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Assistant staff jobs

Temporary workers needed – PA/EAs, Administrators and Receptionists

The Temporary Employment Service (TES) of the University assists departments with their temporary work requirements and has a range of temporary opportunities available in many different administrative support areas. For further details of the candidates we are looking for, the opportunities we can offer and how to apply, please see our application page.


Real Living Wage

We pay a Real Living Wage (RLW) supplement, which sets the minimum rate of pay at £12 per hour.

Current Assistant staff jobs at the University of Cambridge.

If you would like to view jobs available at the Colleges, please find them on their own page.

Title Salary Reference Closes
24/7 Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal Wing
Department of Veterinary Medicine, West Cambridge Site
£25,742-£29,605 pro rata PP40391 30 April 2024
AV Support Technician
Estates Division - Facilities
£29,605-£33,966 BA41316 5 May 2024
Academic Development Coordinator
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£29,605-£33,966 SW41413 5 May 2024
Accounts Assistant
Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science, Cambridge
£23,144-£25,742 JB41367 8 May 2024
Administration Assistant (Part Time)
MRC Epidemiology Unit
£22,681-£23,144 pro rata SJ41291 12 May 2024
Advanced Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering
Department of Physics
£18,581 KA41334 14 May 2024
Animal Technician
South Cambridge
£23,144-£25,742 AQ41346 9 May 2024
Assistant Horticulturist - Western Displays [Temporary Cover] (Part Time)
Botanic Garden
£25,742-£29,605 pro rata PE41404 12 May 2024
Associate Building Surveyor
Estates Division - Facilities
£33,966-£44,263 BA41240 1 May 2024
BMS Operations Supervisor (Internal Applicants only)
Estates Division - Facilities
£33,966-£44,263 BA39529 6 May 2024
Building Service Technician x2
Department of Medicine
£23,144-£25,742 RC40953 15 May 2024
Business Administration Advanced Apprentice
School of Clinical Medicine Cluster Team
£18,581 RA40613 10 May 2024
Business Administration Advanced Apprentice
Wellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
£18,581 PS41299 17 May 2024
Business Administration Advanced Apprentice
Office of the School of Clinical Medicine
£18,581 RA41361 28 June 2024
Business Administrator
Department of Pathology
£23,144-£25,742 PK41272 14 May 2024
CRM Administrator, Communications and Marketing
University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Cambridge
£32,332-£38,205 EN41060 12 May 2024
Centre Administrator - (Full-time)
Development Studies
£29,605-£33,966 UC40712 28 April 2024
Chef de Partie
Institute of Continuing Education
£25,742-£29,605 EA41368 5 May 2024
Chief IT Technician
Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science, Cambridge
£29,605-£33,966 JB41274 27 May 2024
Chief Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£29,605-£33,966 SW41262 29 May 2024
Chief Secretary (Centre Administrator at the Centre of Latin American Studies) (Part Time)
Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge
£29,605-£33,966 UE41446 17 May 2024
Client Services Administrator
Department of Veterinary Medicine, West Cambridge Site
£23,144-£25,742 PP39383 8 May 2024
Collections Assistant
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
£25,742-£29,605 DA40983 1 May 2024
Commis Chef
Institute of Continuing Education
£23,144-£25,742 EA41383 5 May 2024
Communications Assistant (Part Time)
Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, Cambridge
£25,742-£29,605 pro rata GP41056 28 April 2024
Communications Coordinator (Fixed Term)
Faculty of Education
£32,332-£38,205 JR41355 10 May 2024
Community Mapper (Fixed Term)
Department of Architecture, Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn
£25,742-£29,605 GC40939 31 May 2024
Custodian (full time, permanent)
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
£23,144-£25,742 JC40989 5 May 2024
Deputy Centre Administrator (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Academic Division, Central Cambridge
£32,332-£38,205 pro rata AK40749 28 April 2024
Finance Administrator (Part Time)
Department of Pathology, Central Cambridge
£29,605-£33,966 pro rata PK41083 13 May 2024
