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Having read the job description for this post I believe this is an exciting and challenging opportunity to become an expert in a very specific area; to be a visible and important part of the school working with dedicated colleagues and enthusiastic applicants, being able to deliver for and promote a school that I’m passionate about succeeding.
I have worked at HYMS for the past 12 and a half years, progressing through several positions, plus I have worked for another HE institution, and during this time I have developed a broad range of skills, in-depth knowledge of HE and more specially the medical school and gathered a wealth of experience which ideally suits me to this role.
I have worked in recruitment and admission roles previously; …show more content…

I arranged visits/open days, attended intercalated degree fairs to promote the school, worked with the University of York admissions team specifically to develop an application and registration process for external students. When I first started co-ordinating intercalated degrees there were approximately 6 HYMS students intercalating by the time I left this position there were approximately 50 HYMS students intercalating with increasing numbers of external applications.
I am a regular admissions interviewer of prospective HYMS MBBS and PA students. I have done this over several years and have experienced various methods of interviewing students and seen the process change over time from paired interviews 20 minutes in length to the current two mini interviews with a PBL style session.
During my time as the Programme Co-ordinator for the SSC programme and Intercalated Degree programme I managed both of the budgets totalling approximately £350, 000 this involved providing the finance manager with in-depth costing forecasts, signing off expenses and tutor invoices, managing supplies and catering orders and performing regular reforecasts during the academic year to manage any potential over/under spends down to a minimum.
I am an excellent communicator and liaise with a varied audience on different levels on a daily basis; altering my

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