International Partnerships Coordinator (maternity cover)

About us

Within Student Support and Wellbeing, the Study Abroad team is responsible for the delivery of a programme of opportunities for students to gain global experience as part of their UCL studies. The team work to promote global student mobility across the institution, providing a range of services for students considering, preparing for, or undertaking, an international placement. This is a unique opportunity to join our vibrant and hard-working team at the heart of UCL’s busy student-facing support service.

About the role

As International Partnerships Coordinator, you will be part of a high-achieving and dynamic team responsible for the delivery and success of all aspects of UCL’s outbound study abroad activities, contributing to the development of semester, year-long and short-term global opportunities. You will act as the lead point of contact for UCL faculties and departments to manage internationa! l partner ship development and new study abroad programmes through participation in meetings, forums and workshops across the university, becoming a reliable source of knowledge and expertise on student exchanges for the UCL community. You will be responsible for developing and streamlining processes around creating new exchange agreements, renewing existing agreements, expanding existing agreements and terminating agreements, with the view of including any applicable regulatory changes. This post will be maternity cover until 29 March 2024 or the return of the substantive post-holder - whichever is earlier.

About you

The successful applicant will have experience of working with partner institutions within international HE and will be adept at managing complex projects autonomously. With experience of influencing colleagues to achieve business objectives, you will have demonstrable success in contributing to the outcomes of a high-performing team. You will have outst! anding ac curacy and attention to detail, combined with excellent communication, administrative and organisational skills. Demonstrable experience of managing international student exchange partnerships, including negotiation of agreements, would be advantageous. If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Catriona Hanks at What we offer This is an exciting role, taking on international exchange partnerships and agreements for UCL, at the heart of a high-achieving and dynamic team.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCLȁ! 9;s workf orce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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