Head of Global Partnerships and Opportunities

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic International Higher Education professional to join our Global Engagement Office, as Head of Global Partnerships and Opportunities.

The post holder, who must have experience of International Higher Education, primarily within a partnerships and/or student mobility context and ideally with some experience of initiating and/or implementing TNE projects, will play a lead role in delivering on objectives related to increasing Queen Mary's global partnership network, diversifying our international student recruitment channels, expanding inbound and outbound student mobility opportunities and our extending our TNE footprint into new regions of the world.

About You

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, confident individual who is able to lead a team, located both in London and across 6 other regional offices, that is managing multiple partnerships with leading institutions across the world.  Skills in relationship management are vital given the role requires building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders across all levels of seniority. The post holder will need to work across the university with both academic and professional services staff, to ensure we are well positioned to deliver on both small and large scale projects.

Working with colleagues across the wider External Relations Directorate, the post holder will also be part of a senior team working collectively on cross-cutting projects outside of the day-to-day responsibility of your substantive role.

This is an exciting and impactful role at a world-class university, working amongst a team of outstanding professionals who are motivated to deliver on the ambitions of Queen Mary’s 2030 Strategy.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

Our reformer heritage informs our conviction that great ideas can and should come from anywhere. It’s an approach that has brought results across the globe, from the communities of east London to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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