Service Portfolio

“Vicky is a keen and direct strategist who was able to take a complex and multi-layered brief and cut right through to the nub of the issues”

— Angelina Bingley, Chief Marketing & Engagement Officer, University of Leicester (at the time: Head of Strategic Marketing, University of Southampton) (2013)

Service Portfolio

Client Profile

Vicky Lewis Consulting advises client organisations whose work has an educational and international dimension, including:

Higher Education Institutions (in the UK or overseas) – at institutional, branch campus or faculty level
Other providers or facilitators of education or training (e.g. Further Education Colleges; English language or pathway providers; international schools; scholarship bodies)
National organisations or agencies (UK or overseas) with an interest in international education
Providers of internationally orientated services to the higher education sector.

Services Available

Vicky Lewis Consulting offers an extensive service portfolio across different dimensions of HEI international engagement.

Each consultancy project is different and the most effective approach will be agreed with the client on an individual basis. Broad service categories are listed below. The list is not exhaustive so do still get in touch if your requirements don't map neatly onto any of them.

Although I generally work on a solo basis, if additional capacity is needed, I have a wide network of trusted fellow consultants on which to draw.

Strategy creation or review

Creation from scratch of an comprehensive internationalisation strategy, review of an existing strategy, or acting as a critical friend to refine an emerging strategy
Strategy development for a specific aspect of internationalisation (e.g. international student recruitment, international partnerships, transnational education provision or internationalisation at home)

New business development

Undertaking horizon scanning and market research (e.g. analysis of policy, legislative, funding or competitor context) to inform new business or market development
Acting as a sector expert or critical friend to providers of relevant services seeking to develop their UK education sector client or partner portfolio

Staffing and resourcing advice

Advice on appropriate staffing infrastructure and other resources needed to support international aims and ambitions
Assistance in defining roles, selecting candidates and mentoring new postholders

Operational planning

Development of operational plans (e.g. for student recruitment or other activity strands supporting internationalisation)
Advice on business planning and process enhancement for units supporting international activities

Stakeholder engagement

Helping to engage internal or external stakeholders in support of strategic aims (or aspects of these), including running consultations to inform strategy development
Investigating and analysing perceptions of your organisation – or of a particular service offered - among key stakeholders (in order to inform future plans)

Research AND TRAINING: reports, seminars and presentations

Undertaking and writing up commissioned research into aspects of internationalisation – as an individual or part of a team
Providing conference presentations, seminars, webinars, insight papers and commentaries on areas of expertise within the field of international education