Employability Engagement Manager

Full time permanent 

Location: London 

Salary £38,759 to £43,982 per annum (including London Allowance)

Introduction to York St John University, London Campus

The London Campus, established in 2019, offers a diverse range of postgraduate taught programmes and top-up degrees, primarily in the fields of business and technology. With a student body of approximately 3,400 and projected growth in the coming years, the campus is poised for expansion.

Located across two floors in East London Docks, the campus is part of a vibrant, co-inhabited educational environment. It is supported by a dedicated team of over 70 faculty and staff members across all key departments, providing comprehensive support to our students. This includes the London Student Opportunities Team, consisting of five specialized professionals who focus on enhancing student outcomes across careers, placements and other student opportunities.

The Team

Based at our London campus, the role-holder will establish and manage placement partnerships and other forms of collaboration with external partners, seizing opportunities that will enhance the employability prospects of York St John University students in London. 

Working in collaboration with colleagues in York across careers, placements and other student opportunities, the post-holder will work to raise the profile of the University, secure and develop credible placement partnership opportunities, identify local and regional skills needs and act as a broker between businesses and other organisations and the University. 

The Role

The successful candidate will support the Head of Student Opportunities to establish, develop and lead on the Masters employability strategy (Careers & Enterprise Pathways) for London campus. They will build and maintain a network of external organisations to provide placement year, internships, work-related experiential learning (WREL) and business hosted projects for Masters level students. The post holder will support the development and delivery of the AI Literacy programme for all students and lead the planning and delivery of events, including job fairs and employer events to promote employability opportunities. 

Required skills and experience:

Degree or equivalent qualification.  Experience of and/or current knowledge of the graduate labour market and recruitment practices. Experience of securing external support for university initiatives, such as in the form of placement year, internships, work-related experiential learning and business hosted projects. Experience of developing contact database platforms for the management of external placements/ institutional relationships. Experience of planning and delivering events, such as job fairs and employer events.  Experience of delivering workshops and support to students 1-to-1 and in large group formats.  Ability to design and deliver innovative training solutions to a wide range of students and graduates.                    

Additional Information

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Gaik Ng – g.ng@yorksj.ac.uk. 

The selection process will include an interview and the delivery of a presentation on a selected topic to the panel. 

This role is eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship subject to UKVI criteria being fulfilled. For further information regarding this visa route please visit Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa).

Closing Date: 02 Apr 2025

Programme/Section: Admin & Technical (Including Research vacancies)

Salary: £38,759 to £43,982 per annum (including London Allowance)