Partnerships and Student Opportunities Officer
| Posting date: | 24 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,959 to £33,482 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2025 |
| Location: | York, North Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | York St John University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 118-25 |
Summary
Full time, permanent
Location: York
Salary: £29,959 to £33,482 per annum
Introduction to YSJ University
Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider.
Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.
The Team
The Partnership and Student Opportunities Office role sits within the wider Student and Graduate Employability Team. You will work collaboratively with the Opportunities Co-ordinators to offer a range of opportunities for our students to build their employability skills both within the curriculum and extra curricular. You will also work with our Employability Consultants to embed work-related learning within all programmes.
The Role
This is an additional role within a newly formed team to help us to meet our objective of embedding partner engagement within all our programmes. You will work collaboratively to shape the employability journey of our students and graduates by developing impactful relationships with employer and organisation locally, nationally and internationally. Working with external partners you will source and create innovations projects, live briefs and challenges to support our mission to embed work-related learning within all programmes. You will also be responsible for establishing and nurturing new partnerships to enhance opportunities for work-related experiential learning, graduate employment, and placement year opportunities. This will involve collaboration with stakeholders at local, regional, national, and international levels. Additionally, you may engage with overseas university partners to develop pathways that support students undertaking study abroad experiences.
Required Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have experience of working with a wide range of stakeholder to develop partnerships. You will have excellent communication, relationship building and negotiation skills, with the ability to interact with a range of audiences. You will be a team player but happy working independently, with the ability to priorities work to meet deadlines. You will have a good understanding of the issues affecting student employability and knowledge of regional, national and international labour market trends.
Additional Information
If you would like more information about the role or would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Suzanne Dickinson, Employer Engagement and Student Opportunities Manager at s.dickinson@yorksj.ac.uk
Flexible, hybrid working is available with some presence on our beautiful city centre York campus as determined by business need.
It is anticipated that the selection process will include an interview and presentation. Further details will be provided if you are shortlisted for interview.
This role is eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, provided the relevant UKVI requirements are met. At this time, we’re only able to consider sponsorship for candidates who are currently based outside the UK.
For more details about the Skilled Worker visa route, please visit the official UK government website: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
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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.
If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to apply for this position please contact vacancies@yorksj.ac.uk. Within the application form there is an opportunity for you to request a reasonable adjustment at the interview stage of the process, however if you wish to discuss this in further detail at any point in the process please do not hesitate to contact us. The following resource may help you adapt the device you are using to apply to suit your needs My Computer My Way (abilitynet.org.uk)
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 assist you with this, but we would prefer you to share your answers in your own words.
Closing Date - Thursday 07 August 2025 at midnight
Provisional Interview Date - Thursday 28 August 2025
Location: York
Salary: £29,959 to £33,482 per annum
Introduction to YSJ University
Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider.
Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.
The Team
The Partnership and Student Opportunities Office role sits within the wider Student and Graduate Employability Team. You will work collaboratively with the Opportunities Co-ordinators to offer a range of opportunities for our students to build their employability skills both within the curriculum and extra curricular. You will also work with our Employability Consultants to embed work-related learning within all programmes.
The Role
This is an additional role within a newly formed team to help us to meet our objective of embedding partner engagement within all our programmes. You will work collaboratively to shape the employability journey of our students and graduates by developing impactful relationships with employer and organisation locally, nationally and internationally. Working with external partners you will source and create innovations projects, live briefs and challenges to support our mission to embed work-related learning within all programmes. You will also be responsible for establishing and nurturing new partnerships to enhance opportunities for work-related experiential learning, graduate employment, and placement year opportunities. This will involve collaboration with stakeholders at local, regional, national, and international levels. Additionally, you may engage with overseas university partners to develop pathways that support students undertaking study abroad experiences.
Required Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have experience of working with a wide range of stakeholder to develop partnerships. You will have excellent communication, relationship building and negotiation skills, with the ability to interact with a range of audiences. You will be a team player but happy working independently, with the ability to priorities work to meet deadlines. You will have a good understanding of the issues affecting student employability and knowledge of regional, national and international labour market trends.
Additional Information
If you would like more information about the role or would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Suzanne Dickinson, Employer Engagement and Student Opportunities Manager at s.dickinson@yorksj.ac.uk
Flexible, hybrid working is available with some presence on our beautiful city centre York campus as determined by business need.
It is anticipated that the selection process will include an interview and presentation. Further details will be provided if you are shortlisted for interview.
This role is eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, provided the relevant UKVI requirements are met. At this time, we’re only able to consider sponsorship for candidates who are currently based outside the UK.
For more details about the Skilled Worker visa route, please visit the official UK government website: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
Edit Content
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.
If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to apply for this position please contact vacancies@yorksj.ac.uk. Within the application form there is an opportunity for you to request a reasonable adjustment at the interview stage of the process, however if you wish to discuss this in further detail at any point in the process please do not hesitate to contact us. The following resource may help you adapt the device you are using to apply to suit your needs My Computer My Way (abilitynet.org.uk)
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 assist you with this, but we would prefer you to share your answers in your own words.
Closing Date - Thursday 07 August 2025 at midnight
Provisional Interview Date - Thursday 28 August 2025
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