International Mobility Project Officer

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International Mobility Project Officer

This is an exciting opportunity to join Cardiff University in the role of International Mobility Project Officer.

You will support the Cardiff Business School to provide quality student mobility opportunities, carrying out supporting work, providing advice, guidance and support, and leading projects within this area.

This is an opportunity to work with a diverse student population, helping them to achieve their aspirations and widen their experiences.

The post is full time (35 hours per week) and open ended.

Salary: £27,511 - £31,866 per annum (Grade 5)

Date advert posted: Friday, 3 September 2021

Closing date: Monday, 20 September 2021

This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only.  We now invite external applications.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Person Specification

Important notice:

• It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable.
• As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.
• Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below.
• Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 12103BR

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education

Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Substantial experience of working within the field of student mobility.

Able to demonstrate professional knowledge of student mobility to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers.

Ability to set up standard office systems and procedures and make improvements as appropriate.

Customer Service, Communication and Team Working

Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people.

Evidence of ability to explore customers’ needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered.

Planning, Analysis and Problem solving

Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity, identifying and proposing practical solutions and resolving problems with range of potential outcomes.

Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within specialist discipline.

Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work and that of others and monitoring progress.

Other

A willingness to undertake further training and development.

Desirable Criteria

Postgraduate/Professional qualification.

Experience of working with international organisations.

Experience of working in a Higher Education environment.

Fluency in Welsh, written and oral.