Interim Head of International - Internal Only

Edge Hill University; Ormskirk; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted sport and leisure

Staff benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme

Development programmes

Beautiful on-campus environment

LGPS enrolment

Job summary

Edge Hill University seeks an Interim Head of International to lead the University’s international activities on a short-term internal secondment. You will oversee recruitment, marketing, TNE, global opportunities, mobility and partnerships, translating priorities into actionable plans.

You will monitor performance using market insights and data, manage relationships with agents and education partners, and ensure governance and budget adherence in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in international higher education.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills with data-driven approach.
• Experience coordinating recruitment, marketing and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and continuity across international activities.
• Lead international student recruitment, marketing, TNE, mobility and partnerships.
• Monitor performance, use data to identify opportunities and risks, and advise senior colleagues.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

International education

Job description

Department University Executive Location Hybrid with Ormskirk base Salary Salary in line with the secondment arrangements for the successful candidate Post Type Full Time Closing Date Sunday 15 November 2026 Reference EHINT-1026

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

About the Role

We are seeking an Interim Head of International to provide leadership, direction and continuity across the University’s international activities through a short-term internal secondment. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your leadership experience and make a positive contribution to the University’s international ambitions.

You will lead and coordinate a broad portfolio encompassing direct international student recruitment, international marketing and promotion, transnational education (TNE), global opportunities, mobility and international partnership development. Working closely with senior colleagues, Faculties, Professional Services and external partners, you will translate agreed priorities into clear plans and activity, maintain momentum against established objectives and ensure resources and expertise are focused effectively.

Using market intelligence, recruitment data and sector insight, you will monitor performance, identify opportunities and risks, and make evidence-based recommendations. You will also oversee relationships with recruitment agents and education partners, support appropriate due diligence and governance, manage budgets within delegated authority and ensure relevant regulatory, quality and risk requirements are maintained.

International travel may be required as part of this role.

This opportunity is currently open to existing Edge Hill University colleagues.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, please contact Professor Kurt Allman, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at [e-mail]

About You

As Interim Head of International you will be an experienced leader with a strong track record of managing and developing teams, delivering organisational priorities and working collaboratively across organisational boundaries. You will have significant experience at senior managerial or expert level within international higher education, international student recruitment, marketing or a closely related field.

You will bring highly developed strategic, analytical and commercial skills, with the ability to interpret complex information, use data to inform decisions and balance opportunity, risk, financial considerations and institutional priorities. You will be confident advising and influencing senior colleagues, building productive relationships across different cultural contexts and maintaining momentum in a complex and changing environment.

You will be proactive, pragmatic and inclusive in your approach, able to set clear priorities, support colleagues and create a collaborative, delivery-focused working environment. Knowledge of the regulatory, immigration, political and policy environment affecting international student recruitment is essential, together with an appreciation of the contribution internationalisation and global opportunities make to the experience of both international and home students. At Edge Hill University, we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and welcome applications from all sections of society.

• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources
• A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

About Us

At Edge Hill University, we believe in the life-changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we have been creating access to knowledge for those who may not previously have had the opportunity.

Today, our impact reaches beyond those who study here to those who work, invest and live in our local communities. Our teaching, research and innovation transform lives, create opportunity and strengthen society.

With more than 12,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, we take a connected approach that brings together education, business, public services and communities across the North West and beyond.

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is a values-led institution where colleagues can thrive, adapt and lead in a changing world.