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Admissions Officer

Job details
Posting date: 18 June 2024
Salary: £25,138 to £29,605 per year, pro rata
Additional salary information: UofG Grade 5, £25,138 - £29,605 per annum, pro rata.
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 02 July 2024
Location: University of Glasgow
Remote working: Fully remote
Company: University of Glasgow
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 148513

Summary


University Services
External Relations

Admissions Officer
Vacancy Reference: 148513
Salary: UofG Grade 5, £25,138 - £29,605 per annum.

This post is part time (17.5 hours p/w) and open-ended.

The University of Glasgow has been changing the world for more than 573 years, and today we are one of the world's top 100 universities. We are delighted to have recently been awarded Scottish University of the Year by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the best universities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.

This is a great opportunity for an Admissions Officer to join the University’s External Relations.

In this role you will work as part of a team with responsibility for managing admissions processes from point of application to enrolment for a range of specified programmes or applicant cohorts, in line with the admissions principles of fairness, consistency and transparency. Admissions currently manages and supports interactions with approximately 100,000 applicants each year across UG, PGT, PGR, Collaborations and Partnerships.

You will facilitate initial application assessments, selection processes, decision making and recording all elements which relate to the contractual basis of offer, confirmation processes and CAS issuance. All processes will be carried out in line with institutional policy and all relevant legislative and compliance parameters. You will develop and build knowledge of pre and post HE academic qualification frameworks from key markets across the world, English Language qualifications and how we record and assess non-academic entry criteria, Fee Status and Immigration Status and develop your understanding of the legislative parameters that we use to define these statuses. You will also ensure that all documentation and data is accurate and complete in relation to the issue of Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS).

You will operate to Service Level Agreements for the turnaround of application to offer and ensure that all processes and interactions are customer focused and delivered at within these service delivery parameters. You will work closely with Officers, Senior Officers and Managers across Admissions, External Relations and other services to ensure that processes are managed with customer focus, in line with agreed KPIs and SLAs and with optimal use of systems and resources.

Apply online at:
https://my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=148513

Closing Date: 2 July 2024

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
3 A flexible approach to working.
4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.

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