Salary: £25,545 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (exclusive of meal breaks)

Contract Type: Permanent, subject to six months’ probation

Selwyn College is seeking a Catering and Events Administrator to provide essential administration, coordination and support to the College’s busy Catering team and the Conference and Events team.

The post provides a good foundation for anyone aspiring to a career in Conferencing & Events or Catering & Hospitality. Full training will be provided for some key duties, for example, the widely-used Mercury booking system.

With a varied and interesting workload with regular deadlines, you will be organized and motivated to deliver for your teams. You will possess excellent IT skills (eg Microsoft Office and Outlook) and an eagerness to learn and develop your administrative capabilities.  
 

The College offers excellent benefits, including:

• Generous occupational pension scheme
• A free meal on duty
• Free use of the College gym
• Free on-site parking
• Pleasant working environment
• University of Cambridge staff card (for a small charge), which offers a wide variety of perks and local discounts
• Access to the College Library and University Library
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Healthcare benefits*

*subject to completion of probationary period

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact us at the email address below and we will be happy to arrange an informal chat with our Conference & Catering team.

Selwyn College is home to students of all backgrounds from the UK and across the world. We are proud of our diversity. We are keen to receive applications from people who may be under-represented in our community.

Downloads:

Application Form (.pdf) (Recommended if completing on a mobile device. Requires initial download.)

How to Apply

Send a completed application form via email to recruitment@sel.cam.ac.uk. (Please do not send a CV unless this is accompanied by a completed application form.)

Closing Date:  noon, Friday 3 October 2025*

Interview:  TBD

*Please note this is being run as a rolling recruitment process. We will be assessing applications, shortlisting and offering interviews as the applications are received, so we strongly encourage early applications.