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Darwin is a friendly, supportive place to work, in a beautiful central Cambridge setting. We're always keen to hear from candidates looking to become part of our welcoming community. Our current vacancies can be viewed below. Please contact recruitment@darwin.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about these posts, or about working at Darwin in general.

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HR Advisor – Full Time or Part Time

Salary: £33,000-£36,000 based on a working 35 hours per week (depending on breadth of experience)

Hours of Work: 30-35 hours per week

We are looking for a proactive and highly organised HR Advisor to join our small HR team, reporting to the HR Manager. You will have proven experience of working at HR Co-ordinator level or above with minimal supervision, and be passionate about delivering a high quality HR service to the College community.

The role requires you to work at the Darwin College site in the centre of Cambridge five days per week. It is ideally a full-time role working 35 hours per week (plus a 30 minute unpaid lunch break), however, there is some flexibility to reduce this to 30 hours per week.

The full job description outlines the requirements of the post.

Benefits

  • Free meals during working hours and College kitchen opening hours
  • 33 days’ annual leave a year, inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata for part time workers). After five years’ service your annual holiday entitlement will be increased by one day
  • Non-contractual annual bonus
  • Defined contribution Pension scheme
  • Free access to the College gym
  • Free on-site parking on a first come first served basis
  • Training and Professional Development
  • Access to the Cambridge University Library

To apply, please submit a CV and a covering letter to recruitment@darwin.cam.ac.uk

Closing Date: 15th December 2025

 

Chef de Partie  

Full-time – 40 hours per week (no split shifts)

£30,154 (Salary Scale DC21) per annum plus bonus  

This is an exciting role within the Catering team at Darwin College.  

You will be working with the Head Chef and Catering team to maintain the high standards of the College.  

As Chef de Partie you will be responsible for a section and report directly to the Head Chef. You will maintain a healthy awareness of current trends in hospitality and ensure that high levels of customer service are maintained when dealing with customers.  

You will be interested in a career in hospitality. You will have experience in running a section of your own and ideally have a good foundation in cookery and presentation skills. The successful applicant will have a NVQ level 2 in professional cookery or similar.  

Due to the nature of the role the successful applicant will be expected to work weekends and weekdays on a rota system.  

We offer 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension scheme, meals on duty, uniform, and the opportunity to work in our award-winning team.  

For further details please contact the Catering Manager on 01223 335680.  

Application forms and further particulars – see attached documents. To apply please complete the application form.  

Applications must reach recruitment@darwin.cam.ac.uk by midday Monday 17th November 2025