Finance Coordinator (Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering
£29,605-£33,966 NM40238 6 May 2024
Food and Beverage Assistant
Institute of Continuing Education
£22,681-£23,144 EA40932 30 April 2024
GEMBA/EMBA Admissions and Marketing Assistant (Fixed Term)
Judge Business School, Cambridge
£29,605-£33,966 NS41263 29 April 2024
Graduate Secretary (MPhil Administrator, Part Time)
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RH
£25,742-£29,605 pro rata JN41294 7 May 2024
HR Administrative Assistant
Department of Medicine
£25,742-£29,605 RC41473 19 May 2024
HR Administrator
Department of Genetics
£25,742-£29,605 PC41211 7 May 2024
HR Coordinator
Institute of Continuing Education
£32,332-£38,205 EA41410 12 May 2024
HR Coordinator - Madingley Hall Operations
Institute of Continuing Education
£29,605-£33,966 EA41429 12 May 2024
Helpdesk Supervisor (Internal Applicants only)
Estates Division - Facilities
£32,332-£38,205 BA41402 8 May 2024
Internal Communications Assistant (Part Time - 4 days, Fixed Term) Internal Secondment Opportunity
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
£25,742-£29,605 pro rata DA41451 8 May 2024
Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term)
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Central Cambridge
£29,605-£33,966 PM41227 30 April 2024
Learning and Development Coordinator (Fixed Term)
Office of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Mill Lane, Central Cambridge
£25,742-£29,605 JA39558 5 May 2024
Learning and Human Intelligence Group - Project Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Department of Computer Science and Technology, West Cambridge
£29,605-£33,966 pro rata NR41121 28 April 2024
Operations Manager
ADC Theatre, Cambridge
£25,742-£29,605 XA41225 6 May 2024
PA / Project Coordinator
Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
£29,605-£33,966 LN41369 12 May 2024
Photo Collections Assistant (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
£25,742-£29,605 pro rata JU41288 28 April 2024
Planned, Preventative, Maintenance (PPM) Supervisor (Internal Applicants only)
Estates Division - Facilities
£32,332-£38,205 BA41403 9 May 2024
Playscheme Assistant (Part Time)
Childcare Office, Central Cambridge
£25,742-£29,605 pro rata XH41111 13 May 2024
Postgraduate Administrator
Faculty of English, Cambridge
£29,605-£33,966 GG41032 5 May 2024
Postgraduate Administrator (Part Time)
Department of Genetics
£25,742-£29,605 pro rata PC41224 7 May 2024
Programme Administrator (Fixed Term)
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
£29,605-£33,966 LE41406 18 May 2024
Quality Laboratory Technician
Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre
£25,742-£29,605 SR41318 12 May 2024
Research Coordinator (Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering
£32,332-£38,205 NM40646 27 April 2024
Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term)
Department of Veterinary Medicine, West Cambridge
£25,742-£29,605 PP41320 30 April 2024
Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term)
Department of Zoology
£29,605-£33,966 PF41447 12 May 2024
Scientific Personal Assistant (Research Administrator) (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£29,605-£33,966 SW41394 5 May 2024
Scientific Support Coordinator
Department of Zoology
£32,332-£38,205 PF41035 28 April 2024
Seminar Assistant General Practice Education Group (GPEG)
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, The Primary Care Unit
£25,742-£29,605 SN41309 6 May 2024
Senior Accounts Clerk
Department of Veterinary Medicine, West Cambridge
£25,742-£29,605 PP41353 12 May 2024
Senior Cleaner
Department of Biochemistry, Central Cambridge
£22,661-23,144 PH40331 19 May 2024
Senior HR Coordinator
Human Resources Division, Cambridge
£32,332-£38,205 AH40414 6 May 2024
Senior Stores Assistant
Department of Physics
£25,742-£29,605 KA41319 13 May 2024
Service Desk Technician
Clinical School Computing Service
£29,605-£33,966 RY41269 29 April 2024
Sports Service Administrator
University Sports Service, Cambridge
£29,605-£33,966 DG41204 12 May 2024
Stores Technician [Temporary Cover]
South Cambridge
£23,144-£25,742 AQ41385 12 May 2024
eProcurement Systems Coordinator
Finance Division
£32,332-£38,205 AG41108 28 April 2024