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Accommodation Officer

Clare College, University of Cambridge logoClare College, University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Deadline: 28 October 2026
Posted: Sep 30, 2026

NL Highlights

Coordinate, allocate, and manage accommodation for undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and Fellows.
Effectively communicate with the student population, addressing individual concerns and ensuring fair treatment.
Collaborate with departments like Housekeeping and Estates to optimize room usage for accommodation, conferencing, and renovations.

Details

Salary & Funding

£33,000 to £35,000 per annum depending on experience, plus contributory pension, parking, annual bonus, meals on duty, salary sacrifice pension contribution scheme, and Healthcare cash plan.

Duration

Permanent

Contact Info

hr@clare.cam.ac.uk

Eligibility

Next Steps

1
Submit a completed application form
2
Submit an equal opportunities form
3
Send forms to hr@clare.cam.ac.uk

Opportunity Overview

The Role

Clare College is seeking an Accommodation Officer who is responsible for the co-ordination, allocation, and management of accommodation for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as Fellows. The role holder will work closely with students, Fellows, and other College departments, including Housekeeping, Estates, and Conferencing, to determine which rooms can be used for other purposes, eg conferencing and renovations, at various points throughout the year. As this is primarily a student facing role, it is important that the role holder communicate well with the student population, reporting on or responding to individual student concerns as appropriate. The role holder is responsible for fair treatment of all student residents, as well as maintaining appropriate operational capacity for the College s conference business.

Founded in 1326, Clare College is the second oldest of the 31 colleges in the University of Cambridge. Regarded as one of the more progressive and informal, it is renowned as a college that achieves academically at the highest levels, whilst also being welcoming, forward-thinking, and inclusive. Clare College has a small number of academic employees and around 150 non-academic staff across a wide range of departments (including Housekeeping, Hospitality, Buildings and Maintenance, Porters, Finance and Tutorial). Staff support the academic mission of the College as well as its commercial conferencing business.

Located in the heart of Cambridge city centre, the College is extraordinarily beautiful and famed for its gardens on the Backs (the famous backs of the Colleges that overlook the River Cam). Clare s Old Court, a Grade I listed building, is the centre of the College and is unique among the ancient Cambridge Colleges in having maintained its architectural integrity over the course of its history.

Salary and Benefits

Remuneration will be between 33,000 and 35,000 per annum depending on experience. There will be a four-month probationary period. The role holder will be eligible to join the College s contributory pension scheme after three months service. In addition to this the post holder would be eligible to park at the College, receive a bonus every year, and meals on duty. We also offer membership of a defined salary sacrifice pension contribution scheme and a Healthcare cash plan.

The Application Process

Please apply by submitting a completed application form and equal opportunities form to hr@clare.cam.ac.uk. The closing date for this position is 28 October 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview on 5 November 2026.

Please note:

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.