Policy Officer (Europe) (UUK02726)

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This role sits within UUKi’s Policy and Global Engagement (PaGE) team. The PaGE team leads UUK’s international policy work across a wide range of areas including global research and innovation, international students and mobility, as well as Transnational Education (TNE). Alongside this, UUKi’s global engagement work also helps ensure UK universities have access to key stakeholders in partner countries from around the world. The team also collaborates closely with colleagues in the Partnerships and External Affairs (PEA) team to create impactful research, insights, publications and events.

The Policy Officer (Europe) role acts as UUKi’s principal policy expert for the European region. This is an exciting opportunity at a key time in UK-EU relations with the UK rejoining the Erasmus+ scheme from 2027 and having recently re-associated to Horizon Europe. Your role will be to provide high quality analysis, information, advice and guidance on developments across Europe, identifying opportunities and challenges for the UK higher education sector. You will build and maintain strong relationships with universities and other sector stakeholders, while engaging regularly with policymakers, government officials and other influential stakeholders across the UK, the EU and individual European countries.

Working collaboratively across UUKi’s core policy areas, you will ensure that European developments are reflected in the organisation’s wider international policy work and that the interests and priorities of UK universities are effectively represented. You will also contribute to UUKi’s wider programme of research, publications, events and stakeholder engagement, helping to turn policy insight into practical value for members.

Interviews are expected to take place on 12 and 13 November 2026.

Closing Date: 25 Oct 2026
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Policy Officer, East Asia (UUK02626)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This role sits within the Policy and Global Engagement (PaGE) team at UUK International (UUKi). The PaGE team exists to influence the policy, funding, and operational environment surrounding international higher education so that our member universities can realise their international ambitions and maximise their global impact. Alongside this, our global engagement work also helps ensure UK universities have access to key stakeholders in partner countries from around the world. The team also collaborates closely with colleagues in the Partnerships and External Affairs (PEA) team to create impactful research, insights, publications and events.

The Policy Officer (East Asia and Americas) role acts as our principal policy expert across East Asia and the Americas. This exciting role will offer the chance to work in two of the most strategically important regions for the higher education sector and international collaboration, as well as the opportunity to work on some high-profile and sometimes challenging issues.

You will be the key point of contact for UUK members, international stakeholders, government officials and policymakers, with the opportunity to develop a deep regional expertise and use this to support the international ambitions of our members across all of UUKi’s policy work. This includes our work on international recruitment and mobility, global research, as well as transnational education (TNE).

You will be responsible for providing high-quality information, advice and guidance, developing and maintaining strong relationships with the higher education sector and working with policymakers in both the UK and around the world.

Interviews are expected to take place in mid-November.

Closing Date: 25 Oct 2026
Category: Jobs

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Policy Officer (Europe) (UUK02726)

Policy Officer, East Asia (UUK02626)