Birkbeck Sport Business Centre
Admissions Officer
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Job Description
Are you a self-motivated, enthusiastic, customer-focused individual with experience of working in a busy admissions office environment? If you have a proven aptitude for providing a professional, efficient, and accurate service, with a strong customer focus, this could be an ideal opportunity for you.
Part of Birkbeck’s Registry, the Admission team is responsible for providing an effective central admissions service to applicants from across the globe, from enquiry to enrolment.
Responsibilities
- Working closely with the academic departments, you will be responsible for assessing applications in a timely and professional manner, inputting admissions decisions into the student database, and issuing offers to applicants.
- You will play a key role in the University's recruitment objectives, as well as participate in Open Days and events.
- You will be required to work accurately and efficiently, with attention to detail and a high regard for personal and sensitive data to support compliance with external legal requirements, and to provide a consistent and excellent level of customer service.
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Requirements
- You’ll have strong IT skills and be familiar with using (MS Office Excel, Word, etc). Experience of maintaining a student database is also essential.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team, and manage their own time effectively whilst also be willing to work flexibly across a number of activities at once, in order to meet deadlines.
Salary and Benefits
Salary Range
£31,234 rising to £34,827 per annum
Contract Type
Open ended
Mode
Full time
Grade
4
Business Unit
Registry Services
Closing Date for Applicants
17-Aug-2026
Ref No
2450
Documents
- [Candidate Information Pack 2026.pdf](PDF, 505.77kb)
- [JD & Person Specification Admissions Officer.pdf](PDF, 291.34kb)
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Contact Information
If you would like to know more about the role, please click on apply below or contact Wendy James, Head of Admissions & Student Records, w.james@bbk.ac.uk.
If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.
We welcome applicants from all sections of the community - www.bbk.ac.uk/jobs. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding a bronze Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.
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