Recruitment and Admissions Assistant (Admissions) - (8004)

Location: Manchester All Saints Campus

The Admissions Office at Manchester Met is responsible for over 100,000 applications to courses across the University each year. Each member of our team plays a crucial role in ensuring a positive applicant experience. We are looking to recruit a number of new Recruitment and Admissions Assistants to join our team, primarily to support to the assessment of applications to our undergraduate programmes, via UCAS.

The roles will be offered on a fixed-term basis, for 18 months, in the first instance.

The role

As a Recruitment and Admissions Assistant (Admissions), you will:

• Provide a high quality and consistent service to applicants and enquirers and promote a customer-focused approach within the team.
• Undertake application assessment, making admissions decisions on applications against set-criteria.
• Work flexibly to support the wider recruitment and admissions team, supporting events and activities, as required

The ideal candidate

We are looking for people with the following key skills and experiences:

1. Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
2. Excellent administrative skills, ideally with some experience working in a similar role in an education or customer service-related setting.
3. Ability to manage a high volume of work, quickly and consistently.
4. Ability to rapidly develop knowledge and understand complex processes.

To learn more about this exciting opportunity and benefits we offer, please read the JD and Candidate Pack provided below.

Your application

• When completing your application for this position, please include a cover letter which outlines how you meet the 4 key skills and experiences mentioned.
• Please use clear headings when structuring your cover letter and your examples for each key skill.
• To have an informal chat about the role, please contact Ashley Hall on a.hall@mmu.ac.uk

Working pattern

• We work on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of two days per week in the office. We are unable to consider applications for fully-remote positions.
• During peak-periods, colleagues may be required to work from the office full-time (for example, during the August A-level results period).  

If you would like to join our people and share our ambition, we would love to hear from you.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role.

We believe in working together, sharing knowledge and valuing everyone's contributions. Develop your skills, further your knowledge and be part of a team who are transforming lives, every single day!

Manchester Met University is committed to creating an intentionally inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We understand the importance of having a diverse workforce and the benefits it can bring to ensuring diversity of thought and innovation in everything we do. We, therefore, encourage applications from people from ethnic minority groups, disabled people and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.

Please note that the University is closed from 21 December 2024 and will reopen on 02 January 2025. Any recruitment queries received will be responded to after this date.

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