Admissions Compliance Manager

About the role

As the Admissions Compliance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the day-to-day operations of various aspects of UKVI compliance and CMA compliance during the application stages. Working across the Admissions team, you will endeavour to embed a compliance first mindset.  Working with colleagues across the university, you will provide training and briefing sessions for admissions colleagues, academics, agents and applicants.

Prior to each intake, you will lead a small project team to ensure the accurate and timely issuance of CAS, responding to applicant queries and referring more intricate cases to the immigration advisors as agreed. At the end of each CAS Issuance period, you will actively assess our performance, identifying future improvements to implement and training needs to be addressed.

Working with staff within Academic Quality and Marketing, you will liaise with faculties to ensure the timely communication of course changes to applicants and keep accurate records on when changes were communicated via Admissions.

About you

Ideally, you will have in-depth experience of leading and/or managing CAS processes, including undertaking finance checks and pre-CAS checklists. You will have a commitment to enhancing the applicant journey for international students and an awareness of best practice guidelines and legislation which impact communication regarding university course provision.

About our Division

The CEA division is vital in contributing towards the success of Sussex. We work closely in partnership our academic schools and other learning institutions in the UK, and, Internationally to attract the very best students we can.

Our ideas matter, that is why we work and advise on Institutional Growth Strategies to support the University in achieving positive outcomes. The life-long relationships with our global alumni and friends enable many of the gifts which allow Sussex’s research to flourish.

Please find further information regarding the division at Communications, Engagement and Advancement: University of Sussex.

Why work here

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion.

Further Key Information

Please contact Ami Solomon (a.solomon@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Eligibility

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. The assigned SOC code is 2322: Education Managers and the going rate is £43,900. Eligibility for sponsorship will depend on the salary offered, whether a candidate can make use of tradeable points to meet the salary offered or whether the candidate holds an existing Skilled Worker sponsorship which began before 4 April 2024.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.