Year Placement Manager

City St George's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

City St George's, University of London is seeking an innovative and student-focused Year Placements Manager to lead a newly established service that supports undergraduate students in securing year-long placement opportunities to enhance employability and graduate outcomes.

Reporting to the Director of Employability, you will manage a team of four Year Placement Officers, develop placement strategies, monitor KPIs, and collaborate with Schools to deliver a consistent, high-quality service that

Qualifications

• Substantial knowledge of student employability and the graduate labour market.
• Experience in service development, stakeholder engagement, and performance management.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills; able to lead teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of four Year Placement Officers to deliver a high-quality student-centred service.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve placement readiness and secure meaningful opportunities.
• Monitor KPIs and service objectives; use data to drive improvement and decision-making.
• Collaborate with academic and professional services to strengthen processes and support programmes.
• Engage stakeholders and communicate effectively with diverse student communities.

Skills

Strategic planning

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Performance management

Communication

Job description

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.

We are seeking an innovative and student-focused professional to join the City St George's Careers and Employability Directorate as Year Placements Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a newly established service dedicated to supporting undergraduate students in securing high-quality year-long placement opportunities that enhance their employability, professional development and graduate outcomes.

Reporting to the Director of Employability, the successful candidate will lead and develop a team of four Year Placement Officers, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, consistent and student-centred service across all Schools. The postholder will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies that support students to achieve placement readiness and secure meaningful placement opportunities, while ensuring that key performance indicators and service objectives are met.

The role requires a strategic and analytical approach, with responsibility for using management information and performance data to evaluate impact, inform decision-making and drive continuous service improvement. The Year Placements Manager will work closely with academic and professional service colleagues to strengthen institutional collaboration, enhance placement processes and develop effective support programmes that respond to the needs of a diverse student community.

Candidates should possess substantial knowledge of student employability and the graduate labour market, together with significant experience of service development, stakeholder engagement and performance management. Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills are essential, as is the ability to lead teams, manage competing priorities and contribute strategically to organisational objectives.

This role offers an opportunity to make a significant contribution to student success by shaping and leading a key employability service within the University. We welcome applications from individuals who are committed to delivering excellence, fostering innovation and creating positive outcomes for students.

** Additional Information

Closing date for applications:

4th October 2026 at 11:59pm

Interviews will be conducted on 15th October 2026.

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.

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