Location
London
Salary
£39,255 - £44,551 per annum including London allowance
Job Type
Full time, Permanent
Introduction
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 specialised 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 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 Across Sites
Working in collaboration with colleagues in York across careers, placements and other student opportunities, the post-holder will 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 the Employability and Employer Engagement Manager to establish, develop and support the Masters employability strategy (Careers & Enterprise Pathways) for the 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 the 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
* 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 placement year, work opportunities, 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 career fairs and employer events.
* Experience of delivering workshops and career guidance support to students 1-to-1 and in large group formats.
Additional Information
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Nelum Haththella – n.haththella@yorksj.ac.uk. The selection process will include an interview and the delivery of a 10‑minute presentation on a selected topic to the panel.
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 under‑represented 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.
Benefits Package
* 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 Visa loan scheme for additional costs (if applicable to the role).
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Closing Date
Monday 23 February 2026 at midnight
Provisional Interview Date
Wednesday 11 March 2026
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