International Business Development Officer

1 month ago


Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom University of Essex Full time

Department

The International Business Development (IBD) team, is part of the Marketing and Student Recruitment, and is based with the Communications and External relations section. The IBD Team coordinate a range of international engagement and business development activities including sponsor management, progression link partnerships, international visits and delegations, study abroad recruitment and bespoke short courses and summer programmes for a range of international stakeholders.

Duties of the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and proactive International Business Development Officer to help develop our study abroad and bespoke short programme offer. Working with colleagues across the university, and partners abroad, you will be responsible for developing and delivering effective business plans and associated activity to further grow study abroad and bespoke programme income, this will require the development of business proposals as well as the development and management of the programmes.

Skills and qualifications required

You should have a degree or equivalent level qualification or experience, and relevant administrative experience within the higher education sector is desirable. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as sound administrative and financial management skills and experience of dealing with multiple priorities and tight deadlines. You will have a strong understanding of Study Abroad and the competitive international education environment. You should expect to undertake regular periods of evening and weekend work, and some international travel may be required (for which time off in lieu will be given).

At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.

To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.

Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email

*More information: Working at the University

£33,966 to £37,099 per annum



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