Corpus Christi College
Cambridge

Job Description

Job Title:

Admissions Administrator

Department:

Admissions

Responsible to:

Deputy Admissions Tutor

Purpose of Job:

To  provide  comprehensive  administrative  support  for  the  Admissions
Office and to support the work of the Tutorial Office

Duties and responsibilities:

1.  Contribute  to  the  smooth  running  of  the  undergraduate  and  postgraduate  admissions
processes, including:
•  As required, contacting applicants and offer holders via email
•  Maintaining  applicant  and  offer  holder  files,

including  receiving  and  checking

documentation

•  Administering and invigilating admissions assessments
•  Assisting  with  scheduling  of  interviews,  including  checking  timetables  and  interview

invitations

•  Downloading postgraduate applications from CamSIS and securely sharing them with the

Admissions Tutor

•  Maintaining  and  updating  the  College’s  postgraduate  application  tracker  and

postgraduate admissions statistics

•  Ensuring that postgraduate admissions decisions are recorded on CamSIS within a 10-day

deadline for each application

•  Answering enquiries from applicants about undergraduate and postgraduate admission

procedures

•  Downloading financial information from CamSIS; preparing and filing scholarship award

letters

•  Other tasks as required to support the overall work of the Admissions Office

2. Organise all aspects of the administration of the Bridging Course, including:
•  Communicating with Bridging Course offer holders
•  Managing the Bridging Course registration process
•  Planning, organisation and administration of practical elements of the Bridging Course,
for  example,  room  bookings,  seating  plans  for  dinners,  payment  systems  for  course
teachers, liaison with College operational departments

•  Operational  support  for  teaching  staff  and  external  speakers  during  the  course

(September each year), including during evening events

3.  Assist the Praelector and the Tutorial Office with the matriculation and induction of new

undergraduates and postgraduates.

•  Assisting the Praelector with graduation events throughout the year

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4.  Undertake  day-to-day  administrative  support  for  the  Admissions  Office  and  Tutorial
Office,  as  agreed  by  the  Deputy  Admissions  Tutor  and  Head  of  Tutorial  and  Student
Support.

•  Assisting the Admissions Office with preparation for and delivery of Open Days and other

outreach activities

•  Undertaking other tasks as required to support the overall work of the Admissions Office
and Tutorial Office, including occasional weekend/evening work (with time off in lieu to
be arranged as appropriate)

5.   Health and Safety
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All staff must adopt a responsible and proactive attitude towards health and safety
and to comply with any procedures as required by the College in order to ensure the
health and safety of themselves, their colleagues and any other persons that may be
affected by their actions.  They must be prepared to undertake any training provided
in relation to health and safety or which is identified as necessary in relation to their
work.

6.
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College Staff Values
To uphold the College Staff Values :  Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Creativity.

Safeguarding

7.
•  A commitment to safeguarding our students and staff and complying with the College’s

policies related to this.

The above is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be expected to undertake other
related duties as required by the Deputy Admissions Tutor. The list of duties may be subject to
revision at the end of the probationary period.

Person Specification

Criteria

Education/Qualifications
•  A-levels or equivalent
•  BA Degree or equivalent
Knowledge/Experience
•  Relevant experience in an administrative environment
•  Knowledge of the structure and systems of UK higher education,

secondary schools and colleges.
•  Experience of financial administration
•  Experience of work in a College Tutorial or Admissions Office
•  Experience of UCAS admissions processes
•  Awareness  and  understanding  of  the

recruitment,  especially  of  under-represented  groups,
Cambridge.

issues  that  affect
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Skills
•  Excellent command of written and verbal communication
•  Excellent organisation and ability to manage their time effectively,

to monitor and respect deadlines, and to prioritise

•  Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
•  Ability to work flexibly at times of high workload
•  Ability to learn quickly

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IT Skills
•  Good  level  of  IT  skills;  conversant  with  Microsoft  Office  Suite,
particularly  spreadsheets  and  online  databases,  and  with
conference software such as Zoom, Teams, etc.

•  Proven ability to learn new IT systems quickly
•  Good user of online databases and systems such as CamSIS,

CamCORS, Qualtrics and Moodle

Personal Qualities
•  Both a good team player, and self-motivated, able to take

initiative and to be a proactive problem-solver

•  Reliable and committed to take ownership of Admissions and

Administrative functions

•  Ability to treat confidential information sensitively and sensibly
•  Energetic,  enthusiastic,  and  interested  in  working  with  young

people

•  Level-headed  and  well-organised  when  under  pressure,  and

excellent at prioritising their tasks
•  Patient and discreet, friendly and polite
Special Requirements
•  Some weekend, Bank Holiday and evening working will be
required during certain periods, for which time off in lieu is
given.

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Issued by Department Head

…………………………………….Name

…………………………………….Signature

…………………………………….Date

Accepted and Understood by Postholder

…………………………………….Name

…………………………………….Signature

…………………………………….Date

This job description will be reviewed periodically when additions and amendments may be made.

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