Student Administration Officer

Job Reference

1242-25

Date Posted

Wednesday 5 November 2025

Application Closing Date

Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 11.59pm

Location

Preston Campus

Salary

£26,707 to £29,588 per annum

Basis

Full Time

Contract Type

Indefinite

Job Category / Type

Professional Services

School / Service

Academic Registry

Hours

36.25 hours per week

Interview Date

To be confirmed

When you work for the University of Lancashire, you'll be part of a thriving community of talent that's united in a common commitment to transform lives. We do this by delivering an outstanding educational experience and creating prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you'll be playing a vital part in helping us achieve our vision.

About the role:

Student Administration manage the University's student records system and related processes, which underpin the student journey from application to graduation, and provide advice to colleagues across the University on student lifecycle processes and the systems that support them.

The role involves providing support to applicants, students and staff who require assistance in understanding, updating or validating the data within the student record and wider student systems portfolio. You will work with a wide range of students and staff, supporting assessment activity on programmes ranging from foundation years to postgraduate degrees, and will undertake a variety of different of duties. Working closely with the academic departments, you will be responsible for delivering an excellent student experience.

About you:

The successful candidate will have experience of current administrative practices and processes in a busy office environment, including an awareness of confidentiality, GDPR and matters of IT security. You will also have strong planning and organisational abilities to meet conflicting deadlines and the ability to prioritise your own workload and work consistently with attention to detail.

You will need a range of GCSEs, including English Language and Maths at Grade C/4 or above, or appropriate equivalent experiential learning.

What we can offer you:

Our people are our most important asset. We'll encourage you to make the most of your talents and continually develop your skills and knowledge. As well as realising your career ambitions, you'll be making a positive difference to other people's lives. We also offer a fantastic package of rewards and lifestyle benefits – from an attractive annual leave entitlement to access to a comprehensive employee benefits platform.

We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.

The University is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our Safeguarding page.

Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, the University will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.