About this role
Type of Contract: Fixed Term Contract, Full Time Job Purpose The Higher Education team design and oversee a number of projects and programmes within the Oxford International Digital Institute - in particular, International Foundation, International Year 1, Pre-Master’s, and Pre-PhD programmes that are delivered in a range of modes and locations to give international students access to Higher Education. Working closely with the Director of HE, Business Development Managers, Academic Head, and Programme Leads, the post holder will take non-academic ownership of a number of centres/project accounts with a view to successfully supporting, nurturing, and growing them commercially.
This role will oversee specific partnerships while also being a key OIDI HE team member with line management responsibility for the Admissions & Progressions Coordinator. The role requires significant internal stakeholder liaison with regional sales, marketing, admissions, and finance teams, as well as externally with university partners, agents, and Global Partner managers/directors. Ultimately, the aim of the role is to nurture and grow commercial partnerships through excellent relationship management, supporting non-academic functions of the partnerships and driving engagement and use of the product suite.
The role requires an individual who is self-motivated, creative, and willing to contribute ideas to the wider team. It will require great interpersonal skills, and the ability to speak confidently to everyone, from students and peers to agents and Higher Education staff. The role requires entrepreneurial spirit, a people-person, with the ability to influence - someone who enjoys networking and who can engage with stakeholders at all levels. They should be confident presenting and be comfortable in situations where they are leading conversations. The role will require a degree of work flexibility and ability to travel overseas to attend events, launches, and conduct centre visits within the portfolio including but not limited to Africa, South Asia, China and East and Southeast Asia, and MENA.
- Main duties and responsibilities will include: Overseeing specific centres/regions/projects as agreed and required Build and maintain senior-level relationships with key partner stakeholders, strengthening collaboration and supporting partners to meet recruitment, commercial and operational targets Act as the primary liaison between partner centres and internal departments, including Academic, Marketing, Sales and Admissions, ensuring effective communication and coordinated support Working with marketing to ensure all partners have the required level of communication and promotional material required to improve portfolio awareness and growth Support partner due diligence, onboarding and contract management, including overseas launch events and visits, ensuring appropriate processes and governance are in place for new and existing partnerships Proactively identify operational risks and implement preventative solutions, ensuring smooth programme delivery and effective partner management across multiple international markets Supporting the OIDI Partnerships teams in UK and North America with project updates Represent the organisation at webinars, recruitment events and partner meetings, delivering presentations, training and product updates to agents and partners to support student recruitment and portfolio growth In collaboration with Academic Head, ensuring all partners are kept up to date with any operational changes In collaboration with Academic Head, collecting and analysing partner commercial data to report to OIDI leadership Work with the OI Global Recruitment team to ensure increased adoption of the OIDI product portfolio and successful project or centre set up Support finance in managing project/centre financial statements, invoicing and financial reporting Ensure all students are tracked through enrolment and are submitting applications to onward HEI in a timely and correct manner (managed through the Admissions and Progression Coordinator) Line manage and support the Admissions and Progressions Coordinator, overseeing workload, performance, development and delivery against agreed objectives.