Student Development Officer (Redeployee Applicants Only)

City St George’s Students' Union; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

City St George’s Students' Union is seeking a Student Development Officer to support Community Volunteering, Course Buddies (peer mentoring) and Professional Mentoring initiatives. The role covers operational administration, event planning, delivery, communications, evaluation and reporting, and requires building strong relationships with diverse student groups.

This is a hybrid role with on-campus duties at the Clerkenwell site for ~60% of time; occasional evening or weekend work may be

Qualifications

• Understanding the needs of a diverse, multi-cultural student population.
• Experience in planning and delivering events.
• Ability to manage databases or CRM software.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and committed to service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Enable students to engage in Community Volunteering, Course Buddies and Professional Mentoring.
• Handle operational administration, event planning, preparation and delivery.
• Manage relationships, communications, evaluation and quality assurance.
• Support students to participate in extra-curricular activities to develop employability.

Skills

Relationship management

Event planning

CRM usage

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Diversity & inclusion

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

Please note: This role is only open to redeployees at City St George's. Applications from individuals who are not redeployees will not be considered at this time.

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Background

The Student Development team is a part of City St George’s Careers and Employability department and brings together experts in the promotion and delivery of developmental opportunities which complement studies and support students into becoming the ‘complete graduate’. The Student Development Officer works with the leads of the Community Volunteering, Course Buddies (peer-mentoring) and Professional Mentoring programmes to ensure successful development and delivery in each area.

Responsibilities

The Student Development Officer enables students to engage in Community Volunteering, Course Buddies (peer-mentoring) and Professional Mentoring. The role covers operational administration, event planning, preparation and delivery, relationship management, communications, evaluation, reporting, recognition and quality, supporting students to participate in extra-curricular activity to develop skills, complement their academic achievements and help them become successful, highly employable graduates.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis. The successful candidate will be required to work on campus at the Clerkenwell site for 60% of their working time (equivalent to three days per week), with the remaining time worked remotely, subject to business needs. An important part of the role involves supporting the delivery of events within the Student Development team or Careers and Employability department, which require occasional evening or weekend work at certain times of year, for which you accrue time offin lieu.

Person Specification

An understanding of the needs of a diverse and multi-cultural student population and a demonstrated commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Experience in relationship management, delivering events and using databases or customer management tools.

Excellent organisational and operational abilities, strong planning and prioritisation skills.

Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate effectively with people at different levels, together with emotional intelligence and sensitivity to the needs of others.

Ability to self-motivate, work collaboratively and seek opportunities to improve service provision.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications:31 August 2026 at 11:59pm

The selection process will involve an interview and an exercise. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

The University of business, practice and the professions