Pembroke College seeks to recruit a highly able person to be their Undergraduate Admissions Officer from 15 March 2021.
Undergraduate Admissions Officer
£31,865 - £35,845 (Points 40-44 on the University of Cambridge single salary spine)
Cambridge
36.5 hours per week, but flexibility will be required and time in lieu will be offered in accordance with the College’s policy on this.
Working alongside academic and non-academic colleagues, the Admissions Officer is responsible for running the selection process for the admission of undergraduate students. This is an administrative post requiring significant technical skills. It also involves a great variety of human contact and permits creative and strategic thinking. It might appropriately be filled by a range of people with different backgrounds and skillsets, though excellent communication and organisational skills are essential.
About you:
- Educated to undergraduate degree standard or equivalent.
- Knowledge of the structure and systems of UK higher education.
- Knowledge of the structure and systems of UK secondary schools and colleges.
- Knowledge of the Cambridge undergraduate system or recent teaching experience and /or experience of UCAS admissions processes.
- Excellent knowledge and experience of IT systems including word processing, MS Word, Excel, Publisher and Powerpoint, databases and database management.
- Knowledge of and experience of Zoom and MS Teams.
- Excellent knowledge and experience of maintaining websites and working with online booking systems.
- Awareness and understanding of the issues that affect recruitment, especially of under-represented groups, to Cambridge.
- Ability to produce written reports.
- Excellent communication and presentational skills, capable of interacting with different sized groups of students of various ages from schools and colleges across the UK, as well as academic and administrative colleagues.
- Excellent interpersonal, listening and negotiating skills.
Closing date: Monday 1 February 2021 at 5pm
Interviews will be held on: Monday 8 February
How to apply:
Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you will find further instructions on how to apply for the role. Please note, you are not applying at this stage.
Candidates are advised that the appointment process will include both an online interview and a technical exercise.
No applications from Employment Agencies, please.
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SOS Children's Villages UK is going through an exciting period of growth, as part of which we are strengthening our corporate partnerships team.
Reporting to the Head of Corporate Partnerships, you will help grow SOS Children’s Villages UK’s income from companies through a range of mechanisms including employee fundraising, Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing and strategic partnerships.
The SOS Children's Villages UK offices are in Cambridge but this role can be largely home-based with travel to Cambridge, London and partners as required. Everyone is currently working from home as per government guidelines.
Please see the attached job description for further information about our Corporate Partnerships Officer role, how to apply and employee benefits (including a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory pension scheme and a Training & Development Policy)
Applicants must be UK based (as must be able to travel reguarly if required as mentioned above), have the right to work in the UK and be able to produce the relevant valid documentation.
We will be unable to consider applications that do not have a cover letter.
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SOS Children's Villages UK is going through an exciting period of growth, as part of which we are strengthening our programme funding team.
Reporting to the Head of Programme Funding, the Grant Fundraising Manager will secure charitable income from grant making organisations and support applications to statutory and lottery funding, prioritising restricted funds and projects with the greatest need, while ensuring unrestricted funding opportunities are maximised. With a passion and creativity for developing high quality grant applications and reports, you will be responsible for research to ensure a regular and reliable pipeline of new prospects, developing grant proposals and reports, whilst also leveraging existing relationships.
The SOS Children's Villages UK offices are in Cambridge but this role can be largely home-based with travel to Cambridge, London and partners as required. Everyone is currently working from home as per government guidelines.
Please see the attached job description for further information about our Grant Fundraising Manager role, how to apply and employee benefits (including a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory pension scheme and a Training & Development Policy)
Applicants must be UK based (as must be able to travel if required as mentioned above), have the right to work in the UK and be able to produce the relevant valid documentation.
We will be unable to consider applications that do not have a cover letter.
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We are looking for 2 confident, reliable people to support hospital staff and other health or social care professionals to provide wrap around, holistic support that will enable clients to be discharged from hospital feeling supported and empowered. One postholder will work from Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge and the other from Peterborough City and Hinchingbrooke hospitals. You will be able to identify what needs to be put into place to avoid a readmission or future admission to hospital, within the context of promoting wellbeing, happiness, independence, and confidence.
Application by CV and covering letter in which you address all the points in the person specification, if these points are not covered your application may not be considered. Your application should specify which location you would prefer. Applications should be received by midday on monday 8th February, interviews will be online and held after this date.
These posts are full time (37h/week) for an initial 6 month contract with a possibility of this being extended.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Principal purpose of the post: To plan, implement, and oversee the well-established ISA National Training Programme, which includes online, residential and non-residential courses and conferences. Responsibilities include all aspects of planning and running the annual training programme, budget monitoring, reporting on key metrics to the CEO and line managing two colleagues, who support in delivering the objectives. An agile and innovative approach is essential to deliver on the key accountabilities and to adapt to the changing market and environment.
Full details of the core duties and person specification are available on the vacancies section of our website.
How to apply: You must email to us a letter of application, as well as your CV.
Contract: The post is temporary (fixed-term: 12 months, extended by agreement) and subject to checks that include the right to work in the UK.
Effective: from 15 March 2021
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break), normally 9.00 – 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday (flexibility and some weekend working will be required).
Holiday entitlement: 25 days per annum, plus public and bank holidays. Holidays must be taken outside of published school term times.
Location: Great Chesterford (Essex)*, although may include working from home due to Covid-19. The role will involve supporting the Association’s activities offsite, including the Association’s conferences and other training events.
*Availability to work full-time from our office in Great Chesterford after the Covid-19 crisis passes is highly desirable. Candidates unable to commit to this will need to explain in their cover letter how they would prepare for events and manage colleagues without being physically present.
Interviews will be held online on 12 February 2021
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.
This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious team player with supporter care/customer service experience to develop their career as part of the UK’s leading dementia research charity. Working closely with the Supporter Care Manager and other team Officers, you will work in a supervisory capacity to the rest of the team line managing 3 Supporter Care Executives and ensure that the charity’s supporters receive an excellent standard of service.
This is a fixed term role for a period of 12-months, or on the return of the post holder, to cover a period of Maternity leave.
Main tasks of role:
- Act as the first point of contact for the resolution of complex queries and complaints.
- Assist in managing the day-to-day work of the Supporter Care team, including managing turnaround times.
- Assist the Supporter Care Manager with projects involving Supporter Care and be the team representative on some cross functional projects.
- Deputise for the Supporter Care Manager, assuming responsibility for the team in their absence.
- Recognise fundraising, engagement and retention opportunities when talking to supporters.
- Respond to queries received by phone, email and post and assist the team in doing the same.
- Process donations, standing order payments and gift cancellations, acknowledging supporters and sending out materials as appropriate.
- Ensure there is always enough telephone cover in place, arranging lunch breaks, meetings and assisting with any voicemail arrangements.
- Compile routine reports including all feedback received by the charity.
- Assist the Supporter Care Manager with monitoring performance of external suppliers.
What we are looking for:
- GCSE in Maths and English, or equivalent
- Confidence working with computers – good knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook and databases.
- Experience of working in an office based, customer facing role (within the charity sector would be advantageous).
- Experience of handling complaints and queries.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills with an exceptional telephone manner.
- Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
- Professional and hard-working team player.
- Outgoing, enthusiastic and able to remain calm under pressure.
Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.
Salary: Circa £27,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.
The closing date for applications is the 7th February 2021 with interviews to be held on the 15th February 2021. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.
In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.
To view further details about this role, vacancy pack and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.