Global Partnerships Lead (Part-Time)

Job description

Job Description

Please note: This role is only open to internal Redeployee applicants at City St George's.

To apply as a redeployee, please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected] with the job title and reference number, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Background

The Global Partnerships Lead sits within the Partnerships Hub, Academic Services and leads international partnership development across designated Schools and regions. Working with academic colleagues, professional-services teams and external partners, the role combines an understanding of School priorities with regional and market insight to identify and progress partnership opportunities that support the University's international ambitions and enhance educational opportunities and student outcomes.

This is a part-time position (21 hours per week)

Responsibilities

You will build strong relationships with academic and professional-services colleagues, leading partnership development for designated Schools and regions. You will identify and progress opportunities, provide specialist advice and coordinate activity across the partnership journey. A key focus will be strengthening the internal staff experience through clear guidance, briefings and cross-functional engagement, helping colleagues navigate partnership processes and ensuring opportunities progress effectively from development through approval and implementation.

Person Specification

You will have experience developing international partnerships within higher education or a comparable environment, with knowledge of international partnership models, global higher education markets and expertise in at least one region. You will bring excellent relationship-building, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate academic priorities and market intelligence into partnership opportunities, align stakeholders with different priorities and provide clear, practical advice across different professional and institutional contexts.

Closing date for applications: 8th November 2026 at 11:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place on: TBC

The selection process will involve an interview and presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George's offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George's, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George's operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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