Admissions Administrator

We are advertising for an Admissions Administrator within the Postgraduate Admissions Office (PAO), the office responsible for coordinating the admission of students to postgraduate courses at the University of Cambridge.

The role is an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive and busy team in a central University office that provides a key service to all departments and Colleges, as well as to applicants from all over the world.

About the Role

Admissions Administrators are part of the core PAO operations team. They play a key role alongside Administrators and Senior Administrators in issuing conditional offers of admission, processing documents submitted by applicants as evidence to meet offer conditions, confirming applicants' admission once offer conditions are met; and completing processing for students requiring visas. Each administrator leads on one or more specialist areas (e.g. English language requirements, immigration, or funding), providing advice on this specialism to applicants, PAO colleagues and the wider collegiate University.

The Admissions Administrator is responsible for:

• accurate, efficient and timely processing of admissions tasks;
• researching their specialisms and sharing knowledge;
• communicating with diverse applicants and varied colleagues, and responding to questions;
• innovating to improve applicant experience and team efficiency.

The Admissions Administrator will work closely and collaboratively with other members of the team, and with colleagues across the University.

The successful candidate will have strong skills in completing complex, regular IT-based processes, including document checking, in desk-based research and knowledge sharing, in communication and customer service, and in flexible, collaborative and innovative team working.

Benefits of working at the University of Cambridge include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
• Generous annual leave allowance;
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement 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 with relocation / the provision of accommodation.

Further information on the role can be found in the Further Particulars document, which you can find via a link at the bottom of the advert. In your application, please tell us how you meet the criteria listed in the further particulars along with relevant examples. Also, tell us why you want to join our team. We will shortlist based on these criteria.

If you have any questions about the role please contact Michael Clegg (Deputy Head of Postgraduate Admissions) at michael.clegg@admin.cam.ac.uk

Closing Date: 14 August 2026

Interview Date: 4 September 2026

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 SSCjobs@admin.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference AT50406 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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