University Compliance & Development Executive

Location: UK based, remote working

Hours: 37 per week

A bit about us

Here at NCUK, we consider ourselves a unique organisation. A consortium of leading international universities, NCUK is an international organisation, and we provide overseas students with guaranteed access to universities through our pathway qualifications. More than 50,000 students have successfully progressed to NCUK Universities worldwide by completing our qualifications. Our qualifications combine the highest of academic standards with exceptional language, study and cultural skills, and are currently delivered in more than 30 different countries across four continents. NCUK is a trading subsidiary of the Northern Consortium, a registered educational charity.

What we’re looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, customer-focussed individual to join NCUK as University Compliance & Development Executive.

This role will deliver visa compliance, policy development and procedural delivery for NCUK’s University Placement and Conversion services.

What will you do?

This role will be responsible for delivering training and development in university placement, student recruitment and compliance. This will include delivering face-to-face training sessions overseas and in the UK with relevant stakeholders, online training, creating documentation for training purposes and managing the training programmes for counsellors and study centres.

What do you need?

To thrive in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• Completed education to the level of high school completion or local equivalent.
• Experience in process improvement and change management
• Experience of having worked in a student-facing or internal role connected to applicants of the UK student route visa (or Tier 4)
• Experience of having to work with an excellent level of attention to detail
• Experience working with undergraduate and postgraduate students and students progressing from non-standard routes, such as Direct Entry or Foundation Programmes.
• Experience of working with external counsellors, agents or other bodies connected to the student lifecycle.

What we offer

In joining us, we offer the below benefits:

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Perkbox – monthly points to use towards perks, receive discounts and cashback
• Free cash health plan for you and your dependants
• Personal development
• 37 hour working week
• Attractive pension scheme
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24-hour support and advice
• Remote-first approach – flexibility to work where you’re most productive.
• Christmas and Summer social events
• Learning Management System
• End of year shutdown – discretionary days off between Christmas and New Year

How to apply

Please click ‘Apply’ & submit your CV with a short covering letter highlighting how your experience and skills meet the requirements of the job description/person specification.  Your CV should be in Microsoft Word or PDF Format.

If you have any further questions before applying, please send an email to vacancies@ncuk.ac.uk.

At NCUK, we value diversity and the importance of an inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities, women, young people, ethnically diverse people, Veterans and serving British regular or reserve Armed Forces Personnel and the LGBTQ+ community.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

We encourage candidates to apply regardless of if you meet all aspects of the job description. We believe in the potential of individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences - your unique skills and perspectives could be a valuable addition to our team!

The closing date for applications will be 23 October 2024.

The interview process will be:

1. Competency based interview over MS Teams, date TBC.
2. If successful at first stage, you will be invited to our Manchester office for an informal chat the week after.

Apply today and be a part of our mission to deliver exceptional university pathway programmes!

*We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.*