Senior Admissions & Yield Strategist

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement (38 days)

Oxford staff pension scheme

Subsidised onsite catering

Plus other University benefits

Job summary

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, seeks a Senior Admissions Advisor to join the Academic Programmes team and oversee admissions, recruitment and yield across degree programmes. You will provide expert guidance to applicants and colleagues, and ensure a high-quality, confidential service throughout the admissions cycle.

Working with autonomy, you’ll manage priorities, resolve operational issues, and collaborate across the School and University.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will have relevant admissions or similar professional experience, with excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• They will be highly organised, detail‑oriented and able to manage competing priorities, working independently and collaboratively.
• Strong IT skills and a commitment to excellent customer service are essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the end-to-end admissions process, ensuring applications, applicant communications and admissions activity are managed accurately, efficiently and in line with University policies, procedures and GDPR requirements.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to applicants, offer holders, faculty and colleagues, and identify and resolve operational issues arising throughout the admissions cycle.
• Coordinate selection and interview activity, including interview arrangements, documentation and processes supporting academic decision‑making.
• Manage post‑offer administration, including offer documentation, conditions, confirmations, CAS and financial declarations, while maintaining accurate admissions data and student records.
• Support recruitment and yield activities, representing the School at events and contributing to applicant communications, recruitment materials and activities that support progression from application to enrolment.
• Contribute to admissions projects, events, continuous improvement and wider programme delivery, working collaboratively across the Academic Programmes team and providing operational support as required.

Job description

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, seeks a Senior Admissions Advisor to join the Academic Programmes team and oversee admissions, recruitment and yield across degree programmes. You will provide expert guidance to applicants and colleagues, and ensure a high-quality, confidential service throughout the admissions cycle.

Working with autonomy, you’ll manage priorities, resolve operational issues, and collaborate across the School and University.