Global Experiences Manager

Interview date: Friday 13^th September 2024

About us

The university places great emphasis on a strong student experience: students broaden their horizons, learn new subjects, find new perspectives and discover new experiences as part of a global community.  

We attract outstanding students from many different backgrounds and deliver a high-quality education in the UK and overseas, equipping our graduates to succeed in their chosen careers. 

Our strategic global partnerships offer Lancaster degrees in China, Germany, Ghana, Malaysia and Indonesia. The vision is to offer a full university experience across teaching, research and engagement, enhancing our reputation as a transnational University to operate as interconnected campuses - a global HE ecosystem enabling a distinctive offer and brand. 

The role 

The Global Experiences Manager role will initially focus on income generation programmes and work with colleagues in External Relations to: 

• Oversee the growth and business development of our established summer schools, developing our portfolio to match market demand and attract students globally
• Develop the incoming study abroad programme to both increase fee payers and ensure a balance for exchange
• Support wider operations of Global Experiences as activity levels and student numbers continue to grow 

You will be highly user focused and able to demonstrate a track record of delivery. Bringing experience of project management and business improvement you will develop our commercial opportunities as we look to grow student engagement across all our programmes. 

The team 

The Global Experiences team are responsible for student mobility and internationalisation, including: 

• Study Abroad 
• Summer schools 
• Short programmes overseas 
• Internationalisation and digital projects 
• Mobility funding 

It is a very busy team with a wide range of activity across the year. We have experienced a regularly changing landscape in recent years with Brexit, Turing funding and Covid, which drives us to be innovative and responsive to the many changes that have impacted student mobility. 

What we are looking for 

We are keen to find an enthusiastic and proactive role model; someone who has a positive ‘can do’ attitude and can bring people alongside them in a busy and complex environment. You will have experience of delivering significant programmes of activity working in collaboration with others.  

You will also be highly organised, have excellent communications skills and enjoy working with multiple stakeholders.  

Additional information 

We are located in a beautiful part of North West England with great facilities and a warm, welcoming community. We offer an occupational pension scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, excellent training and development opportunities, flexible benefits and an employee assistance programme. 

Further information about the Global Experiences portfolio can be found:

Global Experiences

Global Summer Schools | Lancaster University 

Study Abroad

For those interested in the role, we welcome enquiries or an informal conversation. Please contact Sarah Hutchinson, Head of Global Experience and Mobility s.hutchinson@lancaster.ac.uk.  

Further details:

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• Person Specification

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