International Officer

With over 19,500 students and 1,500 staff, Edinburgh Napier University is a leading, modern university with a reputation and impact that stretches far beyond our shores.

Our strategy is set around four key pillars of growing our academic reputation, delivering an excellent personalised student experience, internationalising our work; and building innovation, enterprise and citizenship.

As such, we are currently looking for an International Officer to join our International Recruitment Team and take responsibility for the recruitment of international students from designated markets in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

The Role:

This role will give you the opportunity to capitalise on your existing experience of working with students or in a recruitment or marketing environment, to get involved in helping us achieve our objective of promoting the University overseas to students and supporting the delivery of the wider University 2020 and Internationalisation Strategies.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team as you will be working in high-growth geographical areas where prospects of international study experiences are in high demand. Your role will be to work with students, agents and recruitment partners to support the student journey to Edinburgh and deliver effective and responsive recruitment and administration services in conjunction with our partners around the world.

This will involve developing and managing relationships with a range of stakeholders important to the recruitment process, including education agents, partner institutions, high schools and government agencies, so you will have full opportunity to use your excellent interpersonal skills and networking ability to help get the job done.

Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to travel to the regions that you will be working in, planning and attending recruitment events and developing and maintaining a wide range of contacts with international schools, colleges, universities, funding bodies (including government ministries, embassies etc.), British Council, agents, and Edinburgh Napier University alumni.

This is an excellent introduction to Student Recruitment and its associated career path, that offers variety, travel, flexible and hybrid working options and the rewarding outcome of creating exciting study prospects for our international students.

What we will need from you:

• Educated to a degree level or equivalent OR equivalent relevant experience
• Experience in student recruitment, HE marketing, communications or similar areas
• Experience in developing and planning promotional campaigns
• Excellent interpersonal and team member skills, with ability to relate successfully to colleagues, students and those external to the University
• Flexible and proactive approach with ability to work to targets
• Ability and willingness to travel overseas and work flexible hours

Benefits we offer:

Edinburgh Napier University is a forward-thinking institution, home to forward-thinking people, inspired by the world around us. Join us and you will find that we offer support and recognition wherever due, as well as fantastic benefits such as an attractive pension with employer contributions of 20.8% and a minimum of 36 days holiday.

There are professional development opportunities, discounted access to onsite sports facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts.

Salary: £27,929 - £33,314 per annum (Grade 4)

Additional information:

The closing date for this position is 11.59pm on 25th September 2022. Interviews will be held on week commencing 10th October 2022.

Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status.