Admissions and Outreach Officer

Job Title

Admissions and Outreach Officer

You will receive excellent benefits including a generous holiday allowance, a great pension scheme, free lunch and discounted bus travel.

Worcester College is one of the 39 constituent Colleges of the University of Oxford and is home to a vibrant academic community of around 75 Fellows, a lively and varied student body of around 400 undergraduates and 200 graduates, and a dedicated expert team of 150 professional staff, all representing a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. The College strategy is to be a forward-looking college ().

Our values are excellence, inspiration, community, inclusivity and trustworthiness. The College is situated at the heart of Oxford in a beautiful environment that the whole community enjoys.

The Admissions and Outreach Officer will support the delivery of Worcester College’s undergraduate admissions and widening participation work. Working closely with the Senior Admissions and Outreach Officer and academic colleagues, the role involves coordinating key aspects of the annual admissions cycle, managing applicant communications and data, supporting Open Days and outreach events, and contributing to reporting and compliance processes.

The post-holder will also help deliver the College’s access initiatives, work with student ambassadors and tutors, and represent the College at University and external events.

We are seeking a motivated and organised individual who is committed to educational equality and widening access. The successful candidate will be educated to degree level (or have equivalent experience) and will bring experience of working in admissions, outreach or within a Higher Education environment.

They will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong organisational ability, and the confidence to manage competing priorities effectively. The role requires someone who is comfortable working with data and IT systems, able to use their initiative, and equally at ease contributing positively within a collaborative team environment.

Knowledge of Oxford admissions processes, the UK school system, or outreach evaluation would be advantageous.

If you would like to apply, please submit your application on our website along with your Covering letter.

As part of your application, you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now. We highly recommend uploading all documents as PDF files with your name and the document type in the filename. All applications must be received by 12 pm UK time on the closing date stated in the online advertisement.

Monday 23rd, of March 2026 12pm

April 2026