Associate Director Global Admissions Ref: 41042

Associate Director Global Admissions Ref: 41042 Location

Brighton, UK

Hours

Full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours) Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Grade 9 starting at £57,422 to £66,537 per annum, pro rata if part time.

Contract Type

Permanent

About the role

We want to appoint a new Associate Director Global Admissions to lead the Admissions team in support of the University's ambitious student recruitment targets.

We want to provide the best possible service to applicants and agents irrespective of location, and to enhance turnaround times. This role will lead efforts to deliver this commitment. It presents an exciting opportunity to lead our experienced Admissions team, and ensure our systems, processes and people are focussed on delivering our global student recruitment strategy.

Taking a data driven approach, the successful candidate will review our current structure, systems and processes, and shape a revised Admissions strategy to underpin our recruitment objectives.

Following the roll out of our new Ellucian CRM Recruit Admissions system, a key focus of the role will be continuing to optimise functionality of the new system. Making sure our processing is optimised to maximise UK and overseas recruitment and providing a rapid response to questions and enquiries from prospective students.

In recent years, we have grown our international footprint across the world as we have developed a broad range of articulation and progression partnerships. We also have a strong partnership with Study Group (albeit they are responsible for their own admissions).

The role will also take responsibility for reviewing our approach to compliance and exploring additional means to further enhance both the student experience and our institutional compliance objectives including delivery of credibility checks.

About you

We're looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking individual, who combines strong communication and people skills with a sound understanding of business process and data to provide supportive leadership to our high performing Admissions team.

An experienced Admissions leader, you will have at least three years experience of leading a successful Admissions function including both undergraduate and postgraduate teams and have an excellent understanding of systems, business processes and enhancement of UKVI compliance.

You will be someone who can draw on the skill set of our experienced Admissions team, provide a clear road map for the next three years and create development opportunities for staff to shine.

A self-starter who is comfortable with managing their own workload, you will be a team player who enjoys working as part of a creative and dynamic management team.

You will have a good deal of autonomy, but will work closely with the Associate Director International, Associate Director Strategic Marketing and other colleagues to support the Director of Student Recruitment, Admissions and International Development and the Executive Director of CEA in ensuring a clear strategy, structure and operational plans are in place to support the achievement of targets.

You will be expected to provide regular reports to the University Executive Board and committees of Council.

About our Division

The University of Sussex is an institution with international in its DNA. We are a Global University Ranked in the top 250 in the world in the 2025 THE World University Rankings and joint 246th overall in the latest QS World University Rankings 2025

As the world's leading university in Development Studies, we take the collective challenges of humanity seriously. We're right behind supporting sustainable business ideas, bringing the arts and sciences together, and developing innovative technologies.

Sustainability is at the heart of what we do. It's a truly exciting environment to be part of. On our green campus - located in a National Park and just minutes from the buzz of Brighton and within an hour from London - you'll have the opportunity to guide and shape our dynamic internationalisation strategy.

The CEA division is vital in contributing towards the success of Sussex. We work closely in partnership our academic faculties and other learning institutions in the UK, and, Internationally to attract the very best students we can.

Our ideas matter, that is why we work and advise on Institutional Growth Strategies to support the University in achieving positive outcomes. The life-long relationships with our global alumni and friends enable many of the gifts which allow Sussex's research to flourish.

Our university is situated in Brighton, off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it's our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.

If you are experiencing any issues using our application portal or if you require adjustments to be made to the selection process, please contact us on 873743 or to discuss your requirements.