Student Housing Officer
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,319 to £31,236 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Portsmouth |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REC00004406 |
Summary
The successful candidate for this position will be a positive proactive team player who will bring excellent customer service, administrative, and interpersonal skills to the busy Student Housing team.
Key responsibilities include administering application and accommodation allocation processes, offering advice to students, and using IT systems with accuracy and attention to detail, as well as liaising with parents, landlords, third-party providers and the local community, monitoring nomination allocations and ensuring appropriate assignment of hall rooms, including support for students with additional accommodation requirements. Duties also include conducting property inspections, completing routine administration, and assisting with marketing activities, including delivering presentations to large and diverse groups to help promote the service.
This full-time on-site role will require some working outside of core hours on evenings and weekends throughout the year to support University events, and particularly during August and September when there is also some restrictions on taking of annual leave so flexibility around this is required.
For informal enquiries, please contact Richard Beighton, Deputy Head of Student Housing, Richard.Beighton@port.ac.uk
The interviews are currently anticipated to be held week commencing 26 January 2026.
Key responsibilities include administering application and accommodation allocation processes, offering advice to students, and using IT systems with accuracy and attention to detail, as well as liaising with parents, landlords, third-party providers and the local community, monitoring nomination allocations and ensuring appropriate assignment of hall rooms, including support for students with additional accommodation requirements. Duties also include conducting property inspections, completing routine administration, and assisting with marketing activities, including delivering presentations to large and diverse groups to help promote the service.
This full-time on-site role will require some working outside of core hours on evenings and weekends throughout the year to support University events, and particularly during August and September when there is also some restrictions on taking of annual leave so flexibility around this is required.
For informal enquiries, please contact Richard Beighton, Deputy Head of Student Housing, Richard.Beighton@port.ac.uk
The interviews are currently anticipated to be held week commencing 26 January 2026.
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