Main duties and responsibilities

• Provide leadership of Global Opportunities operations and service provision, including outgoing and incoming international student exchanges, external grant funding schemes such as Turing and Erasmus and short term programmes, ensuring the achievement of institution-wide objectives
• Contribute to and shape the strategic direction of the Global Opportunities area.
• Provide leadership and effective management of the Global Opportunities team, ensuring effective performance and achievement of objectives.
• Oversee a large portfolio of study abroad partnerships and work with colleagues across the institution to identify new international partnership opportunities.
• Lead the management, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation of all student exchange agreements and their delivery.
• Manage large budgets and lead on applications for external grant funding including the Erasmus Scheme.
• Influence across academic faculties, schools and professional services to ensure global opportunities are promoted, aligned and effectively managed.
• Manage global opportunities marketing and communications to staff, students and external audiences including international partner institutions. Work in close liaison with global partnerships and central marketing and communications teams.
• Oversee the provision of advice on international educational opportunities to academic and professional services staff, to optimise understanding and student uptake.
• Oversee delivery of advice and guidance for current and prospective students, including University open days, involving limited weekend working.
• Liaise with colleagues from across the University to ensure a holistic approach to support provision for outbound and inbound exchange students, including enabling access to global opportunities for students from underrepresented groups.
• Represent the university at external meetings, conferences and conventions, in the UK and abroad.
• Liaise with relevant external contacts, funders and organisations.
• As a member of staff you will be encouraged to make ethical decisions in your role, embedding the University sustainability strategy into your working activities wherever possible.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post
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