Senior Global Opportunities Manager

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This is a key role, tasked with leading the University's Global Opportunities team which delivers a wide range of exciting global exchanges and experiences for students.

The team forms part of the Careers & Employability Service which sits within the Student & Academic Services (S&AS) directorate, contributing directly to the delivery of the University of Sheffield's strategy and institutional priorities for student employability and graduate outcomes. This role interacts closely with various teams within and beyond S&AS including global engagement, student services and alumni relations, to develop, promote and facilitate global student opportunities.

Supporting the high level of student interest in international experiences, this role leads and coordinates the delivery of highly effective relationship and contract management tasks, partnering with universities across the world, and overseeing student engagement and support to ensure consistently high quality student experiences for both outgoing and incoming students.

As we constantly seek to extend the range of experiences available to students, the role includes building on the range of existing activities, scoping and researching new partner institutions, and shaping the strategic direction for the Global Opportunities programme. The team also contributes widely to the highly rated student and academic experience here at Sheffield, working in close collaboration with colleagues across the directorate.

This role reports to the Head of Careers & Employability.

• Provide leadership of Global Opportunities operations and service provision, including outgoing and incoming international student exchanges, external grant funding schemes such as Turing and Erasmus and short term programmes, ensuring the achievement of institution-wide objectives
• Contribute to and shape the strategic direction of the Global Opportunities area.
• Provide leadership and effective management of the Global Opportunities team, ensuring effective performance and achievement of objectives.
• Oversee a large portfolio of study abroad partnerships and work with colleagues across the institution to identify new international partnership opportunities.
• Lead the management, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation of all student exchange agreements and their delivery.
• Manage large budgets and lead on applications for external grant funding including the Erasmus Scheme.
• Influence across academic faculties, schools and professional services to ensure global opportunities are promoted, aligned and effectively managed.
• Manage global opportunities marketing and communications to staff, students and external audiences including international partner institutions. Work in close liaison with global partnerships and central marketing and communications teams.
• Oversee the provision of advice on international educational opportunities to academic and professional services staff, to optimise understanding and student uptake.
• Oversee delivery of advice and guidance for current and prospective students, including University open days, involving limited weekend working.
• Liaise with colleagues from across the University to ensure a holistic approach to support provision for outbound and inbound exchange students, including enabling access to global opportunities for students from underrepresented groups.
• Represent the university at external meetings, conferences and conventions, in the UK and abroad.
• Liaise with relevant external contacts, funders and organisations.
• As a member of staff you will be encouraged to make ethical decisions in your role, embedding the University sustainability strategy into your working activities wherever possible.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

• An honours degree (or equivalent experience). Essential. Application / interview
• Detailed knowledge and demonstrable experience of global student exchanges…