Undergraduate Admissions Manager (AP12992) – Bath, BA2 7AY

Overview

Undergraduate Admissions Manager (AP12992) – Bath, BA2 7AY

About the role

We are seeking an experienced admissions manager, widening access or student support professional for this key management role within our Undergraduate Admissions Team.

Managing our Admissions Progression Team, you will lead on admissions work supporting applicants from under-represented groups, non-traditional academic backgrounds and with sensitive individual circumstances, including:

• Play a lead role in the team’s work to support our Access and Participation Plan, a key strategic commitment for the University
• Managing a small team delivering contextual admissions and mitigating circumstances processes
• Reviewing applicant cases involving complex circumstances, applying admissions principles to reach fair decisions for vulnerable students
• Liaising with colleagues across the University to deliver seamless processes for applicants and tailored recruitment activities
• Supporting the development of admissions policies, practices and criteria as a champion for under-represented groups

This role will work within the wider Undergraduate Admissions Team, which manages admissions to the University for over 40,000 applications through UCAS each year.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have existing experience working in admissions, student support or widening access in Higher Education. You will ideally:

• Have a strong understanding of the barriers facing applicants from under-represented group and a passion for finding innovative solutions to remove them
• Be experienced in managing competing priorities for a team across a busy portfolio of work
• Make confident decisions in complex situations based on evidence, experience, expertise
• Have a compassionate and empathetic approach to advising applicants and students dealing with difficult and sometimes disappointing challenges

Additional information

This is a permanent part time position working 29.20 hours per week but we can consider candidates offering between 21.90 and 29.20 hours per week.

For informal discussions relating to this role please contact David Howells, Head of Undergraduate Admissions at d.i.howells@bath.ac.uk

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you:

We’re continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

 

Closing Date: 15 Sep 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £38,249 to £45,413