Senior International Recruitment Officer

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Inverness or other locations in the UHI partnership. Remote working will be considered

The Student Recruitment and Admissions department are looking for an experienced Senior International Recruitment Officer to join our small but ambitious International Office. You will play an integral part in growing our international student recruitment numbers to meet bold targets, developing, and managing a range of recruitment pipelines.

A track record in international student recruitment, marketing and partnerships is essential to this role. Reporting directly to the Head of International Student Recruitment, you will need to need to evidence ability and experience of working independently and proactively on a range of projects, completing them on time and to specification. We are looking for a candidate with excellent communication and organisational skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to develop good working relationships with a range of colleagues.

In return, you will have a unique opportunity to develop and deliver a cohesive and impactful international student recruitment function that will genuinely transform the university. You will have the chance to identify business opportunities and risks and propose innovative solutions to steer our international student strategy.

A detailed job description and person specification for the post are attached.

Applicants with informal questions are encouraged to contact Tess Sadler, Head of International Student Recruitment, by email to tess.sadler@uhi.ac.uk

Pay and Benefits

This role is linked to grade 7 on the UHI payscale.

The starting salary for this position will normally be in the range £38,110 per annum. For exceptional candidates a higher salary up to the top of the grade (currently £40,430 per annum) may be available.

This post is full time and will involve working 35 hours per week on a working pattern as agreed with your line manager.

The workplace pension scheme we provide to workers at grade six and above is the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). This is a qualifying pension scheme, which means it meets or exceeds the government’s standards. Full information on the scheme can be found at www.uss.co.uk/Pages/default.aspx.

Full-time posts carry a total of 39 days leave per annum (pro rata for part-time posts). It is practice that, with the exception of a Christmas and New Year closure, leave may be taken at any time of year, subject to the requirements of the post and department and with the permission of your line manager.

Recruitment Process

When completing the application form please ensure that you clearly evidence how you meet the selection criteria identified on the relevant person specification.

The deadline for submitting your application is 19^th April 2023 at 11:59pm.

Shortlisting will take place the week commencing 1^st May 2023.

Interviews will be held by videoconferencing on 10^th May 2023.

If you have any queries regarding our recruitment and selection process, or if you would like to request any reasonable adjustments to either the recruitment process or the prospective job, please contact the HR team as soon as possible.

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