INT71-24 – International Officer

Stoke Campus

Salary:  

£32,332 to £37,099
Per Annum- Full time Permanent

Release Date:  

Thursday 21 March 2024

Closing Date:  

Thursday 28 March 2024

Interview Date:  

Tuesday 16 April 2024

Reference:  

INT71-24

Please note: this job is only available to current employees of the University

About the role 

This role requires an enthusiastic, self-motivated and sales and target driven individual to represent the University at overseas events and exhibitions for the purpose of international student recruitment. As a member of the International Recruitment team, the postholder will be expected to work with the Regional Managers to develop and implement regional international strategies to achieve agreed targets, working with an agent network to achieve these KPIs. This role involves a substantial amount of overseas travel, with approximately 12 weeks per year anticipated to key regions such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middle East and North Africa which the University is prioritising for the purposes of international student recruitment. The postholder will work closely with academic colleagues to ensure a high level of engagement with the University’s approach to international recruitment, recruiting students at all levels (foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate taught and research). Our key aim is to deliver an excellent and responsive service to applicants and third-party influencers with high expectations and diverse needs. The University has aspirations for the growth of our international student community, and this role is key in enabling us to realise those ambitions. 

Main Responsibilities 

The main responsibilities for our International Officer role will be to:

• Represent the University overseas, working to an agreed schedule, leading recruitment activity at key events and conferences as agreed and budgeted. This will be a combination of private visits to agent offices, education exhibitions and school events.
• Work with key individuals within the wider professional services – including Student Recruitment, Admissions and Partnerships, Marketing and Communications, and Student and Academic Services – to ensure all international recruitment and development planning and activity is data driven and research led, and is properly coordinated
• Provide regular reports to the Regional Manager(s) using data analysis and market intelligence to create persuasive arguments and present new initiatives.
• Work to an approved budget, and with direction from Regional Manager(s) undertake activities designed to increase recruitment and achieve targets, measuring the effectiveness of activities in terms of return on investment, profile, and enrolments.
• Work closely with the International Admissions and Pre-arrival Compliance team, to ensure that agreed admissions criteria are upheld, that appropriate admissions processes are in place and that these are followed accordingly.
• Co-ordinate and support the management of contracts for Staffordshire University’s International Agent network from key recruiting territories throughout the world using our agent management system.
• Maintain the Agent contact information including contact details, date of issue and expiry of contracts to ensure accurate and valid records for all Agents that Staffordshire University works with and to facilitate agent commission payments.
• Ensure that the University’s international recruitment Agent files comply with Staffordshire University’s Agent Policy.
• Validate the commission payments to Agents based on student recruitment numbers and work with colleagues in Finance to process invoices for payment in accordance with Staffordshire University’s finance regulations.

Contact For Informal Discussion

Babongile Ndiweni, Regional Manager – [email protected]

Who is Staffordshire University? 

Staffordshire University is an award winning, teaching-intensive and research-inspired university with a focus on work integrated learning, digital innovation and enterprise engagement. With over 100 years’ experience, we are a successful, confident and ambitious modern university, with a foundational purpose of providing higher and applied learning opportunities relevant to our region and beyond.

Spread across three main campuses in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and London, our future-focused courses and next-level teaching ensure our students can unlock the potential the world needs now to support better futures.

This is a key reason why we are ranked 2nd in the UK for quality education (Sustainable Development Goal 4, THE Impact Rankings 2023) and why we’re in the top 10 of UK universities for career prospects (WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2023).

As a university it is important that we are at the forefront of research, delivering impact across the globe and informing how and what we teach. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, 87% of our research impact is recognised as “outstanding” or “very considerable”, demonstrating how we continue to push further to create a better tomorrow for our local and global communities.

When you join Staffordshire University, you join a highly supportive, supportive, boundary-pushing culture where insight and innovation is celebrated, expertise is valued, and excellence is rewarded. We can’t wait to see the contribution that you make to the continued growth and success of the Institution.

Rewards and Benefits

In return for your dedication, we have a competitive benefits package available

 •    Competitive incremental rates of Pay
•    32 days Annual Leave plus 11 days Bank Holiday and Discretionary days
•    Excellent Pension Scheme
•    Access to continued professional and personal development
•    An opportunity to become part of the wider University community
•    Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
•    Discounted Health & Fitness Facilities on site at the Stoke Campus
•    Discounted Travel by Rail or Bus, with the option of season tickets loans

At Staffordshire University, we believe that every student and staff member needs to be carbon literate if we are to help tackle the climate emergency and achieve our One Planet Pledge of carbon neutrality by 2030, and we are proud of our Bronze Carbon Literacy Award status. As part of our ongoing commitment, we particularly encourage applications from candidates who have already completed carbon literacy training, or are prepared to undertake this training as part of their ongoing professional development.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. All applicants are advised to complete and submit your applications as soon as possible.

Further details:

Staffordshire University is committed to promoting and enabling a positive culture where staff, students and visitors are confident to be their authentic selves. We focus on inclusion as a way to ensure equality of opportunity for all our people and to demonstrate our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Human Rights.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits a diverse organisation can bring for the University. 

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people, who are currently under-represented in the University workforce.