Student Engagement Officer

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 – Opportunities have arisen for two Student Engagement Officers to join us, one in The City Law School and one in the School of Policy & Global Engagement.

The City Law School is the first in London and University of London to educate students and practitioners at all stages of legal education. The School has made significant advances in both research and education and seeks to build upon that success to become one of the UK’s leading law schools as it takes advantage of the new regulatory landscape for legal education.

The School of Policy and Global Affairs was established in 2022 and encompasses our Economics, International Politics and Sociology and Criminology Departments. Located in one of the world's greatest financial and political centres, we engage with the key challenges and debates that are shaping policy formation in a rapidly changing world. Our highly rated courses in Policy and Global Affairs subject areas equip students with the knowledge and skills to respond to the world’s most pressing policy challenges. With strong links to industry and policy organisations, our graduates forge exciting careers in multinational businesses, consultancies, government departments and non-governmental organisations.

** Responsibilities – The appointed Student Engagement Officers will be responsible for helping to identify and address barriers which prevent students from engaging with learning. This includes providing administrative support for attendance and engagement monitoring, and other related processes; working with students and support services to identify and address concerns relating to students, and ensuring the reasonable adjustments policy is implemented effectively.

** Person Specification – The successful candidate will be educated to A-level or equivalent and have relevant experience of working in a busy customer focused environment ideally, in Higher Education or a similar setting. They should be confident using IT systems, including MS office packages, spreadsheets and databases. Experience of student records systems (particularly SITS) is highly desirable. The successful candidate will have well-developed verbal and written communication skills, proven ability to draft correspondence and reports, knowledge of data protection requirements and experience of handling sensitive information and situations. They will also have excellent organisational skills, the ability to analyse problems and identify solutions and the ability to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

** Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 18th October 2026 at 11:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place from 5th November 2026

The selection process will involve an interview and assessment. Interviews will last no more than 30 minutes. There will be a short competency test to follow the interview that candidates should allocate an additional 45 mins for completion (1hrs 15 minutes in total for interview and assessment). 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.