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Policy Officer (Europe)
Universities UK International
| Location: |
London |
| Salary: |
£34,646 to £38,496
per annum
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Permanent |
| Post Type: |
Full Time |
| Closing Date: |
Sunday 05 July 2026
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| Interview Date: |
See advert
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| Reference: |
UUK01526 |
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 & Innovation, International Mobility, and Transnational Education (TNE). 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 (Europe) acts as UUKi’s principal policy expert for the European region. This is an exciting opportunity to work with international stakeholders, government officials, and policymakers, while developing regional expertise to support the global ambitions of our members.
In this role, you will provide high-quality information, advice, and guidance; build and maintain strong relationships with the higher education sector; and engage with policymakers in the UK, the EU, and across Europe. You will work collaboratively across UUKi’s core priority areas to support the organisation’s international policy objectives.
Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 22 July 2026.
Due to active reviewing of submitted applications, this advertisement may close before the scheduled deadline. Interested parties are therefore encouraged to submit their applications early in order to avoid disappointment.
Further details:
Universities UK (UUK) is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join UUK.
Find out more about working at UUK and our equality, diversity and inclusion action plan on our website.
Universities UK operates a hybrid working framework involving the opportunity to work from home and in the office. There will be a small number of roles where employees will be required to work from an office, but typically the majority of employees will be able to work remotely on average 60% of their working week. All employees are welcome to use their contractual office for their whole working week if that is their preference.