Admissions Officer

at  Anglia Ruskin University

ABOUT ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

GUIDANCE NOTES:

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Job Category

Administrative
Vacancy Type

Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Duration

12 months
Employment Type

Full time
Salary From

£30,505
Salary To

£35,880
Location

Cambridge
Faculty/Prof Service

Corporate Marketing
Ref No
3306
Closing Date
20/02/2025

We are looking to appoint an Admissions Officer to join the UK Admissions team within Corporate Marketing to support our portfolio of courses in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and the Faculty of Business and Law. This position will play a vital role in processing applications received for a range of courses, supporting applicants through the admissions process, to achieve our recruitment ambitions.

Your role will be to:

• Manage applications, including delegated decision making, for an agreed range of courses.
• Provide expert guidance on admissions processes to applicants, academic colleagues, enquirers and advisors offering an excellent customer service.
• Support the Admissions Manager with the development and delivery of processes and engagement plans.

We are looking for an experienced education administrator who has excellent attention to detail and the ability to problem solve and make decisions. Experience of working within Admissions is highly desirable alongside a knowledge of UK and international qualifications. Experience of admissions systems, such as UCAS, would be welcomed. Educated to at least degree standard.
Like much of ARU, Corporate Marketing including Admissions works on an agile basis with a mixture of office and home-based working.
It is expected that interviews will take place on the week of 10 March 2025.
Informal enquiries can be made to Ellie Robley, Faculty Team Manager at ellie.robley@aru.ac.uk.
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.