Registry Officer (UG Applications) - AD2684MXLS

Start Date: May 2025 Fixed Term until April 2026

We are seeking a professional, highly motivated and organised individual with a commitment to excellent customer service, to join us as a Registry Officer leading the Undergraduate Applications Team to cover a period of maternity leave.

You will have experience of working in higher education administration, preferably with expertise in the UCAS applications process, as well as knowledge and understanding of the key HE issues affecting applicants and students across the sector. With excellent analytical, numerical, and organisational skills, you will have experience of working in a busy, customer-focused environment and will be committed to enhancing the Unit’s service to applicants, students, staff, and external contacts. You will have strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, enabling you to analyse complex issues, identify solutions, and contribute to continuous improvement. Additionally, you will have experience of forward planning, strong interpersonal skills, and a flexible approach, with knowledge of producing reports and using data to inform developments and decision-making.

 Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Financial contribution to relocation
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme and a range of wellbeing initiatives

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Danielle McDougall-Haynes, Registry Officer (UG Apps), email: dem21@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.  

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ Disabled and Neurodiverse staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities or Neurodiversity Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/

Interview Date: Week commencing 7 April 2025 

Closing Date: 26 March 2025

Please Quote ref: AD2684MXLS

Further Particulars: AD268MXLSFPs.pdf

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