Admissions Support Officer

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Marketing, Communications and Recruitment

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permanent

Senior Admissions Officer

13-07-2026

Applications are invited for the above permanent, full time role in the University’s central Admissions Team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and collaborative work environment and make a positive impact on applicants’ experience at every touch point, each and every time.

The post-holder will undertake day-to-day operational admission processing of UK applications and decision making (or other admissions activities) and handle enquiries from potential students by email or telephone and other digital platforms.

The post-holder will also be responsible for supporting the organisation of interviews for select courses (where necessary) and will be expected to represent the admissions team at on campus events which will involve some evening and weekend work.

The successful candidate will have 2 AS Levels or 1 A level or equivalent.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.

The successful candidate will be expected to commence as soon as possible.

This role will be located on campus ough our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part‑time or job‑share basis.

Applications will only be accepted via our on‑line recruitment website,  However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning

Founded in 1884, Bangor University has a long tradition of academic excellence and a strong focus on student experience. Around 11,000 students from more than 85 countries study at the University, with teaching staff based within fourteen Academic Schools. Bangor University has achieved a Gold Award, The highest rating possible in the National Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The most recent National Student Survey (NSS 2020) results place Bangor amongst the UK's top 30 universities for student satisfaction.

The purpose of this role is to assist in the day to day running of the admissions team function. The role will involve communicating with potential students via email or telephone, liaising with internal professional service staff and academic schools to ensure that we are processing our applications in a timely manner. The post will also be responsible for supporting with organising and coordinating interviews for select courses (where necessary) and will be expected to represent the admissions team at on campus events which will involve some evening and weekend work.

Reporting to a Senior Admissions Officer and working within the Department of UK Recruitment and Admissions.

• Provide effective admissions related clerical support for the range of administrative activity within the UK Admissions department.
• Assist with the organisation and day to day operation of administrative processes and procedures within the UK Admissions department.
• Support the organising and coordinating of interviews for select courses (where necessary).
• Communicate effectively with both staff and prospective students and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues within the University, and external bodies.
• Deal with incoming enquiries from applicants and prospective applicants and give information advice or guidance where appropriate.
• Deal with incoming correspondence on a daily basis and process accordingly.
• Type letters, reports, and documents using word processing facilities for the purposes of communicating with potential students.
• Maintain the digital filing system of potential students documents and ensure application related information required by staff members and other stakeholders is available when required.
• Maintain and update local systems and/or spreadsheets as requested by the relevant staff…