Senior International Officer
| Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,116 to £38,249 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, South West England |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | University of Plymouth |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0803 |
Summary
About the role
Under the guidance of the Regional Manager, you will be responsible for leading on the delivery and continuous development of a customer focused, cost effective and efficient International Recruitment service in line with the needs of this area.
You will be responsible for recruiting international students for study on University of Plymouth courses. You will be directed to undertake visits or activities in a region or territory as part of the University’s overall recruitment presence. In addition, you may also be expected to support tasks related directly to international recruitment, or indirectly to more general international marketing to attract more International students. Activities to be undertaken will include attendance at recruitment fairs and events, developing good working relationships with agents, visits to partner institutions etc.
As part of your role you will identify where possible opportunities to establish articulation and progression partnerships, in conjunction with the Regional Manager, Head of International Partnerships and the Global Opportunities Manager whilst also developing and maintaining existing partnership relationships and relationships with agents, articulation partners and other key stakeholders within the University and your international region.
You will be expected to travel overseas on a regular basis and potentiually up to 17 weeks per year.
There is an essential requirement within these roles that you will be required to travel to and work at different University sites and/or other business locations that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Please refer to the job description for further information.
These are full-time positions working 37 hours per week on a permanent basis.
For these roles, you will need to be on site 4 days a week. Although we can acommodate working from home for these roles, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.
For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Michael Lurie by email at michael.lurie@plymouth.ac.uk.
For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.
Application Process
Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.
Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.
Our Offer
When joining us, you will receive:
• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery
A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.
A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.
Additional Information
The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.
Under the guidance of the Regional Manager, you will be responsible for leading on the delivery and continuous development of a customer focused, cost effective and efficient International Recruitment service in line with the needs of this area.
You will be responsible for recruiting international students for study on University of Plymouth courses. You will be directed to undertake visits or activities in a region or territory as part of the University’s overall recruitment presence. In addition, you may also be expected to support tasks related directly to international recruitment, or indirectly to more general international marketing to attract more International students. Activities to be undertaken will include attendance at recruitment fairs and events, developing good working relationships with agents, visits to partner institutions etc.
As part of your role you will identify where possible opportunities to establish articulation and progression partnerships, in conjunction with the Regional Manager, Head of International Partnerships and the Global Opportunities Manager whilst also developing and maintaining existing partnership relationships and relationships with agents, articulation partners and other key stakeholders within the University and your international region.
You will be expected to travel overseas on a regular basis and potentiually up to 17 weeks per year.
There is an essential requirement within these roles that you will be required to travel to and work at different University sites and/or other business locations that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Please refer to the job description for further information.
These are full-time positions working 37 hours per week on a permanent basis.
For these roles, you will need to be on site 4 days a week. Although we can acommodate working from home for these roles, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.
For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Michael Lurie by email at michael.lurie@plymouth.ac.uk.
For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.
Application Process
Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.
Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.
Our Offer
When joining us, you will receive:
• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery
A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.
A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.
Additional Information
The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter, please visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages.