Imperial College London
International Relations Adviser (Europe)
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Job ref: PRS00565 Salary: £48,246 - £50,462 per annum Closing date: 29 Sept 2026
About the role
Are you an entrepreneurial strategic partnerships professional who is passionate about building science and innovation collaborations between Imperial, a world-leading STEM-B university, and a range of excellent European partners, with an aim to build science partnerships that benefit us and our planet? This role is for a one-year fixed term position, and the timing means that you would be joining when Erasmus+ is opening new opportunities for education partnerships, and a new Horizon Europe programme is taking shape to support science and innovation partnerships. The position is located in the International Relations Office, and sits within the larger Strategic Engagement Division - a dynamic team which supports a range of exciting strategic initiatives including Imperial’s four new Global Hubs.
What you would be doing
The role is split between two main areas of work
- Partnership development and regional strategy
- Events, programme and communications programme management
You will be planning and managing a busy portfolio of high-level inward and outward visits by high-profile international and Imperial senior leadership delegations, scoping strategic opportunities for new partnerships, manage a range of programmes and activities with existing European partners, and generally working with a range of internal and external stakeholders at various levels to support and develop Imperial-EU science and innovation collaborations. You will also promote our work through various communications channels, manage events for Europe, as well as support events and initiatives across the team as needed.
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What we are looking for
- Science and/or education strategic partnership experience, ideally in a higher education setting.
- Experience working in Europe and/or with European partners.
- Knowledge of UK-EU science and innovation landscape.
- Someone who is adaptable and enjoys working in a dynamic environment. Our work is both strategic and responsive (the latter is often with short deadlines), so it requires someone who is comfortable with both ways of working.
- Excellent written English and the ability to prepare high-quality briefings and reports.
- Confident presentation skills.
- Proven ability to work successfully and positively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, from varying backgrounds and at varying levels of seniority.
- Someone who is inspired by Imperial’s mission
What we can offer you
- The opportunity to shape a world-leading institution’s science and innovation engagement with European partners that has real benefits for students, researchers, and broader society.
- Meet researchers and other talented people working at the cutting edge of their fields and help promote their work and build connections with European partners.
- Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days’ annual leave and generous pension schemes).
- Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme.
- Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel.
- Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.
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Further information
Successful candidates are usually appointed at the bottom of the salary band.
This role is currently being re-advertised. If you already submitted an application in August, please do not apply again as your application will not be considered.
The International Relations Office is a busy, highly-visible central unit responsible for supporting the development and delivery of Imperial’s international engagement with academic partners and overseas governments. The team functions as a ‘front door’ for international academic partners, providing strategic opportunity analysis, briefings, horizon-scanning, coordination, and practical support for partnerships with academic and related institutions.
This is a full-time post (35 hours per week). Those in hybrid roles will normally be expected to spend 60% of their time onsite.
This role is for a fixed-term contract for 12 months and secondments are welcomed. The position would ideally start mid/end of October 2026.
If you require any further details about the role, please contact Lucile Genin at l.genin@imperial.ac.uk.
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