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Required Skills

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Essential

Candidate must have strong strategic planning, administrative and organisational skills; excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills; and the ability to build and sustain relationships with national and international stakeholders. The candidate should be able to work independently, supervise staff, manage deadlines, draft policies/SOPs, and represent NUST confidently in local and international forums.

Desirable

Strong understanding of higher education internationalization, strategic partnerships, academic collaborations, and exchange programmes. Good knowledge of policy formulation, SOP development, and coordination of international agreements. Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, networking, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to work collaboratively across directorates, manage multiple tasks, and represent NUST effectively at national and international forums.

Key Responsibilities

To promote internationalisation at home and abroad, serve as the principal point of contact for international offices abroad, faculty, organizations and partners, and provide the strategic direction and operational support required to build strong and sustainable relationships with the University's partner institutions.

a. Manage and monitor all NUST International Office functions related to strategies and partnerships.

b. Formulate strategies and identify avenues to enhance internationalisation at home and abroad.

c. Guide the International Office team in developing positive and effective working relationships with partner institutions and organisations.

d. Formulate and seek approval of SOPs/policies to facilitate and promote international activities.

e. Manage all inbound internationalization activities for visitors, prospective partners, professors, and staff.

f. Ensure queries from international students, faculty and partners are dealt with efficiently and appropriately.

g. Coordinate meetings with university representatives and/or partners; attend national and international meetings/events and deliver presentations on behalf of NIO.

h. Work in close consultation with Marketing & Communications Dte, Registrar Office, PGP Dte and Acad Dte to build strong and positive relationships with partners.

i. Work collaboratively with faculty colleagues to encourage faculty-to-faculty collaborations.

j. Manage and coordinate activities with all NUST institutional focal persons and champions; act as first point of contact for NIO cases/queries.

k. Coordinate with GoP and relevant organisations, including British Council, USEFP and others, to pursue collaboration opportunities.

l. Perform any other duty assigned by the Director QA & NIO.

Experience Required

Essential Experience

12 years' relevant experience in internationalisation, partnerships, academic administration, external engagement, protocol or higher education management.

Desirable Experience

Experience in a university international office, partnership development, mobility, policy drafting and stakeholder coordination will be preferred.

Qualification

Essential Qualifications

MS (International Relations, Public Administration, Public Policy, Business Administration, Management, Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Marketing or equivalent) from HEC recognized University

Desirable Qualifications

Foreign qualification and/or relevant professional certification will be preferred.

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