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ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role: The UK Schools and Colleges Engagement team, based in the cooperate marketing directorate are recruiting for a Schools and Colleges Engagement Officer (Development) to cover maternity leave on a 12-month fixed term contract to help deliver our Student Recruitment strategy. The officer will be working primarily with schools in the M1 corridor regions (Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire) with extensive travel in these areas but will also support with recruitment work in Cambridgeshire. The ideal candidate will live close to our Peterborough or Cambridge campuses.
Primary responsibilities will include delivering high-level, high-quality customer service to our stakeholders and partners as well as the successful delivery of a variety of student recruitment events (including taster days, workshops, talks and presentations as some examples) to our target audiences across our campuses.
With a degree, or part qualified in a relevant professional qualification at degree level, or appropriate experience, you will be confident developing, implementing, and maintaining high quality working relationships between ARU and your focus Sixth Forms and Colleges. This will include, but is not limited to, organising the logistics of on- and off- campus visits, collecting, handling and utilising data to show impact and reasoning, tracking against budgets and building a strong network of colleagues within ARU and external to support you in the successful delivery of your role. As an innovative, creative thinker you will have an enthusiastic proactive, approach, demonstrating excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. You must be highly organised, with experience of working in a fast-paced environment, and it is important that you can develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds.
Based at home, with a weekly office-based day at either our Peterborough or Cambridge campuses (unless out at schools or events), and extensive travel to your sixth forms, schools and colleges within the M1 corridor (Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire). Occasional travel between campuses and occasional work outside of normal office hours is expected.
Closing date: Thursday 10th April 2025 It is expected that face-to-face interviews will take place on Wednesday 23rd April at our Cambridge campus.
Informal enquiries can be made to Alastair Harman, alastair.harman@aru.ac.uk
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We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
This appointment is subject to an enhanced level children and adults barred list disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
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Job Category Administrative Vacancy Type Fixed term contract Fixed Term Duration 12 months Employment Type Full time Salary From £30,805 Salary To £36,130 Location Cambridge Faculty/Prof Service Corporate Marketing Ref No 3406 Closing Date 10/04/2025
