Admissions Co-ordinator - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge

Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge
Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge
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This is an exciting opportunity for a Admission Coordinator to join the Hughes Hall team.


Job Title Admission Coordinator

Location Hughes Hall, Cambridge CB1 2EW

Reporting to Head of Education Services

Contract Type Permanent

Probation Period Six months

Salary Range £29,619 - £34,308

Hours of Work Full time (with occasional evening and weekend work for which time

in lieu will be given).


Annual Leave Annual paid leave of 25 days plus public holidays. Adjusted pro rata for
part time hours. Annual leave should normally be taken
outside Full Term.


Pension Eligibility The College offers membership of a contributory pension
scheme with matched employer contributions up to 8%.


Mental Health Peer

Support Programme
All staff members have access to the College's Mental Health
Peer Support Programme, supporting Mind's Mentally Healthy
Universities initiative- Free lunches on working days

  • Free Life Assurance cover
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Cycle purchase scheme
  • Annual season ticket loan
The University of Cambridge's oldest graduate college, Hughes Hall bears the name of its founding
Principal, Elizabeth Phillips Hughes. Established in 1885 as a women-only teaching College, we now
accept postgraduate students and mature undergraduates in all areas of

study and research, offering scholarships and bursaries targeted at new and continuing
students.

We are one of the most international colleges, bridging the academic and external worlds, with an
open and informal atmosphere. A distinctive aspect of college life at Hughes Hall is an egalitarian
culture where interaction and engagement between the senior membership and students is open
and encouraged; and everyone is allowed to walk on the grass

A dynamic and progressive College, we have 56 Governing Body Fellows, 219 further Senior
Members from all walks of life, 874 full
- and part-time postgraduates and 177 mature
undergraduates from more than 80 countries. Particularly distinctive is our "Bridge Fellows"
programme, which brings a diverse group of outstanding individuals from outside the University into
our Fellowship as full members of Governing Body. An oasis of calm and quiet near the busy city
centre, we provide a relaxing yet stimulating environment for study and research. Hughes Hall is
situated alongside Fenner's Cricket Ground, just off the cosmopolitan Mill Road.

We are focused on being an intellectual force at the centre of the University, concentrating on
translating research into impact and inter-disciplinary collaboration. We have strengths in five

academic and wider worlds thrives:
Physical Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics; Life Sciences;
Business and Economics; Education and Social Sciences; and Law. We have world-leaders in each of
these fields developing dynamic communities of interest within the College, with a reach far beyond
our boundaries.

A determination to change the world for the better is realised through our Bridge initiative which
leverages the College's multidisciplinary perspective, international nature, and external focus to help
turn brilliant ideas into lasting change. The Bridge at Hughes Hall helps researchers build relevant
skills and enables networking and matchmaking between our academic community and external
partners. It is structured around four themes, in various stages of development, through which we
aspire to have impact on societies and engage our students: Global Health; The Future of Education;
Environment and Energy; and Artificial Intelligence and Big Data. The Bridge also supports our

centres:
the Centre for Climate Change Engagement, Oracy Cambridge, Cambridge Governance Labs,
and the Cambridge Centre for Digital Innovation.

These hubs of academic and professional innovation are having a wide-reaching influence, drawing
global attention to Hughes Hall, and are one aspect of a large, vibrant, friendly, and ambitious
community dedicated to supporting one another in the pursuit of excellence, using academic learning
to bring about real change and growth in the world.

Our website contains further information about our history, people, work, and values.


Overall Job Purpose:

The Admissions Coordinator is a new role that will be responsible for coordinating and administering the
admissions and student recruitment process within Hughes Hall. The role involves working closely with
the Admissions Tutor, and two administrators, to provide advice and information on matters relating to
admissions liaising with Directors of Studies and other Fellows as appropriate. The postholder will

assessments and interviews. The postholder will also have a particular administrative responsibility for

The postholder should have worked in a complex administration role and have excellent
communications skills. They will need to have exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to meet
deadlines, have a keen eye for detail and be well versed in IT packages suc
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