About the role

We are hiring an Accommodation Manager to join our Estates and Campus Services team! As the Accommodation Manager, you will be responsible for leading the commercial business of our residential estate and conference and events team operations. You will work closely with the Residence Life Manager to ensure the professional delivery and development of all customer-facing operations.

Your role includes supporting prospective students' transition into university accommodations and ensuring sound operational management of Leicester Conferences. You will also lead the sales and marketing strategy for the accommodation, residential life, conferencing and events teams.

About you

To excel in this role, you should have demonstrable experience managing successful teams and projects, with the ability to manage budgets and implement operational systems. This will likely come from being educated to degree level in a relevant field or with significant vocational experience in a similar setting. In addition, familiarity with Microsoft Office and other databases is a must.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young people and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, an appointment to this post will be subject to checking and appropriate clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The successful applicant for this post will, therefore, be required to give consent for the University to check with the DBS for the existence and content of any criminal record in the form of an Enhanced Disclosure. Information received from the DBS and the police will be kept in strict confidence and will be destroyed once the University is satisfied in this regard.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Lisa Crooks, Head of Accommodation and Revenue, at [email protected]

Applications for job share will be considered.

Interviews are expected to take place week beginning 22nd September 2025

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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