International Officer - Durham The Role and the DepartmentThe International Office at Durham University is a friendly, high performing team of professionals with a passion for international education. We have grown significantly over the last 5 years, and now have team members based in the UK, USA, Malaysia, India, Singapore and China.At Durham University the International Office is responsible forThe recruitment of international students to all areas of the University to meet institutional targets Supporting and managing the developing of international partnerships to raise the University's global profile and to support academic colleagues in developing international links and collaborations Managing the university's student mobility programmes (Erasmus+ and other exchange partnerships) to meet the University's student mobility targetsThis role will support all aspects of the delivery of the University's Global Strategy, with particular responsibility for the achievement of international student recruitment targets, working closely with the Regional Manager.With support from their line manager and colleagues, the post holder will be able to develop their knowledge of Durham University and the wider international higher education sector, and acquire expertise in promoting a Russell Group institution. They will use their networking skills to assist the University's relationship management in market, to ensure we provide excellent service to school counsellors, education agents, and prospective students.The role will require a high volume of independent travel predominantly to a range of Asian markets, although market responsibilities may change over time in line with the external student recruitment landscape and the priorities of Durham University. The role will involve at minimum 12 weeks per year of travel, recruitment trips can be up to 2 weeks long and involve evening and weekend working.We have adopted hybrid working with team members currently working a minimum of 2 days per week on campus in Durham. We encourage all team members to be on campus on a Wednesday so the team can connect, other on campus days are flexible and based on business need.