Placement and Opportunities Manager

Job Details: Job Description Are you an experienced leader in placements, employability, work-integrated learning or student mobility? Do you have the vision and drive to create transformative opportunities that enhance student success, graduate outcomes and social mobility? Middlesex University is seeking an ambitious Placement and Opportunities Manager to lead the strategic development and delivery of our placement, internship and mobility portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Careers and Futures, you will play a pivotal role in shaping opportunities that connect students with meaningful professional experiences across the UK and internationally. This exciting leadership role will oversee professional programme placements, wider work experience and internship provision, and international mobility initiatives. You will lead a specialist team, develop strong employer and partner relationships, ensure compliance with regulatory and professional requirements, and drive continuous service improvement through effective systems, processes and data-informed decision-making. We are looking for a collaborative and strategic leader with experience of managing placements, employability or mobility provision within higher education or a similarly complex environment. You will have a strong track record of partnership development, stakeholder engagement, service transformation and leading teams to deliver excellent outcomes. In return, you will join a university committed to inclusion, innovation and student success, with the opportunity to make a significant impact on the educational experience and futures of our diverse student community. If you wish to discuss the job in further detail please contact Jack Tims, Head of Careers and Futures, by email on j.tims@mdx.ac.uk Middlesex is committed to fostering an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, women, and gender non-conforming individuals. All recruitment decisions will be based on merit. We value diversity and strive to create a fairer, more equitable work environment for our staff and students. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff diversity networks, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. Middlesex is home to a diverse community of professionals. We are a bronze award holder of the Athena Swan Charter and the Race Equality Charter, a Stonewall Top 100 employer and Gold award holder in 2023, and a Disability Confident Leader. #divSocialMedia { padding:10px 0; overflow:hidden; } #divSocialMedia span { margin-right:5px; } #divSocialMedia div { display:inline-block; margin:10px 5px; } #divSocialMedia a { font-size:1.5rem; font-family:sans-serif; border:1px solid black; border-radius:50%; padding:8px; } #divSocialMedia i { font-size:1.5rem; } #divSocialMedia a:focus { outline-offset:2px; }