Head Groundskeeper

The Role

Gonville & Caius College is seeking a Head Groundskeeper to manage and maintain our much-loved sports ground in the Newnham area. The grounds are central to the facilities we offer across the college as well as extended use to external contracts such as local schools. The role is to manage and maintain the facilities to ensure all activities can continue across the seasons, with responsibilities for the upkeep, the collaboration and continued relationships with our extended use contracts. The role comes with the option of a property as part of the package.

This is a full-time, permanent role. The usual hours of work are 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, weekend working will be required on occasion.

The annual full-time salary for this role is £33,569.

Please note: The successful candidate will ideally be available to start on 1 February 2027.

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.

Why work at Caius?

Benefits include:

• Generous Pension Scheme; and 3x death in service benefit
• Health care cash plan
• 33 days of annual holiday (inc. Public Holidays)
• Free lunch provided
• College gym
• Car parking (subject to availability/eligibility)
• Cycle to work scheme
• The potential of ‘live in’ accommodation within College grounds

The Application Process

To register and apply, please click the above ‘Apply’ button.

• Please note: we advise using a desktop to complete your application form, and Chrome or Edge as the recommended browser.
• The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon GMT on Thursday 29 October 2026.
• You are encouraged to make an early application as the vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
• For your application to be considered it must be complete and include an up-to-date CV, covering letter, and details of two referees, one of whom should have detailed knowledge of your ability in relation to the requirements of the role.
• For additional information please email careers@cai.cam.ac.uk. 

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. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.
• During the application process, candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section as part of our Equal Opportunities Policy and monitoring process. The contents of this form will not be disclosed to the selection or interview panels, and all applicant data is managed in accordance with our data protection policy.
• 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.

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