About us
UCL's Global Engagement (GE) team helps put UCL's knowledge to work in the world, supporting our faculties to deliver impact for the greater good, through global partnerships for change. The team provides high quality global research and education support to academics, expertise in global partnership development and management, as well as expertise in geo-political analysis, global communications, strategic planning and operations.
Read the latest news on UCL's global activity on our website at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/global.
About the role
UCL is seeking a motivated and talented Global Engagement Manager (GEM) to join our Global Engagement team. In this job you'll play a vital role within Global Engagement, ensuring GE projects and programmes are delivered to high standards. You'll work directly with external partner organisations, acting as an important regular contact point and ensuring that the relationship is managed effectively, tactfully and responsively.
You'll also provide practical assistance and insights to GE colleagues to help develop new activities, and provide first line operational advice and practical support to Faculties to facilitate their global engagement. This support could be via desk-based research, drafting of contracts and agreements, accurate record keeping, the management of meetings, events and projects, or a myriad of other ways.
A full job description is attached to this advertisement.
Please note we're currently hiring for two of these vacancies.
This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 40% on site presence (minimum of 2 days per week).
About you
To do this job, you should have experience of working in the HE sector within a research or partnership-focussed role OR a similar position directly within the areas of research, innovation, governmental or policy. You should possess good knowledge of the geo-political environment, cultural contexts, and socio-economic trends generally.
You'll have a track record of supporting multiple complex projects simultaneously, keeping them on track independently while still working as part of a team. Your written work, interpersonal and analytical skills will be of a high standard already, but the role will allow you significant opportunities to develop these.
You will be comfortable operating in a highly international environment, working across cultures and communicating with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. Occasional international travel may be required.
Please use the cover letter option to tell us how you meet the essential and if applicable, desirable criteria, using examples where possible.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work - please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
