Administrative Assistant (International)

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About the vacancy: We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Administrative Officer to join our International Office team and support the Head of International Business Development and the wider team with recruitment activity.

In this role you will be working across many stakeholder groups including our sponsor and agent networks, colleagues internally and those based overseas, our international admissions team as well as other services within the University. Working in a small team, you will provide excellent customer experience for our core external stakeholder groups by juggling multiple mailboxes and responding to queries in a timely manner. Supporting with incoming visits and administrative tasks for our scholarships and English Language Test. You’ll be a confident communicator, agile to switch priorities in busier times and manage your own workload.

About you: We’re looking for someone who is passionate about international recruitment and can work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and adapt to a diverse range of cultures. You’ll have excellent organisational skills and can demonstrate broad-based administrative tasks in a large, complex organisation.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol , one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community .

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic and (fe)male candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Hayley Iovannelli on 0117 328 5674 or email: [email protected]

This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 12 months, working 37 hours per week.

Interviews are expected to take place at our Frenchay Campus, date tbc.

This post is not available on a job share basis due to the possibility for in-country and overseas travel.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based with the opportunity to work from home for part of the week.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.

Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

Advice to applicants

We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.

Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.

Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.