Senior International Officer, External Relations

Job description

Marketing and Student Recruitment
An exciting opportunity is available in our Student Recruitment team for a committed professional with strong interpersonal skills. It is a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a strong strategic focus on the successful recruitment and conversion of international applicants to the University.

Marketing and Student Recruitment is part of the University's Communications and External Relations section which brings together the main areas involved in leading the University's strategic positioning and profile. Engaging with students, staff and stakeholders, we promote the University's excellence in research and education, and ensure its profile is communicated in a consistent way. We take an innovative and creative approach to our work and are at the forefront of new and best practice in communications, marketing, and stakeholder and customer service.

Duties of the Role
We are recruiting a Senior International Officer who will be responsible for leading international student recruitment in Latin America and play a key role in developing the University's profile around the world.

You will be responsible for creating, implementing and evaluating the University's student recruitment and marketing strategy using the latest market intelligence to identify opportunities and have good up to date knowledge of the sector.

There will be significant overseas and domestic travel, attending recruitment activities, meeting students and parents, and developing positive working relationships with a range of external stakeholders and partners.

A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found within the attached job pack.

Skills and qualifications required
The successful candidate will need to be professional, flexible and self-motivated as they engage in a range of international recruitment and marketing activities representing the University.

You should have excellent communication skills, be sales-driven and confident to engage with stakeholders at all levels. In addition, you should be resilient with a solutions-focused mind set and able to work well both independently and as part of a team.

At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.

To support this commitment we have our Global Forum , a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives. For more information see: https://www.essex.ac.uk/life/student-facilities/religion-and-faith .

Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification, which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email the Resourcing Team ( [email protected] ).

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