Salary: £35,881 to £38,596 (Including London Allowance)

Full time, Fixed Term (12 months)

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 team comprises of the Head of Immigration and Compliance who oversees the teams in both our York and London campuses, an International Visa and Compliance Manager and an International Visa and Compliance Advisor in our London campus, and an International Visa and Compliance Manager and an International Visa and Compliance Advisor in our York campus.

The role

We are looking to appoint a full time International Visa & Compliance Advisor for our London campus.  This will be a fixed-term opportunity (12-months). This role will provide in-person support to our international student body in the London campus. The role will play a crucial part in ensuring that UKVI compliance responsibilities are upheld and that the students have access to ongoing visa-related advice and support. 

Key requirements

The successful candidate will have experience working in the Higher Education sector, preferably in the area of immigration and compliance. You will have a willingness to gain an understanding of UKVI rules, regulations and policies. You will also have the ability to interact with a wide variety of students from different backgrounds and so must have excellent interpersonal skills (both written and verbal). 

Additional Information

For informal enquiries please contact Sabina Begum International Visa and Compliance Manager on s.begum@yorksj.ac.uk

An essential part of this role will be to undertake responsibilities on the SMS system. In order to meet the UKVI requirements, we require this particular post holder to have British Citizenship, Permanent Residence/Indefinite Leave to remain, Settled or Pre-settled Status in the UK. As such, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Unfortunately this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship however we welcome your application if you are able to evidence right to work in the UK via an alternative route.

Closing Date: 05 Aug 2026

Programme/Section: Professional Support (including Research vacancies)

Salary: £31,236 to £33,951 per annum
Fixed term contract for 1 year

Location: York 

Salary: £31,236 to £33,951 per annum 

Introduction to YSJ

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 higher education provider. Through our excellent education and research, we will be a catalyst for change that creates a fair future.

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

Here at York St John University, we are committed to equal access to higher education and contributing our talents to creating both a fairer world and a more prosperous region. The Content Officer is key to our Conversion Team in the wider Marketing Department and is at the forefront of our efforts to recruit students who share these core values.

The Marketing Department is part of the wider Marketing, Student Recruitment and Admissions Directorate. The successful candidate will collaborate on the planning, delivery and reporting of our conversion activity with colleagues across the wider Marketing Team, Directorate and the University.

The role

Converting students from initial enquiry to enrolling on their course is an essential area of the student recruitment marketing campaign.

Our ideal candidate will be able to work across a variety of marketing channels and be able to adapt tone of voice accordingly.

The post holder will focus on our undergraduate enquirer and applicant conversion activity for our target audience of prospective undergraduate students. This includes promotion of the York St John student experience and supporting prospective students through the application process. In addition, they will be involved in delivering conversion activity aimed at postgraduate students. Promotion and the follow up of internal and external events such as Open Days and education fairs is also a key part of the role.

They will provide input to the planning, production and delivery of conversion activity primarily using email marketing. The role will also include creating web content and coordinating occasional print projects.

They will also be expected to use performance analytics to measure the success of our conversion content, identify lessons learned and in turn use the results to inform future conversion activity.

The Content Officer will steer our team of Student Voice Ambassadors with confidence and in line with the student recruitment marketing campaign.

Required Skills and experience

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience
• Experience of writing copy to engage a variety of target markets
• Experience of auditing, editing and reviewing existing Content
• Experience of maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders/suppliers
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong ability to organise own workload, deal with competing priorities and to meet deadlines

Additional information

For informal enquiries please contact  Natasha Sinton at n.sinton@yorksj.ac.uk

It is anticipated that the selection process will involve a presentation, a test and panel interview. Further details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

Unfortunately this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship however we welcome your application if you are able to evidence right to work in the UK via an alternative route.

Closing Date: 04 Aug 2026

Programme/Section: Professional Support (including Research vacancies)

Salary: £31,236 to £33,951 per annum