International Partnerships Development Project Coordinator

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The opportunity

This is a key role within the International Team at London College of Fashion (LCF), where you will be responsible for the management and administration of the College’s exchange programmes, both short and long-term. You will be the key contact point within LCF for exchange partners, manging the relationship with key universities around the world, as well as working directly with students who are going abroad. You will also be involved in the development of innovative new global experiences and international projects, with a view to widening access and opportunity to all UAL students. 

Key responsibilities include: 
•    Mobility Management – Manage the student exchange cycle for both incoming and outgoing students at LCF; maintain database of exchange and global experience activities, ensuring in/outbound balances are carefully tracked; act as key contact point for all LCF students interested in participating in a global experience.
•    Partnership Development – Liaise with global exchanges partners, negotiating student numbers and ensuring these relationships are carefully managed and nurtured; coordinate administrative procedures for other types of international project work, reporting regularly to Director of International at LCF on both quantitative and qualitative aspects of these projects. 
•    Project Coordination – Providing comprehensive project management for identified international projects, supporting the Director of International at LCF to ensure key deliverables are met. 

Interviews will be held on 14 and/or 15 September.

If you have any queries about this role please contact Aliya Sorgen via email at a.sorgen@arts.ac.uk

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Alex Hitter, Resourcing Adviser at vacancies@fashion.arts.ac.uk.

About you

You will be dedicated to student education and have an interest in working in the international sector and supporting students in gaining global experiences. 

You will ideally have a working knowledge of mobility programmes and working with global partners, as well as experience of administrative processes requiring high levels of attention to detail. You will have excellent customer service experience, preferably working with students directly. Experience of developing new international partnerships at HE level is desirable. Previous experience working in an international department or setting and/or partnership development work is advantageous. 

You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise effectively and work collaboratively with various internal and external stakeholders. 

With an ability to use your own initiative, you will possess the skills to problem solve day to day issues, escalating issues as needed.

This role may require occasional UK and international travel. Further information can be found in the job description and person specification. 

Further information can be found in the job description and person specification. 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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