Admissions Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Wales Trinity Saint David

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Ref

50979

Location

Birmingham

Salary

£24,715 per annum

ABOUT US
The Institute of Inner City Learning (IICL) is one of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David's four Institutes with campuses in Birmingham and London.

The IICL has multiple intakes per annum, delivers continuous learning, teaching and recruitment cycles and operates in an intensely competitive inner-city and multicultural HE environment.

The Institute
currently has approx.

4,000 non-residential students on Certificates of Higher Education, Honours degrees, Masters and Doctoral programmes, some of which are also taught at weekends.

THE ROLE
The post holder will be a member of the Admission team and will be responsible for ensuring effective and timely service in the recruitment and admission of home applicants, in compliance with policies of the University and other relevant regulatory bodies.

The post holder will work closely across all relevant functional areas of London Campus and Birmingham Campus (LC/BC) and in particular focus on Wales delivery locations in providing an effective and timely service in the recruitment and admission of applicants from Home/EU countries, in compliance with the regulations and requirements of the University and other relevant Bodies.

The role will focus on supporting applicants in their journey from recruitment to enrollment as part of the Admissions team.

The post holder will be required to work within the Admissions Team, as well as working closely with other student-facing professional teams, lecturing staff and colleagues as appropriate to ensure work is completed efficiently and effectively.

The role also requires the post holder to be able to work independently and use initiative with the self-motivation to meet deadlines.

The post may require travel between different delivery locations and other University sites depending on operational needs.

Main duties include:

Communicating and liaising with external recruitment service providers
Assisting in providing appropriate information and data to facilitate communication with external bodies such as, but not restricted to, the UKVI and the Student Loans Company (SLC)
Producing relevant reports, as and when required
Working with the Registry department in all matters related to admissions as required
Offering training and guidance individually and as part of a team to agents and other recruitment service providers
Reporting changes in student circumstances and ensuring compliance with any other sponsorship duties
Producing conditional / unconditional offer letters and communicating to relevant parties as appropriate
Coordinating and organising interviews of applicants
Recording and updating relevant data on the University's and/or externally provided appropriate management systems, up to the point of registration
Working with the marketing team in coordinating and delivering recruitment activities, including dealing with student recruitment agencies, planning promotional initiatives, visiting schools, colleges and careers conventions and exhibitions, as appropriate, to recruit students
Monitoring performance of agents and other recruitment service providers and reporting to senior managers, as required
Any other duties as commensurate with the level of the role

Please view the Job Description for further details, where you will also find a list of the essential and desirable 'Person Specification' criteria.

REQUIREMENTS
You will need to hold:
Good level of general education
Previous administrative experience in a fastpaced environment
Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Evidence of paying attention to detail
Ability to meet tight deadlines and plan workload
IT literacy, with knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, and the ability to learn new packages
Ability to work as part of a team

BENEFITS

Annual leave entitlement is 28 days' annual leave per year, plus 8 bank holidays and 4 University closure days

Our employees get access to a great pay and benefits package in recognition of their valued contribution including:

Good pay and conditions; as an accredited living wage employer, we offer competitive pay
Pension scheme membership from USS to provide benefits for you and your family
Familyfriendly policies that provide for flexible working, including additional paid maternity and paternity leave
Career and development opportunities, including support to gain further qualifications
Support for mental health and wellbeing, including occupational health and counselling support services
Travel schemes, including the cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan scheme
HOW TO APPLY Closing date: 11th May 2023, 11:59 pm