Admissions Assistant

Job title:

Admissions Assistant

Company

University of Manchester

Job description

The University seeks to appoint a Postgraduate Admissions Assistant within the School of Environment, Education and Development. The post holder will provide prompt, efficient and flexible support to staff and applicants, many of whom are overseas, in the admissions process for a range of postgraduate taught courses.Alongside assessing applications and acting as a first point of contact for queries, you may also be required to support Open Days and information sessions (either on-campus or virtual).The role requires applicants who thrive in a busy team environment, who enjoy interacting and supporting a wide range of people and who are flexible and responsive to customer needs. Strong organisational and accuracy skills are essential alongside the ability to adapt to changing systems and platforms and work and communicate successfully across both face-to-face and virtual channels.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 support an inclusive working environment and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out moreHybrid working arrangements may be considered.Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.Any CV’s 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: Yulia JensenEmail:General enquiries:Email:Technical support: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.Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Expected salary

Location

Manchester

Job date

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 02:58:00 GMT

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