Global Opportunities Advisor Job York area,York and North Yorkshire England UK,Education / Teaching

Role Description

Department

Global Opportunities works closely with the three academic Faculties as well as other professional support services, students and external partner institutions and agencies to manage the development and implementation of a range of Global Opportunities. The role holder is required to coordinate and administer these programmes and provide specialist advice to prospective and current students, staff and partners on the opportunities, requirements and practicalities of the schemes on offer.

The role holder will work closely with prospective and current students, partner universities, Global Opportunities staff, and members of other University departments, including the wider International Recruitment, Partnerships and Mobility team, to ensure an efficient and seamless service delivery across all programmes and activities.

The Study Abroad Team within Global Opportunities is responsible for both incoming and outgoing study abroad programmes. This role will primarily focus on the University’s Visiting Student Programme (incoming study abroad). Working collaboratively as part of the Visiting Student Team, the postholder will coordinate and deliver the University’s portfolio of incoming study abroad opportunities, supporting undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research visiting students who come to York to undertake a period of study as part of their degree at their home institution.

Visiting students join the University through a range of routes, including exchange and fee-paying partnerships, direct enrolment, government-sponsored programmes, third-party providers, junior year abroad programmes and independent applications. Undergraduate and postgraduate taught visiting students typically study at York for one or two semesters, while postgraduate research visiting students may join the University for up to 12 months. The role holder will work closely with prospective and current students, partner institutions and colleagues across the University to deliver an excellent student experience throughout the visiting student lifecycle, from enquiry and application through to arrival, study and departure, while contributing to the wider work of the Global Opportunities team where required.

Role

To be a primary advisory contact for enquiries by phone, email and 1:1 in-person and virtual appointments– this may include complex student casework requiring experience and understanding of a range of academic and personal issues affecting study abroad (visiting students at York and York students going abroad) decisions, guiding students through the study abroad lifecycle.
To plan and implement a range of study abroad-related events, activities and publications e.g. visiting student events, Study Abroad Fairs, stands on Open Days and Post Offer Visit Days, Global Opportunities Fair, talks in departments and colleges, attending in-person and online meetings and events for promotional purposes and briefing academic and Faculty support staff.
To produce and disseminate information in a written format, via website updates, study abroad at York information webinar, pre-application and pre-arrival webinars, promotional and informational materials, virtual workshops and meetings, and in-person events to students, staff and other interested parties, e.g. liaising with departments to update visiting student webpages, creating mini-sites, preparing pre-departure briefing materials, and risk assessment templates.
To coordinate the programme contracts with partner institutions and organisations, keeping track of when contracts need to be renewed, reviewed, amended and regular correspondence with partners.
To liaise with academic and administrative staff within Faculty structures…