Faculty Admissions Officer

**DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL**:Faculty of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences**

**JOB TITLE**:Faculty Admissions Officer**

**SALARY & HOURS**:£26,650 / full time, 35 hours per week**

The University of Buckingham has a unique atmosphere, unlike that of any other higher educational institution. Despite being the UK’s smallest university and the only independent university to hold a Royal Charter, Buckingham has staff from over 60 countries, making it a truly distinctive work environment. Whichever of our locations you find yourself working in, you will be sure to feel a part of our friendly community. Our size enables us to foster a very personalised, supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment, with lots of opportunity for development, something which we are very proud of.

The Corporate and Professional Services departments are the cornerstone of the University. They each provide essential and valuable support to both each other and the Academic departments, helping the University to function in the most efficient and productive way, ensuring that the students’ experience is second to none.

**Role Purpose**:
Key responsibilities include:

- To deliver an efficient admissions service for applicants and university staff in line with service expectations embracing the use of technology, where relevant.
- To help ‘onboard’ applicants by liaising with potential students at the start of the student life cycle ensuring a positive student experience at all times.
- Engage positively with colleagues across the University to undertake admissions and build/maintain good working relationships and shared understanding between the different areas of the service.
- To work with the Faculty Registrar and academic staff in a consistent and efficient manner as outlined by the Central Admissions Manager.
- To ensure the timeliness and accuracy of all offers of places.
- To administer the Confirmation and Clearing process.
- To act as a faculty liaison point with UCAS.
- To engage with and participate in university-wide events (e.g. Open Days).

**Skills & Experience**:
Please refer to the Job Profile for more details about the key responsibilities of this role.
- What can we offer you?_

We might be small, but we can still offer plenty of perks In addition to an Aviva Pension scheme, we offer:

- Beautiful working environments across our campuses in Buckingham and Crewe, with plenty of space
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Christmas closure
- On-site gym and exercise classes
- On-site catering facilities
- University bookshop with staff discount (Buckingham)
- Free access to LinkedIn Learning courses
- Free on-site parking
- Excellent opportunities to network and continue learning across a variety of departments
- Nursery on-site at our Crewe campus
- Discount of courses for staff and their families