnerships that encourage organisations to host Curtin students.
- Work with host organisations, discipline leads, course coordinators and major leads to develop internship and placement roles that provide valuable, credit-bearing student learning experiences.
- Undertake due diligence activities, including health and safety site visits, to ensure host organisations and placement environments meet relevant requirements.
- Ensure required legal, compliance and placement documentation is completed and maintained.
- Provide ongoing support to students and hosts during placements, including milestone check-ins and escalation of issues when required.
- Plan and coordinate induction seminars, including engaging stakeholders to deliver sessions or facilitate student visits.
- Monitor service quality through client interactions and post-placement feedback, using insights to support continuous improvement.
- Work closely with the Academic Lead, Industry and Community Hub, to support initiatives and strategic objectives that contribute to the Hub’s vision.
- You may also be asked to undertake other reasonable duties that align with the scope and responsibilities of the role.
Who we are looking for:
To be successful in the role, you will have previous work experience in or exposure to WIL environments, graduate programs business development and recruitment principles. You will also have a strong, demonstrable sense of what skills and attributes industry wants and needs for their workforce now and into the future.
Qualifications and or extensive work experience in following areas will be highly regarded:
- Career development & or recruitment experience
- Commerce/law & or commercial background
Role Requirements:
- As this is a fixed-term contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role
- Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin’s satisfaction
Curtin University proudly stands among the top one percent of global universities according to the ARWU 2025 rankings. We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page - https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-curtin/
What We Offer You:
This Fixed Term G06 level role attracts a remuneration of $96,323 - $102,186 + 17% superannuation.
Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more.
For more reasons to work at Curtin, please visit https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/
Join Us!
If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW ensuring to attach the following documents:
- Up-to-date Resume
- Cover letter outlining your interest and demonstrating how your background meets the position – 1 to 2 pages maximum.
If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity or the application process, please contact our careers team on
[email protected] or 08 9266 9000 (option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Applications will not be accepted via this email address, and late applications will not be accepted.
Applications close: 9pm (AWST) Sunday 26th of July 2026.
Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.
Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, remove the advert, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. 