Senior Admissions Officer

Salary:

£35,116 to £38,249 per annum

Post Type:

Full Time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

Friday 05 December 2025

Interview Date:

Tuesday 09 December 2025

Reference:

HR

This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.

University of Bradford

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Safeguarding

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Directorate

We are seeking a pro-active, self-motivated and enthusiastic person for the role of Senior Admissions Officer.The successful candidate will line manage a team of Admissions Officers responsible for processing all applications received for the School of Management and the School of Law and Social Sciences.

With extensive knowledge of using SITS and E:vision, the post-holder will take a strategic lead in the ongoing development of the online application form, applicant portal and online admissions office.

The post-holder will have experience of suggesting and initiating the development of process improvements, ensuring that proposed solutions are effective and efficient, delivering a positive impact on the customer experience.

The post-holder will work with a wide range of key stakeholders across the university, including the Visa Support team, Regional teams and members of academic staff from the relevant areas.

What you will be doing:

• The Senior Admissions Officer will line manage a team of Admissions Officers; this will include managing workloads, managing staff absences/annual leave requests, recruitment and induction activities, performance reviews, training and development and managing conduct and welfare issues
• Co-ordinate and manage the workload for the designated team, ensuring that applications are processed in adherence to University policy
• Demonstrate technical ability on SITS to produce, code and set-up offer letters and other applicant communications via SITS, ensuring that all such communications are in line with University guidelines.
• Ongoing development of technical knowledge and skills to resolve issues and to work with the relevant teams on SITS developments, enhancements and problem-solving
• To make and format equitable and accurate decisions for entry to all courses including undergraduate, postgraduate, research, CPD and apprenticeships in line with agreed criteria and timescales
• To act as the primary contact for the designated academic area/s, both within the University and externally, for all aspects of the admissions process including complex issues, policies, requirements and the first level management of admissions complaints. This will involve the writing of new policies and procedures, updating those which are already in existence and to make recommendations for process improvements.

Qualifications/ experience:

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent level of work experience
• Significant experience in HE Admissions
• Experience of providing advice and guidance on admissions policies and procedures
• Experience of contributing to project based activities
• Significant experience of the SITS system
• High level of IT skills
• Highly developed administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills

Do not meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description or advert, we encourage you to arrange an informal conversation with the hiring manager. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Celebrating Diversity – The University of Bradford

Within the Admissions team

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

In Return we Offer:

• 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus facilities including:
• Unique fitness centre
• Eye clinic
• Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
• Counselling & mental health services
• On site nursery
• Food & drink outlets
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes - Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information:

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Dida Chahal – Admissions Manager (Operations) or Karen Bailey – Admissions Manager (Systems).