Global Opportunities Coordinator

Bath; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Job summary

University of Bath is seeking a Global Opportunities Coordinator in the International Relations Office to support study abroad and exchange activities. You will lead on coordinating and renewing international partnership agreements and maintaining records to enable students’ global study experiences.

You’ll develop reports and data to support decision-making and assist in creating marketing materials. The role requires organisational flair, attention to detail and the ability to work

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and communication skills with a high level of autonomy.
• Confident, effective team player with ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); comfortable with databases and online systems.
• Desirable experience of international mobility programmes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, maintain and renew international partnership agreements to enable study abroad experiences.
• Maintain accurate partnership records, produce reports and management information.
• Support data-informed decision-making related to global opportunities and exchange partnerships.
• Develop and maintain marketing and communications materials supporting these opportunities.

Job description

Job title Global Opportunities Coordinator

Department International Relations Office

Salary Starting from £27,241, rising to £30,986pro rata

Grade Grade 5

Contract Type Part Time, Open Ended

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 ( [e-mail] ).

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 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
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

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

Right to Work in the UK:

We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting:

We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.