Job reference: PSX-031572
Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Professional Services
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Permanent
Division/Team: Student and Academic Services
Hours Per Week: 1 FTE
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 25/06/2026
Contract Duration: permanent
School/Directorate: Directorate for the Student Experience

Job Description

A permanent full-time position of Student Admissions Officer (Operations) is available Immediately.


Working as a member of the University’s central Student Admissions Team in the Division of Student and Academic Services, you will be responsible for the delivery of technologies and processes which support the processing of applications and admissions. Managing a team of admissions functional co-ordinators and first-line support staff, you will ensure that admissions processes keep running smoothly. You will have substantial experience of administrative systems and processes, and of providing procedural advice and guidance. With excellent IT, problem solving, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills you will be able to work with both systems and colleagues to drive forward continuous improvement.

What will you get in return:

  • Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
  • Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
  • Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
  • Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
  • Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to people.talent@manchester.ac.uk

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Fiona Eccles

Email: fiona.eccles@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.


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