OVERVIEW EUSA – Academic Internship Experts is seeking a Placement Team Lead based in london. The organisation delivers customized academic internship programmes for university partners across multiple European cities, including london, Dublin, Madrid, Paris, and Prague. This role focuses on managing the placement team, coordinating internship opportunities, supporting student experiences, and maintaining strong relationships with academic partners. The position combines operational leadership with direct engagement in internship placement activity and student support. The successful candidate will contribute to programme delivery while helping maintain compliance, communication, and wellbeing standards across academic internship programmes. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES – Managing the placement team – Coordinating student internship placement activities – Supporting UK Visa & Immigration compliance – Organizing orientations and workshops – Managing university partner relationships – Supporting student wellbeing and safety – Supporting delivery of academically-directed internship programmes REQUIREMENTS – Experience managing placement-related activities – Ability to support student internship programmes – Ability to coordinate academic internship placement processes – Experience supporting university partner relationships – Ability to organize orientations and workshops – Understanding of supporting student wellbeing and safety – Ability to support UK Visa & Immigration compliance processes WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS This role supports the delivery of meaningful academic internship experiences for university students studying and working internationally. Effective managing of placement operations and student support helps ensure that internship programmes run smoothly while maintaining academic quality, safety, and strong institutional partnerships. The role also contributes to the wider success of eusa programmes by helping students gain valuable international internship experience in a structured and supportive environment. BONUS: APPLICATION ADVICE – Highlight experience managing teams, programmes, or placement operations in academic or student-focused settings – Demonstrate examples of supporting student services, wellbeing, or internship coordination – Include experience working with universities, professors, or academic departments where relevant – Show strong organisational and communication skills related to placement and internship activity – Emphasise experience supporting compliance, administration, or international student processes – Tailor your application to reflect experience working in fast-paced academic or student-facing environments