"Senior International Admissions Officer"

Bath Spa University

We are currently seeking a Senior International Admissions Officer, who will be a key part of the Future Students team and will lead on the assessing and processing of applications from international students from a wide range of countries. You will work collaboratively with all parts of the University, and externally taking the lead with agents, partners and applicants, giving advice and responding to enquiries.

About the Role

As part of the Admissions Team, you will take responsibility for proactively managing all aspects of the international admissions process, introducing new procedures where necessary. This will include arranging visits and interviews, assessing and verifying qualifications, making decisions on student applications, providing high quality information to applicants / agents and communicating with applicants and other stakeholders.

The role will also include monitoring both online and printed information to ensure course details and entry requirements remain accurate and aligned with Higher Education best practice. You will represent the university by providing advice to prospective students and attending events such as open days, while working collaboratively with academic schools and professional services to support recruitment and admissions targets.

The role also involves liaising with university departments on recruitment, admissions, compliance, and digital communications, as well as assisting with registration processes to ensure accurate documentation and data verification.

About You

1. Demonstrable experience in working in an administrative role in the Higher Education sector or complex organisation
2. Highly developed organisational skills and considerable experience using computerised systems including databases and the internet.
3. Strong communication and customer service skills are essential, as is the ability to work within a team whilst prioritising your own workload effectively
4. Demonstrable experience of evaluating and developing processes and procedures
5. Demonstrable ability to accurately work under pressure to tight deadlines.
6. Previous experience of working in Admissions in an HE setting.
7. Previous experience of working with international students in an HE setting.
8. Ability to work proactively, anticipating problems.

For further information on the essential and desirable skills we’re looking for, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Salary Grade 6 - Starting from £ 33,951 rising to £ 37,694 per annum

The salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range, unless there are exceptional circumstances. Some out of hours working will be occasionally required, including some evenings and specific weekends during the academic year (Graduation, Registration, Confirmation & Clearing).

Opportunities for taking annual leave during the months of July, August and September will be limited and leave at other times will need to be assessed across the team so that service provision is not impacted.

Interview dates - w/c 21st April

We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU, including

• Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher's Pension Scheme). This is a defined benefit pension scheme which pays members a secure income for life, post-retirement
• Enhanced paid leave - 41 - 46 days depending on the role (Full Time) - more details here: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/StaffBenefits
• Family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible work environment, on-site nursery, and a sector-leading enhanced maternity scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers access to on-demand GP appointments, wellbeing support and advice, and access to counselling
• Transport schemes including Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work
• Wide range of discounts and financial benefits.