This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed Research, Enterprise & Innovation (RE&I) Services, part of the University’s Research, Enterprise & Business Development Directorate. We are a dynamic team committed to supporting research excellence, knowledge mobilisation, and innovation across the University.

Within RE&I Services, you’ll join the Development Services Team and will support the smooth running of the University’s in house recruitment agency, Unitemps. You will be the first point of contact for enquiries from clients and candidates, ensuring a high quality and efficient service is delivered.

You will provide administrative support to the team, dealing with face to face, telephone and email enquiries. Enquiries can vary greatly and are often in relation to job vacancies, candidate registrations, applications, interviews, compliance, contracts, timesheets, and payroll.

This is an important role within the Unitemps branch to support the internal recruitment market and requires the ability to work independently, to prioritise tasks and work to tight time constraints.

Key responsibilities

You will take the lead on, or contribute to, a range of initiatives within the areas of Research, Enterprise, and Knowledge Mobilisation (REKM). Depending on your experience and strengths, you will support delivery in at least two of the following key areas:

Acting as the first point of contact for candidates, internal hiring managers and external employers.

Respond accurately, politely and promptly to enquiries. Managing the general Unitemps email account and advising customers on the correct processes and procedures.

Managing assignment requests from clients, advising on rates, university policy, and issuing terms of business and contracts to clients and candidates.

Promoting Unitemps and job vacancies to students across Canterbury Christ Church University.

Monitoring online applications and taking decisions where necessary to ensure appropriate candidates are sourced; short-listing and arranging interviews where appropriate.

Working in accordance with strict compliance legislation, ensuring personal data is processed correctly, with the necessary information accurately recorded in the company database.

How will you work?

22 hours per week.

Essential Campus Specialist- These roles are typically wholly campus based due to their specialist nature or the need to provide in person services

How to apply

Start date for applications:            18th August 2025
Closing date for applications:        7th September 2025
Interviews are to be held:             W/C 15th September 2025

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Aitana Day, Aitana.Day@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ05721.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received. 

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.

For more information about this role, please view the job description via the attachments link above.