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Education Liaison Officer
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,080 to £37,694 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 August 2025 |
| Location: | Fife, Scotland |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | University of St Andrews |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | AD2813 |
Summary
Are you passionate about higher education and committed to delivering a high-quality admissions experience? The University of St Andrews is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive individual to join our team as an Education Liaison Officer. In this dynamic role, you will play a vital part in assessing applications, supporting the development and integration of admissions systems, and contributing to the continuous improvement of our processes. You’ll also collaborate with the wider admissions team to organise recruitment events and may have the opportunity to represent the institution at in-person events throughout the year.
The Admissions team at the University of St Andrews comprises 35 staff working in dedicated sub-teams to identify and attract the most academically talented students from across Scotland, the rest of the UK, Europe and overseas.
As an Education Liaison Officer, you’ll take on a varied and rewarding role that will require the roleholder to:
• Review and Assess Applications: Evaluate undergraduate and postgraduate applications in line with institutional admissions criteria, ensuring fair, consistent, and holistic decision-making.
• Make Admissions Recommendations: Formulate clear and well-justified recommendations for offers, rejections, or further review, based on academic qualifications, personal statements, references, and other supporting materials.
• Maintain Consistency and Fairness: Applying admissions policies and procedures consistently across all applications, ensuring equity and transparency in the selection process.
• System Development: The role will assist in the evaluation and implementation of system updates and enhancements, working closely with technical teams to ensure smooth integration and minimal disruption to admissions operations.
• Training: The role will contribute to the development of guidance materials, training resources, and documentation to support consistent application assessment and system use across the team.
• Support Data Reporting: Ensure accurate and timely recording of decisions and applicant data in admissions systems, and assist with producing Admissions number reporting as required.
• Provide Feedback and Insights: Offer feedback on trends, applicant quality, and process improvements to inform future admissions cycles and strategic planning.
• Support Appeals and Enquiries: Assist in responding to applicant queries, appeals, and requests for feedback in a professional and timely manner.
This role offers an agile and varied opportunity within a busy Admissions team, ideal for someone looking to further develop in the higher education admissions application reading and operations area. This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to the selection of future student cohorts and help shape the academic community. You’ll bring sound judgement, attention to detail, and a commitment to fairness to a role that is central to the admissions process. If you’re ready to apply your skills in a supportive and collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply and be part of our mission to deliver an outstanding applicant experience at the University of St Andrews.
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:
• Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Financial contribution to relocation
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Gemma Bisset, Assistant Director of Admissions, email: gemma.bisset@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Applications are particularly welcome people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ Disabled and Neurodiverse staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities or Neurodiversity Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.
The Admissions team at the University of St Andrews comprises 35 staff working in dedicated sub-teams to identify and attract the most academically talented students from across Scotland, the rest of the UK, Europe and overseas.
As an Education Liaison Officer, you’ll take on a varied and rewarding role that will require the roleholder to:
• Review and Assess Applications: Evaluate undergraduate and postgraduate applications in line with institutional admissions criteria, ensuring fair, consistent, and holistic decision-making.
• Make Admissions Recommendations: Formulate clear and well-justified recommendations for offers, rejections, or further review, based on academic qualifications, personal statements, references, and other supporting materials.
• Maintain Consistency and Fairness: Applying admissions policies and procedures consistently across all applications, ensuring equity and transparency in the selection process.
• System Development: The role will assist in the evaluation and implementation of system updates and enhancements, working closely with technical teams to ensure smooth integration and minimal disruption to admissions operations.
• Training: The role will contribute to the development of guidance materials, training resources, and documentation to support consistent application assessment and system use across the team.
• Support Data Reporting: Ensure accurate and timely recording of decisions and applicant data in admissions systems, and assist with producing Admissions number reporting as required.
• Provide Feedback and Insights: Offer feedback on trends, applicant quality, and process improvements to inform future admissions cycles and strategic planning.
• Support Appeals and Enquiries: Assist in responding to applicant queries, appeals, and requests for feedback in a professional and timely manner.
This role offers an agile and varied opportunity within a busy Admissions team, ideal for someone looking to further develop in the higher education admissions application reading and operations area. This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to the selection of future student cohorts and help shape the academic community. You’ll bring sound judgement, attention to detail, and a commitment to fairness to a role that is central to the admissions process. If you’re ready to apply your skills in a supportive and collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply and be part of our mission to deliver an outstanding applicant experience at the University of St Andrews.
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:
• Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Financial contribution to relocation
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Gemma Bisset, Assistant Director of Admissions, email: gemma.bisset@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Applications are particularly welcome people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ Disabled and Neurodiverse staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities or Neurodiversity Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.