Academic Partnerships Officer

Uniglobal Technologies; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldsmiths, University of London is seeking an Academic Partnerships Officer to support the International Development and Academic Partnerships team. The role focuses on managing and coordinating the operational delivery of approved partnership activities throughout the partnership lifecycle, working closely with internal colleagues and external partner organisations.

The role emphasizes collaboration to identify, develop, approve, deliver, monitor, and review partnerships, strengthening

Qualifications

• Experience in higher education.
• Preferably experience in academic partnerships.
• Preferably experience in transnational education.
• Ability to coordinate operational partnership activities.
• Experience working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the operational delivery of approved academic partnership activities
• Support partnership activities across the full partnership lifecycle
• Work with the International Development and Academic Partnerships team on academic partnerships
• Contribute to identifying, developing, approving, delivering, monitoring, and reviewing partnerships
• Collaborate with colleagues across Goldsmiths
• Liaise with external partner organisations
• Support both domestic and international partnership activities

Skills

Higher education

Academic partnerships

Transnational education

Stakeholder coordination

Collaboration

Job description

United Kingdom — International Student Market

654K inbound students (2024) +0%

1. India 169K

2. China 152K

4. United States 36K

5. Pakistan 31K

14 international branch campuses in United Kingdom

OVERVIEW Goldsmiths, University of London is seeking an Academic Partnerships Officer to support the International Development and Academic Partnerships team. The team is responsible for identifying, developing, approving, delivering, monitoring, and reviewing academic partnerships across domestic and international education activities. This role focuses on managing and coordinating the operational delivery of approved partnership activities throughout the partnership lifecycle. The position involves close collaboration with colleagues across Goldsmiths and with external partner organisations in a higher education environment.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the operational delivery of approved academic partnership activities
• Support partnership activities across the full partnership lifecycle
• Work with the International Development and Academic Partnerships team on academic partnerships
• Contribute to identifying, developing, approving, delivering, monitoring, and reviewing partnerships
• Collaborate with colleagues across Goldsmiths
• Liaise with external partner organisations
• Support both domestic and international partnership activities

Requirements

• Experience in higher education
• Preferably experience in academic partnerships
• Preferably experience in transnational education or a related area
• Ability to coordinate operational partnership activities
• Experience working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS Academic partnerships play an important role in supporting international education activities and strengthening collaboration between institutions. This role contributes to the effective delivery and monitoring of partnership activities that support academic engagement and organisational objectives. The position also supports coordinated partnership operations across Goldsmiths, helping maintain strong relationships with partner organisations in the higher education sector.

Bonus: Application advice

• Highlight any higher education experience that involves academic or international activities
• Provide examples of partnership coordination or stakeholder management work
• Demonstrate experience supporting operational processes across multiple activities
• Emphasise communication and collaboration skills when working with internal and external partners
• Tailor your application to show understanding of partnership lifecycle activities
• Review the role details carefully and connect your experience directly to the stated requirements