Karelia UAS is looking for Inter­na­tional Officer

Karelia Univer­sity of Applied Sciences is looking for Inter­na­tional Officer for the dura­tion of the job alter­na­tion leave for 2.4.-10.7.2024. The substi­tute must be an unem­ployed jobseeker.

Inter­na­tion­al­ity is one of the strate­gic aims of Karelia Univer­sity of Applied Sciences (Karelia). Karelia2030 strat­egy iden­ti­fies five main areas to work with and develop until 2030 to meet with regional and global chal­lenges. Karelia UAS offers broad inter­na­tion­al­iza­tion possi­bil­i­ties for all students and staff members.

Inter­na­tional Officer tasks include:
– active partic­i­pa­tion in the imple­men­ta­tion and devel­op­ment of inter­na­tional services for Karelia’s inter­na­tional students
– support­ing degree programmes with the devel­op­ment and imple­men­ta­tion of inter­na­tional coop­er­a­tion and with inte­grat­ing inter­na­tional compe­tence devel­op­ment into teach­ing
– advis­ing and guiding staff and students in inter­na­tion­al­iza­tion oppor­tu­ni­ties (espe­cially Erasmus+ mobil­ity)
– commu­ni­ca­tion and collab­o­ra­tion with inter­na­tional partner univer­si­ties in exchange and appli­ca­tion issues
– coor­di­na­tion of staff mobil­ity processes at Karelia
– active partic­i­pa­tion in devel­op­ment of inter­na­tional services for Karelia’s inter­na­tional students

We expect and value;
– degree in higher educa­tion
– compe­tence in inter­na­tional commu­ni­ca­tion
– good skills with digital tools
– expe­ri­ence in inter­na­tional contexts
– profi­ciency in English language (C1-level)
– Finnish language skills (C1-level)
– team­work and co-creation skills
– self-manage­ment skills and good commu­ni­ca­tion skills

We value if you also have:
– master-level degree
– prior expe­ri­ence and under­stand­ing of inter­na­tion­al­iza­tion and mobil­ity programmes in higher educa­tion.

The post is full-time and condi­tions follow the collec­tive labour agree­ment of Sivista. The salary is 2622,46-2937,22 EUR per month. The salary does not include an expe­ri­ence supple­ment, 4-16 %.

Apply by 16.2.2024 at 15.00 in Kuntarekry. Remem­ber to include your CV and possi­ble recom­men­da­tions in the appli­ca­tion. 

More infor­ma­tion about the post and tasks of the Inter­na­tional Officer: Head of Educa­tion, Ulla Asikainen, 050 523 4355, [email protected]
More infor­ma­tion about the condi­tions: Head of Human Resources Jaana Tolkki, 050 408 7932, [email protected]