Global Opportunities Coordinator

We are looking for an someone to join our busy team within the International Relations Office (IRO) as our Global Opportunities Coordinator

About the role

You will support all aspects of the University's study abroad and exchange activities, taking a lead role in coordinating, maintaining and renewing international partnership agreements that enable students to access global study experiences. The role also involves maintaining accurate partnership records, producing reports and management information, and supporting data-informed decision-making relating to global opportunities and exchange partnerships. You will also help to develop and maintain a range of marketing and communications materials that support these opportunities.

The duties of this busy and varied role require excellent organisational and communication skills, strong attention to detail, and a high level of autonomy. The successful candidate will be a confident, effective team player who can build positive relationships with a wide range of people, including international students, staff, and external stakeholders from around the world.

They will possess excellent IT skills including Microsoft 365 applications (particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and be confident working with databases, online systems and web-based resources. They will also be able to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining close attention to detail in a calm and professional manner. Previous knowledge and experience of international mobility programmes would be desirable.

Further information

This is a part-time role, working 29.2 hours per week (0.8 FTE).

The team currently works in a hybrid model. The successful candidate will be expected to be on campus for a minimum of three days per week (with some flexibility to support visits or out of hours events) and we are open to a discussion on how the hours are structured across the working week.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Amy Riddle, Global Opportunities Officer via email (ar2137@bath.ac.uk).

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

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