The Team
Based at our London campus, the role-holder will work within the Careers and Student Opportunities team to establish and manage employers, 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 employers and credible work opportunities, and develop 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 Employability and Employer Engagement Manager to establish, develop and support on the Masters employability strategy (Careers & Enterprise Pathways) for London campus. They will build and maintain a network of external organisations to provide work opportunities, placements, 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 and YSJ Career Ready Journey 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
1. Degree or equivalent qualification.
2. Experience of and/or current knowledge of the graduate labour market and recruitment practices.
3. Experience of securing external support for university initiatives, such as in the form of placement year, work opportunities, internships, work-related experiential learning and business hosted projects.
4. Experience of developing contact database platforms for the management of external placements/institutional relationships.
5. Experience of planning and delivering events, such as career fairs and employer events.
6. Experience of delivering workshops and career guidance support to students 1-to-1 and in large group formats.
Unfortunately this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship however we welcome your application if you are able to evidence right to work in the UK via an alternative route.
We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities and welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.
This vacancy is scheduled to close on the date indicated at the bottom of this advert, but we may close earlier if we receive a high level of applications.
Application process support
We are keen to support you throughout the recruitment process. Before starting your application please refer to the attached candidate application form guidance below which provides advice about completing the application process.
Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form. Within the application process you will be asked to answer a selection of work-related questions. Our aim is to get to know you, and understand your individual skills and experience, and how you would apply these within the role. We are aware that AI can be helpful in shaping your responses, but we encourage you to share your answers in your own words.
Our benefits package
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including -
- Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
- Disability leave (applies to staff who have disclosed a disability and is also available to staff with disabled dependants)
- Pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan after six months service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists
- On-campus courses, one-to-one tutorials, and online resources to help you develop your digital skills and work with new software
- Relocation expenses package for certain roles
- Reimbursement of Skilled Worker Visa application fees and for additional costs (if applicable to the role)
Further information about life at YSJ
Our attached 'further information' document below provides further information about our culture, achievements and testimonials from our employees.
Closing Date - Monday 23 February 2026 at midnight Provisional Interview Date - Wednesday 11 March 2026