International Development Assistant

Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider. 

Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.

The role

The principal purpose of the post is to provide administrative support to the International Office in the areas of international student recruitment and partnerships. This will be achieved by providing strong customer service support for agents, external institutions, and other relevant recruitment intermediaries.

Required skills and experience

Excellent customer service skills are, of course, essential as you will be expected to liaise closely with our applicants, agencies, and partners, along with departments based at both York and London campuses.  The successful candidate will have experience of developing and delivering events, and able to deal with a varied and complex workload.

Knowledge of the international student HE market and experience of supporting international students in their application journey from initial enquiry to registration is desirable.

Additional information

Whilst based at our York Campus, periods of travel within the UK and overseas will be required. 

For informal inquiries please contact Mohsin Ramzan (Head of International) at m.ramzan@yorksj.ac.uk

If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to apply for this position please contact vacancies@yorksj.ac.uk.  Within the application form there is an opportunity for you to request a reasonable adjustment at the interview stage of the process, however if you wish to discuss this in further detail at any point  in the process please do not hesitate to contact us.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period
• Pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan after one years' service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Relocation expenses package for certain roles

We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive policies and facilities to support staff from different backgrounds. As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all requests for job share or flexible working arrangements.

Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form.