Industry Placement Coordinator

Location:  Broadmeadows, occasional travel to other campuses and client locations  

Role Type: Full time ongoing  

Remuneration:   $ 95,148.00 plus 11.5 % super 

About The Role:  

Are you passionate about connecting education with industry to create impactful learning experiences?  
 

As an Industry Placement Coordinator at our Broadmeadows campus, you will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between education and industry. This full-time, ongoing position involves developing and maintaining strong relationships with industry partners to secure high-quality placement opportunities for our students. You will manage the end-to-end placement process, ensuring compliance with relevant guidelines and seamless coordination within our centralised placement team. Your responsibilities will include student matching, logistics, and maintaining accurate placement records using systems like InPlace and Placeright. 

This role requires a proactive and highly organised individual with experience in VET sector who can balance future planning with current placement demands. You must have the right approach, a strong work ethic, and resilience. A customer focus lens, tech-savviness, and strong data handling and decision-making skills are essential. Attention to detail, the ability to prioritise multiple tasks, and effective stakeholder engagement are also crucial.  

You will act as a key point of contact with industry partners, undertaking site visits, risk assessments, contract maintenance support and by providing guidance to ensure successful placements. You will be coordinating placements for multiple courses offered by the organisation.  
 

We are a team of eleven, with a positive culture and our highly regarded management foster growth and development. We value a positive attitude and a passion for process improvement, with a strong focus on student outcomes. If you are passionate about fostering industry relationships and enhancing student learning outcomes, we encourage you to apply! 

We are excited about you because you have: 

• Relevant qualifications in Business/Marketing or substantial experience in an educational or VET setting. 

• Proven ability to build and maintain strong industry partnerships and develop placement opportunities 

• Experience managing end-to-end placement processes, including student matching, compliance, and logistics 

• Proficiency in using placement management systems with a strong commitment to data integrity and compliance 

• Ability to ensure placements meet regulatory, industry, and educational requirements 

• Strong critical thinking skills to resolve placement-related challenges professionally 

• Demonstrated ability to plan and manage multiple tasks and competing priorities efficiently 

• Proven ability to work within a centralised placement team and maintain a focus on industry partnerships 

 
We can offer you: 

• Attractive work-life balance  

• Free onsite parking for most campuses  

• Professional development programs  

• Fitness Passport Program with exclusive access for you and your family to 230+ locations Australia wide 

• Counselling support (EAP) and Health & Wellbeing initiatives throughout the year 

• Meaningful work that drives positive social impact    

• The opportunity to build a career in a world leading vocational education and training sector, with diverse and emerging career opportunities across Australia. 

The Essential Paperwork: 

• Working with Children Clearance (WWCC) 

• Current police check 

• Certified right to work documentation 

• Certified copies of your qualifications and transcripts 

Need support with your application? 

• For any accessibility requirements during the recruitment process, please contact careers@kangan.edu.au 

Ready to make the switch? Click 'Apply Now' to join our team. 

Want to know more? Contact careers@kangan.edu.au 

Only applications from candidates with valid working rights will be considered. We are a child safe and equal opportunity employer and therefore the successful candidate will be required to hold a current Working with Children check clearance 

Bendigo Kangan Institute acknowledges that their campuses are located on the ancestral lands of the Djaara people of Dja Dja Wurrung, Wurundjeri Peoples of the Kulin Nations, Yorta Yorta Nations and the Gunaikurnai people. The Institute respects their Elders past present and emerging and cultural heritage, and we recognize their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture. 

Applications close: 30th April 2025 

 
Applications will be assessed as they come in – we may start interviews before the closing date. 

NOTE: Bendigo Kangan Institute reserves the right to withdraw this position at any time.