Access and Recruitment Officer at University of Cambridge

35 hours per week – Monday to Friday

Salary range: £30,487 – £32,332 pa plus pension and benefits

Trinity Hall is seeking to appoint an Access and Recruitment Officer to support our ambition to identify and recruit students with high academic potential from a wide range of backgrounds. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a leading Higher Education institution, ensuring equality of access for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.  Reporting to the Director of Admissions, the successful candidate will have a passion for higher education and will work as part of a team in our busy Tutorial office.

This is a varied post with duties to include 1) working with the Director of Admissions to develop and deliver new strategic recruitment and widening participation activities for the College, 2) working with schools, teachers and students to advise and encourage applications to Cambridge and 3) to report on access and outreach activities and assist with administrative aspects of both the undergraduate and postgraduate admissions processes.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication, IT, organisational and administrative skills. They will be educated to degree level with knowledge of the structure and systems of higher education and secondary schools, and an understanding of barriers facing those from under-represented backgrounds. Experience in supporting students applying to highly competitive universities like Oxford and Cambridge is highly desirable. A satisfactory Standard DBS Check is necessary for this role (to be acquired on appointment).

Further details about this position can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.

How to apply

Applications should be made through our recruitment system, please go to My Account page in the Vacancies page here:

• Explaining your interest in the position and how your skills and experience fit the person specification
• Submitted by Closing date on 12noon on Friday 3^rd May 2024
• Shortlisting will be conducted on Monday 6^th May 2024
• Interviews will take place on 17^th May 2024

Please note the College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Employees’ benefits

• 25 days plus bank holidays annual entitlement
• Extra day’s holiday every two years, up to a maximum of 30 days holiday in total
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Meal on duty if available (daily allowance)
• Uniform
• Training and development opportunities
• Medicash health plan (after 3 months of employment)
• Cycle Scheme
• Annual bonus scheme (varies and subject to end of year financial results)
• Recruitment incentive (1.5% of the starting salary of your referral)
• Social activities (e.g., end of year celebrations, garden parties, away days, etc.)
• Long Service Awards (gifts from 10 to 40 years of service)

Equal opportunities

Trinity Hall actively supports Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from all sections of society.

Enquiries to jobs@trinhall.cam.ac.uk or tel. 01223 764660