International Officer

Fixed-term until 31 August 2025

(with the possibility of becoming permanent)

About this role

Sitting within the Marketing, Recruitment, Admissions and Communications team (MRAC), the International Officer role will be at the heart of the University of Chichester’s ambitious plans to expand and diversify its international student body over a 2-year period (2023-2025), and to sustain steady rates of growth thereafter. The position will require a strategic outlook, an outcomes-oriented mindset, and the ability to engage confidently and assertively with partners and stakeholders around the world and within the University of Chichester itself.

The role will involve expanding and maintaining the University of Chichester’s existing network of external recruitment-oriented stakeholders, including agents, school counsellors and British Council contacts. The role will also involve finding and developing opportunities for recruitment via other channels, for instance via articulation or progression with overseas partner organisations. The post will entail optimising direct-to-client recruitment- and conversion-oriented communications, which will involve regularly reviewing current systems in areas such as digital marketing, social media and CRM, and, in liaison with the Marketing and Communications team, ensuring these are fit for purpose.

It will also require a willingness to travel, both overseas and within the UK, for an average of between 8 and 12 weeks per recruitment cycle (September to August) ordinarily conducted in one to two-week blocks.

About you

The postholder will be expected to be conversant with current trends in international recruitment and with the primary channels of international student recruitment. You will have proven experience of working in an international environment and be a motivational speaker with the ability to establish strong working relationship. An interest in travelling and interacting with people from a wide variety of cultural and language background is a must, as well as the confidence to travel the world, at times on your own, to showcase the distinctiveness of the University of Chichester.

About the team

You’ll be joining a highly professional, committed and student focused community and work within a small, friendly and flexible team. International Recruitment sits within the wider Marketing, Recruitment, Admissions and Communications team based on the Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester.

We are a University that prides itself on our sense of community, including an excellent staff experience.

Enquiries are welcomed by Michael Naylor, Head of Global Student Outreach via email at [email protected]

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion at every level because we believe a diverse workforce benefits us all.         

• Closing Date: Tuesday 11 June 2024
• Interview Date: w/c 24 June 2024

Prior to submitting your application, kindly ensure you can demonstrate or acquire the necessary right to work in the UK. Please note the University is unable to financially support any visa applications. This role is unlikely meet the minimum standard salary required for skilled worker visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available from the Government website https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa   

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