Postgraduate Administrator

Uniglobalcareers; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

St Catharine's College in Cambridge seeks a Postgraduate Administrator to support the postgraduate admin team across admissions, records, and visas. The role involves collaboration with the Lead and Senior Tutors, Deputy Senior Tutor, and Tutorial Office Manager to ensure high-quality student services throughout the academic year.

Responsibilities include admissions processing, maintaining student records, graduation operations, and compliance with visa requirements, alongside contributing to

Qualifications

• Experience supporting postgraduate student administration in a higher education context.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail across records, admissions and compliance.
• Effective communication with tutors, senior staff and administrative colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Lead Postgraduate Tutor and postgraduate tutor team.
• Support the Senior Tutor, Deputy Senior Tutor, and Tutorial Office Manager.
• Assist with postgraduate admissions processes.
• Coordinate examination access arrangements.
• Manage graduation administration activities.
• Support visa and immigration compliance for postgraduate student matters.
• Assist with finance-related tasks.

Skills

Administrative support

Student records

Admissions processes

Visa and immigration compliance

Attention to detail

Communication with tutor teams

Education

Higher education experience

Job description

United Kingdom — International Student Market

654K inbound students (2024) +0%

1. India 169K

2. China 152K

4. United States 36K

5. Pakistan 31K

14 international branch campuses in United Kingdom

OVERVIEW St Catharine's College is seeking a Postgraduate Administrator based in Cambridge. The role focuses on providing support to the Lead Postgraduate Tutor, postgraduate Tutors, the Senior Tutor, Deputy Senior Tutor, and the Tutorial Office Manager in delivering academic and financial support for postgraduate student activity throughout the academic year. This position includes involvement in admissions, student records, graduation processes, and visa and immigration compliance. The role also contributes to improving provision, service, and outcomes for postgraduate student administration.

Key responsibilities

• Provide support to the Lead Postgraduate Tutor and postgraduate tutor team
• Support the Senior Tutor, Deputy Senior Tutor, and Tutorial Office Manager
• Assist with postgraduate admissions processes
• Coordinate examination access arrangementsManage graduation administration activities
• Support visa and immigration compliance for postgraduate student matters
• Assist with finance-related

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and support student records
• Contribute to academic and financial support services for postgraduate student activity
• Help improve provision, service, and outcomes within the tutorial and admissions environment

Requirements

• Experience supporting postgraduate student administration
• Ability to manage admissions-related

Key responsibilities

• Ability to coordinate examination access arrangements
• Understanding of visa and immigration compliance processes
• Experience handling student records and administrative processes
• Ability to provide academic and financial support within a higher education setting
• Ability to work with senior academic and administrative staff
• WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS This role supports the effective delivery of postgraduate student services within a leading academic environment. Strong administrative support in admissions, compliance, finance, and student records helps ensure postgraduate students receive consistent support throughout their academic experience. The position also contributes to maintaining high standards of service and coordination across tutorial and academic operations.

Bonus: Application advice

• Highlight experience supporting student administration within an academic environment
• Provide examples of admissions or postgraduate support responsibilities you have managed
• Demonstrate attention to detail when discussing student records or compliance work
• Emphasize communication skills when working with tutor teams and senior academic staff
• Include examples of coordinating multiple responsibilities and deadlines
• Tailor your application to show experience supporting postgraduate student services