An exciting opportunity has arisen for a collegiate, outward looking and globally minded individual, with experience of international customer service and financial operations to join a dynamic and welcoming team in the Global Office as a Turing scheme co-ordinator.
In a critical position within the Global Office’s operations to support student mobility, the Turing scheme co-ordinator will work collaboratively across the team to provide planning, co-ordination, and administrative services to ensure the success of the university’s Turing scheme activities.
The Turing scheme provides funding to a range of student mobility activities in our portfolio of study and work abroad programmes which are integral to degree pathways, as well as supporting a variety of short-term and flexible options.
The successful candidate will work with colleagues to plan for future activities, work on institutional applications for scheme funding and liaise internally and externally on related matters. They will run the operations of the scheme, providing grant documentation and awards to students, and administering scheme documentation in line with Turing requirements, liaising regularly with the Turing scheme national agency on compliance and regular activities. They will also submit regular reports and project updates to the scheme, using a national online system to interact with the agency and will manage the final audit and report submission process.
The role holder will interact with key colleagues in the Global Office, working in a matrix management fashion at need, and will liaise across the institution with colleagues in Finance, Registry, Scholarships as well as with the Turing scheme agency and our external auditors for the programme.
The successful candidate will be able proactively to plan and to manage a range of requirements throughout the cycle and will bring an organised working methodology and a willingness to engage widely and work collaboratively with a view to ensuring institutional strategic activities and student placements are effectively supported through the scheme.
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:
· Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
· Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
· A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
· Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
· Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
· Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff/children of staff, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme and a range of wellbeing initiatives
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Christian Harding, Head of Operations and Partnership Governance, email: ch28@st-andrews.ac.uk, Tel: 01334 461996.
Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, 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/may be primarily based at the Bute Building, St Mary’s Quad in St Andrews. The Global Office works in a hybrid fashion typically with three in-office days per week, and two working from home.
Closing Date: 25 August 2023
Interview Date: week commencing 11 September 2023
Please quote ref: CG1395SB
Further Particulars: CG1395SB FPs.doc
Global Office
Salary: £30,487 - £36,024 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible