Student Advisory Board Member (Careers) 2025/26

This opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students who will be based in the UK for the duration of the role to apply for; if your application is successful, we will arrange your Jobs4Students registration before you start work.

The Careers Service Student Advisory Board (SAB) brings together a panel of students from across the university to collaborate with staff, provide honest feedback, and help shape support for students in preparing for life after university. It’s a core part of how we ensure our services meet the diverse needs of all students.

This is an exciting opportunity to have strategic input into developing careers services at Manchester Met whilst enhancing your CV and developing employability skills.

We aim to recruit students who are representative of different courses, year groups and backgrounds. No previous experience of using careers services is needed.

What You’ll Gain

Being on the SAB is more than just attending meetings. It’s a chance to:

• Develop leadership and strategic thinking skills
• Grow your confidence through presenting, networking, and collaborating with staff
• Enhance your CV with meaningful, paid student partnership experience
• Access exclusive opportunities including co-chairing meetings, contributing to research, and advising on university-wide projects

What You’ll Do

As a member of the SAB, you’ll:

• Ensure student voice is central to the Careers Service’s strategy and delivery
• Act as a critical friend – sharing ideas, feedback and creative solutions
• Contribute to improving how we communicate with students and employers
• Support and shape student research or feedback activity when appropriate
• Help set the direction of the Board’s work, including choosing discussion themes
• Collaborate with Careers staff to influence service design and impact

Your Commitment

• Attend six in-person meetings on campus (light lunch included)
• Engage with pre-meeting materials (approx. 2 hours per meeting)
• Be prepared to contribute to discussions and interactive activities (such as polls, quizzes, and planning focus groups) that represent and gather a range of student perspectives on careers-related topics.

Meeting dates (12:15–1:45pm):

• 12 November 2025
• 10 December 2025
• 28 January 2026
• 25 March 2026
• 22 April 2026
• 27 May 2026

Additional paid opportunities may be available during the year to work on Careers Service projects.

Applications must be made via the Apply button, completing the form on the following page.

A CV and cover letter are not required for this role. Instead, you will be asked to answer three compulsory application questions as part of the online form.

While the deadline for applications is 11:59pm on Sunday 12 October 2025. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications - early submission is strongly encouraged.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an in-person group assessment on 22 October.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. 
   
We are committed to providing accessible and inclusive recruitment. If you require or would benefit from support or reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in work, please contact us by e-mailing [email protected]. This information will only be used and shared with those who require it to implement any change(s) and only at the point this is required.

If you have any queries, or need any further information about the role, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected].