International Partnership Coordinator

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The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The Business Development Unit (BDU) is committed to the delivery of innovative and profitable learning solutions, for students, businesses, and partners in the UK and globally. The BDU is a key contributor to the Open University’s (OU) strategy for extending reach to more diverse groups of learners through a range of channels, learning opportunities and partnerships that enable innovation and income diversification. The Unit plays a key role in delivering growth in existing markets and establishing the University in new markets, including apprenticeships.

The role

The Open University is recruiting an International Partnership Coordinator.

The postholder will play a key role in maintaining collaborative relationships between The Open University (OU) and international higher education partners. The role will incorporate management of a portfolio of International Partnerships, with a customer-oriented focus. It involves planning, communication, and coordination to ensure successful partnerships that contribute to the global reach and reputation of our institution.  The role will work alongside the Head of International Partnerships and Senior International Partnership Manager to support the growth of our partnership portfolio using a range of products and services to ensure commercial sustainability of The Open University’s international offer.  Through this, it will support the vision of reaching more students with life-changing learning through strategic partnerships at scale. 

Skills and experience summary

• Strong knowledge of external partnerships activity within the Higher Education sector, and a track record of successful management of partnerships / relationships.
• Ability to work with a broad range of stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Experience of co-ordinating events such as large scale meetings and workshops.
• Creative approach to problem resolution, with ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Strong financial management skills and experience.
• The full summary of duties and skills required for the role can be found within the Job Description here.

If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact Sally Siveter at Resourcing Hub on 01908 655544 or sally.siveter@open.ac.uk quoting the reference VRF 21532.

What you get in return

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

How to apply

Unless otherwise stated in the advert, all applications are completed online via the instructions on The OU Job’s page. Applications submitted via 3rd party websites will not be received.

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.

To apply for this role please submit the following as one document;

• CV
• Personal statement, up to 1000 words, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

Please save your document with the following file name as appropriate to the vacancy you are applying for: reference, surname, forename.

You will need to have your documents ready ahead of submitting the electronic application. Please click on the APPLY NOW button below to be redirected to our application page.

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