International Partnerships Officer at University of Bristol
Job Description
The role
Join our dynamic International Partnerships Team at the University of Bristol as the International Partnerships Officer within our Global Engagement Division.
The International Partnerships Officer will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a portfolio of recruiting partnerships, playing an essential role in the identification, relationship management, approval and ongoing maintenance of each partnership. You will line manage one International Partnerships Assistant who is responsible for delivering our incoming visits from key stakeholders.
Within the role you will also lead on key operational remits within the team; acting as the main liaison with the Admissions Team and the International Partnerships Assistant on visits.
We are a collaborative and innovative team who like to support each other.
What will you be doing?
- Partnership Development: You will be responsible for a portfolio of partnerships, fostering new opportunities while sustaining existing partnerships and relationships. You will regularly review your portfolio to ensure we are on track to meet team and University objectives.
- Build Stakeholder Relationships: Your ability to build collaborative relationships with external and internal stakeholders will be instrumental to the success of your partnerships. You will use these relationships to influence key contacts and ensure continued support for the partnerships.
- Operations: You will lead on supporting the admissions of students via the team’s partnerships, working closely with colleagues in Admissions, as well as compiling regular updates to internal stakeholders on performance.
- Visits: You will coordinate, organise and delegations and overseas visits to partners, as well as maintain oversight of incoming visits to the University.
- Line Manage: You will provide direct line management for the International Partnerships Assistant.
You should apply if
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated team players who thrive in a busy environment and enjoy having a varied to-do list. The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of international higher education
- Strong organisation skills, in particular, experience in delivering/supporting projects, working with multiple stakeholders and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- A keen eye for detail and a desire to continuously improve the processes you are a part of
- Experience using different sources of information to analyse and create briefings and/ or reports
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, diplomacy and persuasiveness
Additional information
Contract type: Open Ended
Work pattern: Full Time
School/Unit: Global Engagement
This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on the 24th March 2024
For informal queries, please contact Susanna Batten, susanna.batten@bristol.ac.uk
Interviews are anticipated to take place on 12th April 2024
Our strategy and mission
We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.
The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people – because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.
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