Senior International Officer

Could you be responsible for leading on the delivery and optimisation of international student recruitment activity for a key target market? 

About the role: 

Reporting to the Head of International Student Recruitment the Senior International Officer will work towards the delivery of recruitment targets for a key target market. This may involve international travel, and will involve working with international students and other key stakeholders groups. 

In this post you will be required to represent the university at external events, advising students on the full range of our portfolio. 

You will: 

• Have account management responsibility for a network of recruitment partners, managing their performance and enhancing the value to them of working with University of Plymouth.
• Host visitors to our coastal city centre campus, including support strategic recruitment events.
• Be a competent user of data, making data informed decisions and tracking and reporting on the performance of recruitment activity using internal data tools and in conjunction with the Student Recruitment Data and Insights team. 

For more information on International Student Recruitment please visit our dedicated webpage at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

Due to the nature of this role, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check plus a Children’s Barred List check will be required. 

For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

There is an essential requirement within this role that you will be required to travel to and work at different University sites and/or other business locations that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Please refer to the job description for further information. 

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Thomas Austin-McGarvey:by email at thomas.austin-mcgarvey@plymouth.ac.uk 

What we’re looking for: 

You will: 

• Need to be an excellent communicator, verbally and in writing, showing the capacity to work cross-culturally with senstivity and understanding of cultural nuance.
• Be target oriented, showing self-motivation and the capability to work to high standards independantly.
• Be a strong team member with the ability to build and nurture effective relationships across the organisation.
• Deliver excellent customer service to our enquirers and applicants, with a strong customer focus.
• Demonstrate resilience, working in a sector with strong externalities impacts and changing market conditions you need to be able to identify market opportunities and threats and respond appropriately. 

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description. 

About us: 

The International Student Recruitment team at Univesity of Plymouth is a diverse group of people, globally distributed but united in purpose to represent University of Plymouth to a global audience and ensure that we guide enquirers and applicants to the right course for them and help them prepare to have the best possible experience whilst studying with us. 

Application Process:

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, skills and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement. 

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course. 

Our Offer: 

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

Closing date: Sunday 6^th September 2026 – 12 o’clock midnight

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