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.
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.
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£35,685 to £39,650 per annum
