Accommodation Advisor

Job title:

Accommodation Advisor

Company

University College London

Job description

About usUCL is a globally recognised Institution and one of the UK’s most successful Universities. The award winning Accommodation team sits within the UCL Estates division, and comprises of over 26 Halls that houses more than 6500 residents.UCL Accommodation has set out an ambitious new vision of becoming the leading provider of accommodation in the HEI sector; delivering an exceptional student experience and is embarking on new strategy to delivery this vision. Most of our Halls are close to campus in Bloomsbury, one of London’s most desirable neighbourhoods. We also have Halls in Camden and Victoria – exciting areas with their own quirks and treasures.Despite London’s expensive property market and the pressure on student accommodation, UCL’s prices are kept as low as possible and are amongst the cheapest in the area. The team also works hard to enhance the experience of every student staying with us.We believe it’s everyone’s role in the team to help ensure that every resident in UCL Accommodation feels at home. We’re striving to provide every student with an experience as befits one of the world’s greatest universities in one of the most exciting cities on earth.About the roleThe job of Accommodation Advisor involves providing a meet and greet front of house service as well as supporting all back office functions, providing administration support across all of the sites. You will also support open days, intake days and departures as well as assisting day to day visitors, students and external contacts.The ideal candidate will be able to provide a cheerful reception service to all students and visitors and will ensure that the highest level of customer service is maintained as well as acting as a role model for excellent service delivery.The working days for this role will be full time, 5 days Monday – Saturday. If you are rostered to work a Saturday then you will have another day off in the week. The working hours for this role will be on a rota basis between 8am and 7pm Monday to Friday, the shift patterns are 8am-4pm or 11am-7pm). Saturday hours will be 9am-5pm.Please note this is a fixed term position for three months.About youYou should have experience working in a customer facing role and should be highly skilled in understanding, empathising with and delivering against customer needs. You will also need to have good general computer literacy, and will need to be able to use Microsoft Office applications.You will need to be a self-motivated person who is able to work on your own initiative, with excellent time management and prioritisation skills, and the ability to work at pace while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. A positive attitude is key for this role, given its’ customer facing nature, and you will need to offer flexibility around working hours and be willing to take part in a rota (as outlined above).Please read our job description carefully, paying particular attention to the essential and desirable criteria, and ensure these things are covered in your application.What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

• Hybrid Final Salary Pension Scheme

• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

• On-Site nursery

• On-site gym

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Sat, 17 May 2025 07:56:08 GMT

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