Admissions Administrator x 2 (Fixed Term - Internal Candidates Only)
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 July 2025 in the first instance.
The University of Cambridge is one of the foremost employers in the region, currently employing over 12,500 people from all over the world. The Postgraduate Admissions Office is responsible for the admission of students to doctoral and non-doctoral postgraduate courses at the University of Cambridge.
About the Role
The role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive and busy team in a central University office that provides a key service to all departments and colleges, as well as to applicants from all over the world.
The Postgraduate Admissions Office is seeking two experienced fixed-term Admissions Administrators. The Postgraduate Admissions Office is responsible for the admission of students to doctoral and non-doctoral postgraduate courses at the University of Cambridge. The office currently receives in excess of 30,000 applications annually from UK and International students.
This Admissions Administrator roles are two of ten Admissions Administrators, who are collectively responsible for carrying out the quality assurance checking and offer making process for all applicants; processing documentation submitted as evidence to meet offer conditions; confirming applicants' admission once all offer conditions have been satisfactorily met; and processing the CAS for students requiring visas.
In addition to the above responsibilities, each Administrator also has a specialist area or areas. These roles will be responsible for overseeing and developing the processes for either; continuation of Cambridge postgraduate and undergraduate students; or funding, applications fees and international qualifications. The role will also take on additional specialist areas as required and support other members of the team, which may include fee status re-assessments, part-time applications and those from disabled applicants. Responsibilities as a specialist include being the point of contact for those areas, maintaining oversight and data, carrying out process improvement and contributing to relevant working groups.
Your Skills
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and customer orientated skills, and experience of providing a responsive and timely administrative service, preferably in higher education. You should have the ability to digest and understand policy, scrutinise documentation, have an eye for detail, be able to work independently to complete work to tight deadlines, and to use your initiative and judgment. Interested applicants for this post should be educated to HND/HNC level (or have equivalent relevant experience) and have good knowledge of MS Office and databases, as well as being willing to learn new skills.
Additional information about the role may be found within the further particulars.
Your application should clearly set out how you meet the Person Profile criteria listed in the Further Particulars along with relevant examples. Candidates will be shortlisted based upon these criteria.
Applications are welcomed from external and internal candidates, including internal candidates interested in taking a secondment from their current role in the University.
Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to: Victoria Gedney - Victoria.gedney@admin.cam.ac.uk
The closing date for application is 1st December 2024.
We expect interviews for the role will be held week commencing 9th December 2024.
Candidates invited to interview may be asked to complete an additional test.
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