Global Opportunities Representative

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 across the team. They will play a key role in supporting existing Global Office programmes and will have the opportunity to build expertise and experience within educational partnerships as well as being expected proactively to pursue new and enhanced activities for our students within the Global portfolio.

The role holder will work across an 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.

• Annual leave of 30 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, access to training and development opportunities including Linked In Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme

We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and minority religions backgrounds and from LGBTQ+ and disabled people.

At St Andrews, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to who we are and form a core pillar of our University Strategy. We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and supportive workplace, reflected in our participation in national diversity charters and awards, including Athena Swan, Carer Positive and the Race Equality Charter.