Communications and Administration Assistant

Hours: Part-time: 18.5 hours per week, 0.5FTE.

About the College

Homerton College was founded in the 18^th Century, moved to its current location in 1894 and was granted a Royal Charter as a self-governing College of the University of Cambridge in 2010.  Located within easy reach of the historic city centre, and within easy access to Cambridge mainline station, the College has over 1,000 students and a Fellowship of about 70.

The College ethos is exemplified by a desire to ensure access for the widest range of talented students, to provide outstanding teaching and to offer financial support where we can. 

About the role

Homerton College is seeking a Communications and Administration Assistant to join its Communications team for 18.5 hours per week every Tuesday, Wednesday and half a day on Thursday. We are open to considering alternative working days for the right candidate. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our college, which is buzzing with ideas and initiatives.

The Communications and Administration Assistant will play an important role in enabling the team to promote stories and research, and highlight the successes of our students, staff, and academics.

The postholder will be responsible for gathering, filing, and organising media and information in order to help the team more efficiently produce content such as videos, graphics, social media posts, and newsletters.

We are looking for an effective communicator comfortable with liaising and collaborating with senior staff, academics, and students.

The successful candidate will also demonstrate the ability to manage a hectic and varied workload with creativity and precision.

We are committed to inclusive excellence, and being a college where everyone thrives.

For further details regarding this role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

How to apply

To apply for this role, please send your Application Form to the HR Department, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PH or recruitment@Homerton.cam.ac.uk

What Homerton College can offer

• Homerton College recognises the importance of supporting its staff. We have a range of family-friendly polices to aid employees’ work life balance including generous parental leave, including maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave.
• We have generous free parking on site.
• Whilst at work employees are entitled to one meal a day in the Great Hall.
• On site gym, offering employees an annual membership at a competitive rate.
• Homerton Rewards, providing access to online and in-store shopping discounts and cashback. A range of local discounts are also available.

Closing date: 23:59, 6 July 2025

Interview date: 23 July 2025

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date should sufficient, suitable applications be received or extend the closing date should insufficient applications be received.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Homerton College is an equal opportunities employer and strives to meet its commitment to equality and diversity.  This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce in encouraging equality and diversity. The organisation needs your help and cooperation to enable it to do this by filling in the anonymous Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form, which is voluntary.

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