Global Mobility Officer (Increasing Opportunities)

Campus / location

The role is based in the Global Mobility Office, King’s Building, Strand campus but we are a team that work hybrid so some days can be worked from home.

About the role:

The Global Mobility Officer (Increasing Opportunities) works with the Global Mobility Officer (Outgoing Student Support) and Global Mobility Senior Officer (Outgoing Students Co-ordinator) to facilitate King’s students spending a period abroad as part of their degree or as an extra-curricular opportunity. The role combines programme administration, student support and international relationship liaison.

The Global Mobility Officer (Increasing Opportunities) has operational responsibility for a set of tasks and processes within the Global Mobility Office’s wider remit. They work within and across multiple teams at the university, engaging with a wide range of colleagues, and they contribute to activities which positively impact the student experience. This includes assisting with the planning, administration and delivery of outgoing study and work abroad opportunities; responding sensitively to student enquiries ensuring students experience consistent support pre-, during, and post-mobility; nominating and then supporting outgoing King’s students with their applications to partner universities and work placements, particularly those in Europe; troubleshooting and liaising as necessary with external organisations; and providing support for and contributing to widening outgoing mobility participation and funding administration as well as broader diversity and inclusion activities for under-represented cohorts.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Relevant work experience and/or education: We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. Relevant work experience might include work in other universities or any other large, complicated organisation, or else in roles with a diplomatic sensibility. Relevant educational experiences might include higher education in a related discipline, professional qualifications or other training.
2. Outstanding administrative skills
3. Excellent English language and communications skills in all media with the ability to communicate information – including matters of a non-routine nature – clearly
4. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams
5. Good organisational and time-management skills
6. Strong eye for detail and ways to ensure accuracy
7. Ability to work under pressure and manage challenging deadlines
8. Understanding the need for sensitivity and confidentiality as well as when and how to escalate sensitive matters

Desirable criteria

1. Ability to demonstrate a meaningful and visible commitment to Diversity & Inclusion practices.
2. Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships with external and internal stakeholders
3. Ability to work with others to support project and programme aims and overcome challenges
4. Experience of administering study abroad, exchange or funding programmes
5. Experience of using SITS:Vision or other student record databases

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Contact names and email for candidate queries

Melissa Ingleton, Head of Global Mobility melissa.ingleton@kcl.ac.uk &

Ralitsa Dabova, Global Mobility Senior Officer (Outgoing Students Co-ordinator) ralitsa.dabova@kcl.ac.uk

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