Study & Work Abroad Assistant

ASTON UNIVERSITY Birmingham, UK

Careers+Placements – Study & Work Abroad Assistant, Erasmus Internship

This is an exciting internship/placement opportunity to join the Careers+Placements Team at Aston University.

Working hours: preferably full time Monday-Friday or part time combined with studies at Aston University during an Erasmus Exchange

Start date: October-November 2019 (negotiable)

Duration: 6 to 12 months negotiable

Remuneration: The intern will receive the Erasmus grant from their home university

Closing date: 27th October 2019

To apply: Email short motivation letter and a CV to Martina Ivanova, Lead Coordinator Study Abroad, [email protected]

As a Study & Work Abroad Assistant, you will sit within the International Placements Team and will be part of a high-profile, fast-paced and high-performance department.

The main responsibilities of this role will be:

• Assisting with updates and maintenance of the study and work abroad student and partner university caseload system and database
• Supporting the study abroad process including applications, interviews, nominations and confirmations.
•  Provide support to various placement/internship events as required during the year
• Supporting business development activity to advertise and promote their opportunities to second year undergraduate students
• Match and shortlist students, finalists, graduates and postgraduates to vacancies as part of the internal recruitment and selection service offered to employers.
• Any other duties that support the International Placements Team activities

Through this placement, you can expect to gain:

• Customer service skills
• Project management experience  
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Recruitment and selection experience
• Marketing experience
• Business development experience

 Person specification

• Currently studying at Degree level
• Experience of delivering excellent customer service to diverse stakeholders, including supporting customers remotely and face to face.
• Experience of working to targets or KPIs.
• Experience of relationship building, both face to face and over the telephone.
• Intercultural experience and interest in internationalisation
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and achieve targets.
• Able to analyse problems and use judgment to provide pragmatic and workable solutions.
• A flexible and collaborative approach
• Develops relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent IT skills: including MS Office suite