Job Description

The University of St Andrews Admissions unit comprises around forty staff working in dedicated teams to provide efficient and effective marketing, recruitment and admissions services to prospective students from the United Kingdom, the European Union, and countries and territories all around the world.


Administrator post-holders are key to our service delivery in relation to the whole annual admissions cycle from organising student recruitment activities through to handling a large number of student applications.


As well as detailed and accurate administration and data handling skills, you will communicate effectively in writing and orally with a wide range of customers ranging from external prospective students and applicants to internal colleagues in academic Schools and other administrative Units. A large part of this role will be front-facing, requiring good interpersonal skills and the ability to provide a warm welcome and first-class support service to a number of stakeholders.



You will need to be customer focussed and able to deal with multiple priorities and deadlines. The position is suited to someone with first class customer service and organisational skills and an ability to prioritise a range of competing demands in a creative and professional manner. You must be able to speak with others using clear and professional language whilst developing and maintaining a positive working relationship with colleagues across the university.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of

staff benefits

including:

Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays Membership of the USS 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

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Callum Johnson, email: cgj1@st-andrews.ac.uk, Tel: 01334 461722.



Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)



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.

Closing Date: 16 January 2026

Interview Date: 29 January 2026

Please quote ref: CG2038DD

Admissions



Salary: 25,353 - 26,707 per annum, pro rata



Start Date: As soon as possible



Hours: 18.13 per week

School/Unit:

Admissions

Posted:

09/12/2025

Closing date:

16/01/2026

Closing time:

23:59