We seek a highly motivated candidate to support a range of Global Office activities related to student mobility opportunities, including for both in- and outbound students to and from St Andrews. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator with demonstrable team working skills and will be capable of operating flexibly and of proactively pursuing new and enhanced activities for our students within the Global portfolio. The role holder will work across and established and collaborative Global Office team to ensure diverse and high-quality programmes are made available and promoted as we seek to broaden our offer to students.  

The Global Opportunities Representative will report to and work closely with the Student Mobility Officer (Outbound) to support the Global Office’s strategy in relation to a broad range of partnership activities. The role is designed to allow a candidate with aspirations to work in the Global Higher Education context the opportunity to develop skills and experience in the area.  

The candidate we are looking for will be able to work closely with all colleagues in the Global Office, to identify and discuss new opportunities with their line manager, and to promote agreed outcomes. They will be involved in organising events and activities for students under these areas and will be expected to offer flexibility in providing support to a range of related activities within the team. The role holder will also liaise with colleagues across the University in academic Schools and in units including Registry, the International Education Institute and Admissions as well as with external partner institutions.  

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to the Student Mobility Officer (Outbound), Dr Joseph North, email: jan8@st-andrews.ac.uk, tel: +44(0)1334 461618.  

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 be primarily based at the Bute Building, in St Andrews. Closing Date: 30 March 2023                               

Interview Date: 27 April 2023  

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Global Office

Salary: £25,285 - £28,929 per annum (£25,742 - £29,605 from 1 August 2023)

Start Date: 29 May 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter

Fixed term:12 months