Placement Engagement Co-ordinator

Are you passionate about empowering students to succeed in their careers?

We're seeking a Placement Engagement Co-ordinator to join our team. In this role, you'll inspire students to get experience while they study, develop and deliver innovative skills development sessions, and collaborate with Careers and Employability Service (CES) colleagues to enhance student success.

About our team:

Placements and Internships give students the opportunity to gain skills specific to their subject or industry of choice as well as the employability skills required for real-life work. It also increases their knowledge of an industry or sector, allowing them to make better-informed decisions about future career choices. 

The Careers and Employability Service puts students at the centre of an agile, impactful service. Our Placement Engagement Coordinators play a key role in inspiring students to engage with and succeed in securing experiential learning opportunities that build confidence, skills, and employability. We work across disciplines, focusing on students' development needs, and deliver innovative, digital-first and in-person preparation programmes.  

About the role:

With one of the UK's largest and most diverse student populations, we use data-informed, scalable and inclusive approaches to engage students across disciplines, ensuring our support has the greatest possible impact, particularly for those who may face additional barriers to accessing opportunities.

As a Placement Engagement Coordinator, you'll support large and diverse student populations to engage with placements, internships and other work-based learning opportunities. You'll create impact at scale through the design and delivery of workshops, campaigns, digital resources and events that meet students where they are developmentally.

Using student engagement data and insight, you'll identify priority cohorts and tailor interventions to different levels of confidence, readiness and motivation. You'll use evidence to inform decisions, target support effectively, and evaluate the impact of activities.

You'll work closely with colleagues and employer partners to create inclusive, high-quality opportunities and help students build confidence and skills through experiential learning - from placements and internships to volunteering and Rise projects.

You will work from campus, flexibly for at least three days per week. 

For further information please find the Job Description.

About you:

We're looking for proactive, creative individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment and can adapt to changing priorities, taking a data-led approach to planning and delivery.

You'll have excellent communication skills and be confident engaging large and diverse student audiences through workshops, events, campaigns and digital content. You'll enjoy using data and insight to identify student needs, target interventions and evaluate impact. While you will occasionally provide individual support where appropriate, you'll be motivated by creating scalable solutions that benefit large numbers of students.

You'll be confident using digital tools, adaptable to changing priorities, and passionate about helping students succeed. Strong networking and collaboration skills are essential to work effectively with colleagues and employer partners.

The successful applicant will have:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate information clearly and professionally to a diverse range of recipients, both orally and in writing.
• Experience of planning, delivering or evaluating activities for large audiences, customer groups or student populations, using data and insight to prioritise effort and maximise impact.
• The ability to make presentations and conduct group workshops.
• Confidence in analysing and interpreting data to identify trends, target support and measure success.
• Strong networking, negotiating and interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven experience demonstrating excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• An ability to gain a full understanding of the services provided and customer needs to provide accurate help and assistance to customers and actively improve and/or promote services to existing and potential customers. 

We'll provide all the training and support you'll need to help you contribute to student employability. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills and develop within the Careers and Employability Service. 

How to apply:

To apply, please submit your CV (no more than two sides) and in lieu of a cover letter you will be asked to answer the three (3) mandatory questions within the CV & Cover Letter section of your application.

Interviews are expected to be week commencing 5th October 2026.

For an informal discussion of the role please contact Amy Dutton, Placement Engagement Manager: a.dutton@mmu.ac.uk 

Further information:

Manchester Metropolitan University fosters an inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We value a diverse workforce for the innovation and diversity of thought it brings and welcome applications from all local and international communities, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQ+ individuals. 

We support a range of flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and tailored schedules, which can be discussed with your line manager. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in your role, please let us know so we can provide appropriate support. 

Our commitment to inclusivity includes mentoring programmes, accessibility resources, and professional development opportunities to empower and support underrepresented groups. 

Manchester Met is a Disability Confident Leader and, under this scheme, aims to offer an interview to disabled people who apply for the role and meet the essential criteria as listed in the attached Job Description for that vacancy. 

This vacancy is expected to attract a high volume of applications. Therefore, under the Disability Confident Scheme, only disabled people who apply under the scheme and best meet the essential criteria will be offered an interview.