Salary - £29,725 per annum
Hours - 37 hours per week, all year round
Contract - Permanent
Location - Peterborough
Closing Date - 31st March 2026
Are you an experienced administrator with a passion for delivering excellent service and improving the student experience?
This is a full time (37 hours per week), all year round on a permanent contract.
We are looking for a Senior Admissions Officer to play a key role in managing and developing our admissions processes, supporting applicants from first contact through to enrolment.
About the role
In this role, you will take ownership of the admissions process, ensuring applications are handled efficiently, accurately and in line with UCAS and internal requirements. You will also support the coordination of the admissions team and work closely with colleagues across the college to deliver a seamless applicant journey.
Alongside this, you will contribute to outreach and recruitment activity, particularly supporting students from underrepresented groups, helping to widen participation in higher education.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee the end-to-end admissions process, ensuring applications are processed accurately and within key deadlines
- Support and coordinate the day-to-day activity of the admissions team
- Deliver recruitment, outreach and applicant engagement activities, including one-to-one guidance sessions
- Maintain accurate data and produce reports to support recruitment and admissions performance
- Work collaboratively with Academic Services, Student Services, MIS and Marketing teams
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of admissions processes and policies
About you
We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive and confident in managing processes and supporting others.
You will have:
- Experience in administration and customer service
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Confidence working with data, systems and processes
- Experience within a higher education or admissions environment, or knowledge of UCAS processes, would be advantageous.
Why join us?
This is a great opportunity to step into a role where you can make a real impact on both the student experience and how admissions services are delivered.
We offer a Local Government Pension Scheme, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and opportunities for professional development.
How to apply
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and play a key role in supporting students into higher education, we’d love to hear from you. Please click apply now.
IEG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and any vulnerable groups within the college community and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Candidates are reminded that if they are barred from working with Children it is a criminal offence to apply for this position.