- Organisation: King’s College London
- Role: Temporary Programme Administrator
- Lead Consultant: Jess Crampton
- Date of Appointment: September 2025
About
King’s College London (KCL) is one of the UK’s top 10 universities and ranks among the top 50 globally. The institution is internationally recognised for its research excellence and specialises in medicine, health sciences, law, and the humanities.
The Brief
The King’s College Language Centre approached Prospectus seeking urgent cover for a Programme Administrator following an unexpected staff departure. The hiring manager contacted our Temporary Recruitment Team after we had recently placed another Programme Administrator within the same centre. Based on that successful placement, they were looking for an equally high‑calibre candidate at very short notice. The Programme Administrator post required full-time, five-days-per-week onsite working, and the successful candidate needed to be able to step into the role immediately.
Our Approach
Given the urgency, we immediately reached out to our pool of available, fully compliant candidates – experienced professionals already registered with Prospectus and ready to start within the week. Thanks to this established network, we were able to send CVs to the client just 30 minutes after receiving the details of the role.
We appreciated the client’s trust in our process and expertise. They agreed to hold a brief call with the candidate instead of a full interview, enabling us to complete the entire recruitment process within just a few hours.
The Outcome
The hiring manager contacted us at 1:30pm on Friday. By 4pm the same day, the candidate had been appointed, and they began their role at KCL the following Monday. The end-to-end hiring process was completed within a single afternoon.
We were also delighted to receive excellent feedback from the client:
Prospectus is consistently the best agency I have worked with in terms of responding to our needs for temp staff and providing high-quality staff. They are the most competitive agency I’ve worked with on price/cost, and I particularly value their quick response and resolution to our urgent requirement within a couple of hours at one of our busiest times.”
If you would like support in sourcing exceptional temporary talent into a role in your organisation, find out more about our Temporary Recruitment Service, or reach out to the team.