Student Admissions Assistant

University of Manchester; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking university as a Student Admissions Assistant! This full-time, 12-month role offers the chance to support vital admission processes while working within a dynamic team. You'll play a key role in ensuring the integrity of student admissions through qualification verification and fraud detection. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and a fantastic pension scheme, this role not only provides a rewarding career but also a supportive work environment. If you're organized, flexible, and ready to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Market leading Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Exceptional annual leave entitlement

Paid closure over Christmas

Local and national discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative processes is essential.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical and administrative support for admission activities.
• Assist in qualification verification and fraud detection.

Skills

Administrative processes

Organisational skills

Prioritisation skills

Team player

Job description

We are recruiting to the role of Student Admissions Assistant within the University's central Student Admissions Team in the Division of Student and Academic Services. The role is a new full-time, 12-month fixed-term position.

Working as a member of the University’s central Student Admissions Team, you will provide clerical and administrative support for our key activities including qualification verification and fraud detection for admissions teams across the University.

The ideal candidate will have experience of administrative processes, good organisational and prioritisation skills, and be a flexible team player.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note, under the new immigration rules this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Heidi Page

Email: [e-mail]

General enquiries:

Email: [e-mail]

Technical support:

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.