Please be advised a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Background

The Admissions Team sits within the Directorate of Marketing and Communications.

Within the Directorate, Admissions delivers a high-quality service to enquirers, applicants, and their advisers. Admissions is responsible for:

Operating fair, transparent and responsive admissions, and selection policies to deliver an excellent applicant experience.
Managing admissions processes to achieve agreed student number recruitment targets.
Providing professional leadership and advice on all admissions activities including to those parts of the University that have delegated responsibility in these areas.
Planning and managing confirmation and clearing.
Overseeing and contributing to ongoing UKVI Student Route compliance activities.

The Role

We are seeking to appoint an Admissions Officer to join a small team dealing with applications from students based both within and outside the UK to the University’s programmes. The post holder will provide a professional admissions service, involving the receipt, scrutiny and processing of all applications relating to the assigned University audience, and assessing them in relation to agreed criteria and timescales.

The post holder will also work closely with the Compliance and Student Systems teams to effectively utilise the University’s information management systems, providing a seamless applicant journey from enquiry to enrolment. They will also maintain contact and an effective professional relationship with a number of internal stakeholders in the University’s faculties.

The Person

You will be a team player with relevant experience in a busy administrative environment. We are looking for someone who has excellent customer service skills and is able to contribute to the wider team whilst working independently. A high level of attention to detail and good communication skills are essential requirements, as is the ability to quickly acquire and utilise knowledge of University and sector procedures, structures and regulatory frameworks.

Desirable requirements: An interest in working in the Higher Education sector, particularly in admissions, would also be welcomed.

How will I work?

Campus attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis and across the year but must purposefully align to the needs of our students, staff, and stakeholders. It is expected that there will be a relatively even balance between time spent on and off campus; but in most cases the work location will be determined by the service required or the tasks/activities being undertaken.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 4th December 2023
Closing date for applications: 1st January 2024
Interviews are to be held: January 2024- TBA


To apply online, please click the ‘Apply for this job’ button below. To gain further details about this post please visit our Vacancies page: www.canterbury.ac.uk

If you require further information regarding the post, please feel free to contact Elliot Doherty, Postgraduate Admissions Manager (Elliot.Doherty@canterbury.ac.uk) quoting the job reference number REQ04479.


Additional Information


Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Please be advised the university retains the right to close this advert should a high number of applications be received. To avoid disappointment please ensure a completed application is submitted as early as possible.

If you require further information regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at hr.recruitment@canterbury.ac.uk quoting reference number quoting the job reference number listed above.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.