International Office

Location: Greenwich
Salary:  Competitive Salary
Contract Type:  Permanent
Closing Date:  Friday 06 August 2021
Interview Date:  To be confirmed
Reference:  2711

Home to a truly global community of staff and students, the University of Greenwich is proud of its strong position as a truly international university that recruits thousands of international students into the UK across London and Kent and across our strong network of international partners. We are equally proud of our strong network of international alumni.

Our philosophy of Education without Boundaries means that we are committed to deliver the highest levels of student success, enterprise and employment outcomes for students from all walks of life. 

We have a bold ambition to take our ‘Global Greenwich’ strategy to the next level and to grow our already successful International Team to attract additional international students, create new global partnerships and international mobility opportunities for our students.

To achieve these ambitions, the University is seeking an exceptional individual to lead our international strategy and operations and inspire our talented team of international recruitment, TNE and student mobility professionals.

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Recruitment, the Associate Director (Global Greenwich) will play a pivotal role in the future strategic, reputational, and financial success of the university, focusing on the delivery of the highest standards of student recruitment and innovative partnerships.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable experience of delivering international strategy and in working in partnership with academic colleagues to create innovative programmes for the international market and managing a global network of agents and TNE partners. They will also have excellent leadership, management and influencing skills and the highest levels of cultural competency.

We look forward to applications from candidates who are able to demonstrate a passion for and a clear commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion as well as the mission, values and aspirations of the University.

Secondment or fixed term options are available for the successful candidate.

Should you have any queries please contact the HR Recruitment Team on HR-Recruitment@ gre.ac.uk

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.