- Deliver meaningful placements that empower students, strengthen industry partnerships, and enhance real-world learning.
- UC Level 5, Salary Range $81,918 pa - $93,070 pa pro rata + 17% Super
- Full Time, Continuing Opportunity
About us:
At the University of Canberra, we’re a welcoming and connected academic community shaped by the people, cultures and environments of Australia’s capital. Our research focuses on real-world challenges, working alongside partners to create outcomes that matter, while our teaching builds confidence and capability for the future. Ranked number one in Canberra for graduate employment, skills development and student support, UC is a place where you can grow ideas, contribute knowledge, and make a difference.
About the role:
Join the vibrant Work Integrated Learning (WIL) team at the University of Canberra, where your skills will directly shape meaningful placement experiences for students across diverse academic disciplines.
As a WIL Placement Advisor, you’ll be a key player in coordinating and supporting placement activities. This role demands someone who can navigate tight deadlines, shifting priorities, and occasionally incomplete information while maintaining composure, professionalism, and clear communication. You’ll work closely with faculty, students, and industry partners to ensure placements run smoothly.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide placement administrative support to faculty staff, industry partners and students, particularly regarding placement requirements, expectations and scheduling.
- Maintain accurate records of placement activities on InPlace and other systems.
- Liaise diplomatically with stakeholders ensuring accurate and consistent communication of WIL policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Navigate challenges with diverse stakeholders and resolve misunderstandings with empathy and professionalism.
- Support continuous improvement of WIL processes through active planning and review.
About you:
You bring strong customer service skills, a proactive mindset, and a knack for building relationships, even in complex or ambiguous situations. Your attention to detail, ability to manage competing priorities and collegial approach make you a trusted team member and a reliable point of contact for internal and external stakeholders. Candidates with education or health placement experience will be preferred.
Offerings/ Benefits/ Culture:
The University offers excellent conditions and benefits which can be further explored on our “Work at UC” site such as flexible, family-friendly policies, on site gym, on site medical services, a grocery store, and Early Childhood Education and Care facilities.
We believe people deserve to feel welcome, supported, and empowered to realise their potential. Being a values based organisation, UC sets a goal to be the national sector leader in equity, diversity, inclusion and access via our Reconnected Strategy. UC encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, neurodiversity and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Eligibility:
- Applicants who wish to apply for this position should have valid working rights at the time of submission.
- The University of Canberra is committed to the safety of vulnerable and young people. The successful candidate will be required to have or obtain a current ACT WWVP.
How to apply:
Please apply with your CV (maximum 2 pages) and a maximum 250-word statement outlining your interest and suitability for the role. Also, please ensure you take the time to align your CV with the Position Description requirements. We want to understand how your skills and experience relate to the position you are applying for.
If you are initially shortlisted, you may be asked to complete an online one-way video interview. There will be a list of pre-set questions that will need to be answered within a stipulated time.
For job specific information: please contact Sojeong Huh, Manger, Work Integrated Learning on 02 6201 2660 or email [email protected].
For recruitment and application questions: please contact the Talent Solutions team on 02 6206 3867 or email [email protected]. We recognise people communicate and process information differently, and we support multiple ways to participate in the recruitment evaluation. For reasonable adjustment, please reach out to the UC Talent team.
Closing date: 11.55pm, 30 August 2026
