Undergraduate Administrator

We are looking for an enthusiastic and positive individual to join the teaching team in the Department of Zoology as Teaching Office Assistant. You will make an important contribution to the effective administration and delivery of undergraduate education in the Department.

The Department of Zoology is one of the largest research and teaching departments in the University, with a final-year undergraduate class of about 90. The Department teaches on 10 courses within the undergraduate Natural Sciences Tripos and currently trains approximately 90 graduate students.

This is a busy and varied post, and the post-holder will play a key role in the smooth running of our Teaching Office. Our Teaching Office Assistant is the first point of contact for undergraduate enquiries, providing day-to-day support to students and academic colleagues. Reporting to the Teaching Manager, the successful candidate will support course and examination administration for Zoology's undergraduate courses in the Natural Sciences Tripos, including timetable administration, maintaining course-related Moodle sites, and overseeing coursework submissions and collating marks.

You will be a great team player with excellent communication, organisational and great time management skills. You should be proficient in standard software packages have an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook). You will be  willing and able to learn new systems and tools and also possess strong written and verbal communication skills. You should be capable of both working independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team. Previous experience in a responsible administrative role would be desirable

What can we offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost-of-living increases;
• Generous annual leave allowance;
• Generous maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave entitlements, and other family-friendly schemes (e.g., workplace nurseries);
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores;
• Schemes to support relocation/provision of accommodation.

If you have the skills, experience, and personality to succeed in this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Informal conversations are welcomed. Please email Lizzie Burgess eab82@cam.ac.uk to learn more about this role.

For more details, please refer to the Further Information below.

The interviews are planned for the week commencing Monday, 22 September 2025.

Please note: The University is unable to issue sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route for this role as it does not meet the minimum salary requirements.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check and a security check.

Flexible working requests will be considered.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our University.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Anastasia Nezhentseva.

Email: an286@cam.ac.uk

Telephone: (0)1223 330117

Please quote reference PF46982 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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