Senior Administrator - CG1700DO

Start Date: As soon as possible

We are looking for a well-motivated and collegiate individual to join the Global Office team as a Senior Administrator. The Senior Administrator reports to the Student Mobility Officer (Inbound) and has a wide-ranging role across Global Office functions in support of our inbound and outbound study abroad and exchange students, and also works closely with our international partner universities.

Working in a dynamic and supportive team environment, you will collaborate with colleagues across the Office working in particular with the wider administrative team to ensure a good level of customer service for students, academic and professional staff in St Andrews, and with partner institutions.  

You will be a point of contact for student queries and will have responsibility for processes including student nomination, application and assessment for study abroad, as well as for systems that support these processes. You will work in close partnership with colleagues in Registry and Admissions as well as with the International Education Institute, Student Services, and Accommodation Services to ensure the delivery of consistently high-quality provision across the annual cycle of activity.  

In particular, the successful role-holder will support the Inbound applicant and student journey and liaise with partner universities worldwide to support visiting student mobility both during semester and to our summer programmes, ensuring accurate and timely processing of nominations, applications and enquiries and maintaining the Inbound FAQs.  

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to the Student Mobility Officer (Inbound), Tobias Wolf, Tel: 01334 462787.  

Applications are particularly welcome from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.    

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter, Race Charters and Stonewall). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/

In accordance with the new immigration rules, it is with regret that this role does not meet the current suitability requirements set by the UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers.  The University encourages all interested candidates to apply regardless of nationality and all applications received are assessed against the essential and desirable criteria listed in the further particulars.  The successful candidate will have to demonstrate their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment and where required, obtain the right to work in the UK without relying on University sponsorship.  Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.

This post will/may be primarily based at the Bute Building.

Closing Date: 11 January 2023                    

Interview Date: 25 January 2023  

Please quote ref: CG1700DO 

Further Particulars: CG1700DO FPs.docx

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