Admissions Administrator
| Posting date: | 14 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 January 2026 |
| Location: | Sheffield, S10 2TN |
| Company: | University of Sheffield |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2060-43901365 |
Summary
University of Sheffield
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the University of Sheffield’s Admissions Service as an Admissions Administrator.
In this key role, you will be responsible for processing applications for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses and for providing support to staff in a group of academic schools. This will include assessing applications against agreed entry criteria and communicating application outcomes. You will work closely alongside other members of the admissions team to ensure that admissions procedures are successfully completed and that policies are effectively adhered to.
The ideal candidate will be educated to A Level or equivalent, with experience of working in a similar role or busy office environment. As this role involves responding to a range of admissions related queries from applicants and other external enquirers, you will be customer oriented, with good interpersonal and communication skills. You will have excellent organisational and time management skills, and be willing to work flexibly when necessary in order to meet deadlines.
The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of
everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-
class university.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement
(with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working
opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail
discounts, and much more.
Find out more at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits and join us to become part of something
Special.
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and
University.
We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the University of Sheffield’s Admissions Service as an Admissions Administrator.
In this key role, you will be responsible for processing applications for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses and for providing support to staff in a group of academic schools. This will include assessing applications against agreed entry criteria and communicating application outcomes. You will work closely alongside other members of the admissions team to ensure that admissions procedures are successfully completed and that policies are effectively adhered to.
The ideal candidate will be educated to A Level or equivalent, with experience of working in a similar role or busy office environment. As this role involves responding to a range of admissions related queries from applicants and other external enquirers, you will be customer oriented, with good interpersonal and communication skills. You will have excellent organisational and time management skills, and be willing to work flexibly when necessary in order to meet deadlines.
The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of
everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-
class university.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement
(with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working
opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail
discounts, and much more.
Find out more at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits and join us to become part of something
Special.
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and
University.
We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.