Admissions Coordinator (2 posts available)

The Faculty of Humanities is one of three faculties in The University of Manchester and consists of four Schools that offer an unprecedented range of innovative programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

The Faculty is looking to appoint 2 full-time Admissions Coordinator’s on a permanent basis. The post holder will:

• Co-ordinate the delivery of all processes relating to admissions for undergraduate, postgraduate taught provision and also encompassing CPD and other non-standard admissions that use the online application form or require the creation of a student record and supervise the work of one of the school facing admissions teams.
• Support colleagues to embed locally and University-wide a culture of excellent service provision and continuous improvement, placing the student experience at the heart of what we do, with support for a single PS team working flexibly across organisational boundaries.
• Support senior colleagues in the delivery of visit days, interviews, tours, open days working in partnership with the Student Marketing and Recruitment team.

The successful candidate should have up-to-date knowledge of student admissions, be able to supervise and motivate staff and have excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage a large workload and prioritise tasks to meet strict deadlines. Furthermore, they must be prepared to undertake work outside regular office hours including weekends as necessary. The University operates arrangements to recognise this working pattern and to ensure an appropriate balance between working and non-working time.

The successful candidates will be assigned initial responsibility to coordinate the delivery of all processes relating to admissions to either PGCE (Initial Teacher Training) or Masters courses in the School of Environment, Education and Development.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, 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

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

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Email: Edita.Pymm@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People-od.operations@manchester.ac.uk

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https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

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.