Are you passionate about the international student journey? Leeds Beckett University is seeking a Global Engagement Manager to spearhead our efforts in fostering a world-class international student experience.
You will lead our Global Engagement team, bridging the gap between strategic international mobility and student wellbeing. You won't just manage processes; you will shape the global culture of our university, ensuring every international student feels supported from the moment they arrive until they graduate.
Key Responsibilities
- The Global Welcome: Lead our flagship 'Global Arrival' and 'Global Village' initiatives, ensuring a seamless transition for all international students.
- Engagement & Retention: Collaborate with Student Immigration Advice and Compliance, and Student Services to drive industry-leading rates of engagement and attendance.
- Grant Management: Take the lead on the application and management of vital funding streams, including Turing Scheme and Erasmus+ frameworks.
- Academic Partnership: Work directly with Academic Schools to expand Global Engagement activity, including study abroad through Turing and Erasmus+ schemes, collaborative online international learning (COIL) and developing school-specific mobility opportunities with our Transnational Education (TNE) partners worldwide.
Attributes
- Proven Leadership: Experience managing diverse teams within a Higher Education or international context.
- Strategic Mindset: The ability to interpret complex visa compliance requirements and turn them into supportive student-facing policies.
- Financial Acumen: Experience managing large-scale grants (Turing/Erasmus) and complex budgets.
- Cultural Competency: A deep understanding of the challenges facing international students today and a commitment to improving their outcomes.
- Communication Skills: The ability to influence senior academic stakeholders and inspire confidence in international partners.
Closing date: Thursday 11th June 2026
Working here means you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.
We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.
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You will lead our Global Engagement team, bridging the gap between strategic international mobility and student wellbeing. You won’t just manage processes; you will shape the global culture of our university, ensuring every international student feels supported from the moment they arrive until they graduate.
Key Responsibilities
- The Global Welcome: Lead our flagship ‘Global Arrival’ and ‘Global Village’ initiatives, ensuring a seamless transition for all international students.
- Engagement & Retention: Collaborate with Student Immigration Advice and Compliance, and Student Services to drive industry-leading rates of engagement and attendance.
- Grant Management: Take the lead on the application and management of vital funding streams, including Turing Scheme and Erasmus+ frameworks.
- Academic Partnership: Work directly with Academic Schools to expand Global Engagement activity, including study abroad through Turing and Erasmus+ schemes, collaborative online international learning (COIL) and developing school-specific mobility opportunities with our Transnational Education (TNE) partners worldwide.
Attributes
- Proven Leadership: Experience managing diverse teams within a Higher Education or international context.
- Strategic Mindset: The ability to interpret complex visa compliance requirements and turn them into supportive student-facing policies.
- Financial Acumen: Experience managing large-scale grants (Turing/Erasmus) and complex budgets.
- Cultural Competency: A deep understanding of the challenges facing international students today and a commitment to improving their outcomes.
- Communication Skills: The ability to influence senior academic stakeholders and inspire confidence in international partners.
Closing date: Thursday 11th June 2026
Working here means you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.
We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.
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