Year Placement Manager (Redeployee Applicants Only)

City St George's, University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff training & development

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London is seeking an innovative and student-focused Year Placements Manager to lead the newly established service supporting undergraduate students in securing year-long placements.

Reporting to the Director of Employability, you will manage four Year Placement Officers, develop placement readiness strategies, and use performance data to drive improvements and strengthen collaboration across Schools.

Qualifications

• Substantial knowledge of student employability and the graduate labour market.
• Experience of service development and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills; ability 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 placement strategies that enhance employability and graduate outcomes.
• Use management information and performance data to evaluate impact and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with academic and professional services colleagues to strengthen institutional partnerships and placement processes.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Performance management

Team leadership

Communication

Job description

This role is only open to redeployees at City St George's.

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:20 September 2026 at 11:59pm

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