Global Opportunities Assistant Manager - #1728643

This role is available to current employees at the University of Leeds only.

This role will be based on the University campus. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements. 

You will join a team dedicated to delivering a range of global opportunities. You will support the range of opportunities we have with a focus on incoming students. This role will be essential in achieving the aims laid out in the University's international strategy including the expansion of our portfolio of incoming short term mobility and the diversification of opportunities. 

This will include the operational management of the incoming study abroad programme and Leeds International Summer School (LISS). You will have a creative/innovative approach to supporting complex and detailed processes that enable hundreds of students to achieve the opportunity to study overseas. With a track record of exceptional administrative skills you should be able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, suppliers and partner universities.

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. 

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!


• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.


• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.


• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.


• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Katie O'Neill, Global Opportunities Manager (Inbound)

Email: ********@leeds.ac.uk