Global Engagement Manager

About the role

UCL is seeking a motivated and talented Global Engagement Manager (GEM) to join our Global Engagement team. Reporting to the Senior Global Engagement Manager (East Asia). Global Engagement Managers (GEMs) play a vital role within GE, providing high quality support to Senior Global Engagement Managers (SGEMs) and Strategic Global Initiatives Managers (SGIMs) within the team..

In this capacity, GEMs work directly with external partner organisations, acting as an important regular contact point and ensuring that the relationship is managed effectively, tactfully and responsively. GEMs work with counterparts at the partner to support the implementation of existing and new activities. GEMs also provide practical assistance and insights to SGEMs and SGIMs to help develop new activities and provide first line operational advice and practical support to Faculties to facilitate their global engagement. GEMs work closely with SGEMs to develop their regional knowledge and u nderstanding of the various contexts in which UCL engages internationally.

The East Asia portfolio within GE covers a diverse range of activities and countries including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea. The post will initially be based in the East Asia portfolio and have a primary focus on Mainland China and Hong Kong, with the flexibility to support activity across all regions, as required, but the portfolio may change over time. Ideally, the postholder will have experience working in the HE sector and wider understanding of relevant socio-political and cultural contexts. Some international travel may be required.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Dan Li.

This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 40% (including mandatory attendance on Wednesdays) on site.

About you

You will have some experience of developing international partnerships, ideally within the higher education, research, innovation, governmental or policy areas. These sectors may be the most immediately relevant to the role but candidates with transferable skills from other sectors are encouraged to apply. Given the initial focus of the role, the postholder will ideally possess good knowledge of the geo-political environment, cultural contexts, and socio-economic trends of the East Asia region, especially China.

You may already have practical experience and awareness of internationalisation of higher education and be looking to deepen this. Conversely, you may be interested in developing your experiences and knowledge in this area for the first time. You will have a track record of supporting multiple complex projects simultaneously, keeping them on track independently while still working as part of a team.

Your written work, interpersonal and analytical skills will be of a high standard already, but the role will allow you significant opportunities to refine these. You will be comfortable operating in a highly international environment, working across cultures and communicating with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.

Please use the cover letter option to tell us how you meet the essential and if applicable, desirable criteria, using examples where possible.

Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 29th of April.

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