Undergraduate Admissions Officer

The Role

Gonville & Caius College is seeking an Undergraduate Admissions Officer to work with the Tutor and Admissions & Outreach on leading the administrative elements of the Gonville & Caius undergraduate admissions process. This is a great opportunity for a highly competent and professional administrator to take on a substantial amount of responsibility as they work with and support a range of stakeholders within the College, at schools and within the University. The successful candidate will be a highly competent and professional administrator, ideally with some experience of admissions in an educational setting and/or working in Cambridge University or its constituent colleges. The role blends substantial work within and at the helm of a team with periods of more independent activity. You will help to lead the admissions team to deliver the best possible experience for admissions applicants between October and January, working closely with the Tutor for Admissions & Outreach and Directors of Studies in the College. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal and organisational skills, as well as exceptional computer literacy and experience of working with databases. High level of accuracy and attention to detail are essential, as are the ability to work flexibly during the busiest periods of the year for the office (August, and October through to January).

This is a permanent full-time role (37.5 hrs/pw). The FTE equivalent salary is £38,250.

Benefits include:

• Generous pension scheme; death in service benefit
• Healthcare cash-plan
• 33 days of annual leave (including public holidays)
• Parking (subject to eligibility/availability)
• Lunch on site

The College

Gonville & Caius College is one of the largest Colleges in the University of Cambridge. It is an educational charity, and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with a University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff.

Further Information

• Equality of opportunity; the College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all sections of society.
• Entry into a position with the College will be determined by the application of criteria related to the duties of the post.
• During the application process, candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section as part of our Equal Opportunities Policyand monitoring process. The contents of this form will not be disclosed to the selection or interview panels.
• The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
• In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy.

The Application Process

To view the full job description and apply, please click the ‘Apply’ button above.

• The closing date for applications is 23:59 BST on Sunday 22 March 2026.
• For your application to be considered it must be complete and include an up-to-date CV, covering letter, and full details of 2 referees.
• Interviews are expected to be held in person on either Wednesday 1 or Thursday 2 April 2026.

For further information please email careers@cai.cam.ac.uk.

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